Yuanli Zhongshan Elementary School

Yuanli Zhongshan Elementary School was established in 1961, having originated as a 1958 branch campus of Shanjiao Elementary School. Today it is a small school of about 12 classes, a reflection of the declining birthrate affecting many rural Miaoli communities. The school has built a distinctive identity around "flipped classroom" project-based learning, with students exploring the ecology of nearby Huoyan Mountain — a badlands landscape that has become both a teaching resource and a rite of passage, with climbing the mountain a cherished graduation tradition.

中山國小創立於民國50年（1961年），前身為民國47年（1958年）設立的山腳國小分班。如今全校約12班，反映苗栗鄉間少子化的普遍趨勢。學校發展出「翻轉教室」專題式學習的鮮明特色，帶領學生探索鄰近火炎山的生態環境；攀登火炎山更成為學生畢業前的傳統活動。