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Turie T. Small, an outgrowth of the Daytona Colored School, was begun in 1884. The school was then called Daytona Colored School and served all of the African American elementary students in the Daytona Beach area. The school had 200 primary school children.

In 1954, a new South Street Elementary was built on ten acres of land at 800 South Street. South Street Elementary was renamed Turie T. Small Elementary in 1960 to honor Mrs. Small who had served as principal of the school for many years and who spent more than 50 years in education serving Daytona's black students. Mrs. Small was a very positive person, a good listener, who truly cared for each and every one of the students in her charge.