Commissioned by the city of Leipzig, Hubert Ritter designed this school and two more almost identical buildings, the 31st and 55th primary schools, which were to become standard school buildings in Leipzig. They were planned in 1927 and were built between 1928 and 1929.
The official designation for schools in Leipzig consists of an ordinal number, resuling in IV Girls' Secondary School. At the same time, some schools are also given school names, that remain very active among the local population. That it why the school is still called the Max- Klinger-Schule today. This name is still part of the metal entrance gate.
From 1952 to 2016, the building housed facilities for educational training, before it was extensively renovated over five years. The building received an extension in the west. This differs visually, but takes up the rhythm and the rough design of the listed area. The grammar school Schule am Palmengarten has been using the site since 2021.
On November 23, 2022, the Leipzig Cultural Foundation (Kulturstiftung) awarded the Hieronymus Lotter architecture prize to the Leipzig Education Authority for the excellent renovation of the school.
Some information and a video are shown on the school's website.