Lake Elsinore Unified School District

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District was formed on July 1, 1989, when the Elsinore Union High School District merged with the Lake Elsinore School District (elementary).[1] The Lake Elsinore Unified School District is a public school district located in Lake Elsinore, California, USA. It encompasses 131.78 square miles.[2] The Lake Elsinore Uniifed School District is the 8th (out of 24) largest school district (in student population) in Riverside County.[3]

Lake Elsinore Unified School District


Type Public
Region Riverside County
Grades Kindergarten – Grade 12
Superintendent Dr. Frank Passarella
Contact number 951-253-7000
Teachers 891[2]
Students 20,203[2]
Location United States
Website http://www.leusd.k12.ca.us/


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[edit] District Profile

With roots going back to two schools built in 1884, Lake Elsinore's school system is one of the county’s oldest[4]. The district now includes 15 elementary schools, five middle schools, three comprehensive high schools and five alternative education schools (one school, Jean Hayman Elementary will be closed for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years due to budget cuts. Built in 1984, Hayman is the district's fifth-oldest elementary school)[5].

Lake Elsinore Unified has recently seen a sharp increase in enrollment due to the fast growth of residential development. To match that growth, the district opened four new schools between 2005 through 2007: Lakeside High School (2005), Lakeland Village Middle School (2005), Ronald Reagan Elementary School (2006) and Earl Warren Elementary School (2007).

While dealing with the rapid growth, it is also making strong gains when it comes to academic achievement. In August 2006, scores released by the California Department of Education showed that Lake Elsinore Unified was the second-highest improving school district out of 23 districts in Riverside County. The district’s sixth-place showing in 2006 was a marked improvement from 11th place two years before.

The district is beginning to receive recognition as one of Riverside County’s best and so too are some of its schools. In April 2007 only two high schools in Riverside County were given the prestigious California Distinguished School designation by state education officials: Elsinore and Temescal Canyon high schools, both Lake Elsinore Unified schools. They joined Luiseno Elementary School, which received the honor when elementary schools were chosen in 2006, as the district’s current Distinguished Schools[6].

[edit] Schools

[edit] Elementary

  • Butterfield Elementary School
  • Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School
  • Donald Graham Elementary School
  • Earl Warren Elementary School
  • Elsinore Elementary School
  • Jean Hayman Elementary School
  • Luiseno Elementary School
  • Machado Elementary School
  • Railroad Canyon Elementary School
  • Rice Canyon Elementary School
  • Ronald Reagan Elementary School
  • Tuscany Hills Elementary School
  • Wildomar Elementary School
  • William Collier Elementary School
  • Withrow Elementary School

[edit] Middle

[edit] High

[edit] Alternative

  • Gordon Kiefer Independent Study School
  • Keith McCarthy Academy
  • Ortega High School
  • Tri-Valley Community Day School
  • Valley Adult School

[edit] References

  1. ^ North County Times/The Californian - John Hunneman's Knee Deep in the Hoopla column
  2. ^ a b c Lake Elsinore Unified School District, CA - Lake Elsinore Unified County Schools in California / CA
  3. ^ 2007 Report to the Community, Riverside County Office of Education
  4. ^ Hudson, Tom. Lake Elsinore Valley, it's story 1776-1977 pp. 27, 164. Published for Lake Elsinore Valley Bicentennial Commission by Laguna House (1978) ISBN-10: 0931700019
  5. ^ Lake Elsinore school board votes to close Hayman Elementary | Southwest Area | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
  6. ^ Lake Elsinore Unified School District

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