The Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Elementary School in Wittenberge has a long and eventful history. It was built between 1905 and 1907 according to the plans of the city architect Friede E. Bruns and ceremoniously inaugurated as a community school on April 9, 1907. The then mayor, Paul Nedwig, participated in the opening. On August 11, 1928, the school received its current name on the occasion of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn's 150th birthday. In the years following World War II, between 1946 and 1956, the school was used exclusively as a boys' school. From 1959 onward, it was converted into the "Friedrich Ludwig Jahn" Polytechnic High School (POS) I.
With the political change in Germany, a comprehensive restructuring began. Starting in 1990, the school was initially converted into a comprehensive school with an elementary school section. In 1991, the schoolyard was renovated. On August 1, 1994, the school was finally established as an independent primary school. Between 1994 and 1996, the school underwent extensive renovations. The exterior facade was restored in 2002. The modernized gymnasium was officially opened in December 2006. One year later, in 2007, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary with a series of festivities, including 100 activities and a grand gala at the Culture and Festival Hall.