Dr. Breen ran the school much like a military post. The members dressed in uniforms and performed military drill and parade every Sunday. In January 1895, Breen's report showed an enrollment of 146 boys and 37 girls. Each year the best students from the top four grades were sent to the Carlisle Institute in Pennsylvania. The best known of all the Indian schools.
School is at capacity.
The U.S. Indian Inspector's report indicates that the school reached its peak enrollment of 345 students. Two hundred acres were under cultivation and all but 15 of those were irrigated. Most of the buildings inherited from the military fort were in very poor condition and presented a huge fire danger because stoves and oil lamps were used for heat and light. William Peterson became Superintendent after Dr. Breen was forced to resign because of illness. The cattle were branded with I.D.F.L. indicating ownership by the Department of Interior and Fort Lewis School.