Cupertino Union School District

Cupertino Union School District
Address
1309 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale
, California, 94087
United States
District information
GradesK–8[1]
SuperintendentStacy Yao
Schools17 elementary (K-5) schools, 5 middle (6-8) schools, and 1 K-8 school [2]
Budget~$185,000,000 annually[3]
NCES District ID0610290 [1]
Students and staff
Students15,663 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers686.09 (FTE)[1]
Staff723.58 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio22.83:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.cusdk8.org

The Cupertino Union School District (abbreviated as CUSD) is a school district in Santa Clara County, California. CUSD's jurisdiction covers the communities of Cupertino, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Los Altos. CUSD operates seventeen elementary schools (K-5) and five middle schools (6-8), and one (K-8) school. It is a feeder for the Fremont Union High School District.[2]

Schools

Colloquial names of schools are in bold.

Elementary schools (K-5)

  • Blue Hills Elementary School, Saratoga.
  • L. P. Collins Elementary School, Cupertino.
  • Manuel De Vargas Elementary School, San Jose.
  • Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose.
  • C. B. Eaton Elementary School, Cupertino.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Santa Clara
  • Garden Gate Elementary School, Cupertino.
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Cupertino.
  • Montclaire Elementary School, Los Altos.
  • John Muir Elementary School, San Jose.
  • Chester W. Nimitz Elementary School, Sunnyvale.
  • D. J. Sedgwick Elementary School, Cupertino.
  • Stevens Creek Elementary School, Cupertino. P
  • Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School, Sunnyvale.
  • West Valley Elementary School, Sunnyvale.
  • William Faria A+ Elementary School, Cupertino
  • Murdock Portal Elementary School , West San Jose

Middle schools (6-8)

  • Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale.
  • Warren E. Hyde Middle School, Cupertino.
  • John F. Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino.
  • Sam H. Lawson Middle School, Cupertino.
  • Joaquin Miller Middle School, San Jose.

Alternative program schools

  • Cupertino Language Immersion Program (CLIP), San Jose (K-8; located on the campus of Muir Elementary School for K-5 and on the campus of Miller Middle School for 6-8) [2]
  • Christa McAuliffe (Elementary) School, Saratoga (K-8)
  • Murdock-Portal (Portal) Elementary School, San Jose (K-5; formerly known as Carol Murdock Elementary School until closed in 1980. Reopened as Murdock-Portal when the Portal Elementary School was closed, and the students and teachers moved to the Murdock location.)

Closed schools

  • Calabazas Creek Elementary (closed after 1974–1975 school year; demolished) [4]
  • Doyle School (demolished in 1980; now Barrington Bridge neighborhood)[5]
  • C. B. Eaton Elementary School (closed in 1983, later reopened and currently operating) [6]
  • Fremont Older Elementary School (closed 1994; demolished, acquired by Cupertino through Measure T along with Black Berry Farm, now Creekside Park) [7][8]
  • Grant School (closed 1979, mostly demolished for new homes; a portion is now Grant Park and a few original buildings serve as Grant Park Community Center) [9]
  • Hansen Elementary School (closed in 1979; reopened and now Christa McAuliffe School) [10]
  • Herbert Hoover Elementary School (closed 1981, demolished; now Hoover Park and accompanying homes) [11]
  • Inverness Elementary School (closed 1978, demolished; now part of Sunnyvale Birdlands neighborhood) [12]
  • Jollyman Elementary School (closed after 1981–1982 school year; demolished for construction of new houses (Jollyman Park)) [13]
  • Luther Elementary School (closed 1982; retained by district as reserve campus; buildings now leased to private schools with attached field serving as a neighborhood park) [14]
  • R. I. Meyerholz Elementary School (closed 2022 due to declining enrollment)
  • Monta Vista Elementary School (now Monta Vista Park; a few buildings remain and are used by Cupertino as an auxiliary Recreation Center) [15]
  • Carol Murdock Elementary School (closed 1980; reopened 1995 when the Portal alternative program was moved, making room for the Collins Elementary transition and build out of Lawson Middle School on the Collins site).[16]
  • Nan Allen School (closed; retained by district as reserve campus; now utilized half by district to house the TRC (Teacher Resource Center) and half leased out) [17]
  • Ortega Junior High School (facilities merged with adjoining Stocklmeir Elementary School) [18]
  • Panama School (closed 1978, demolished; now Panama Park) [19]
  • Portal Elementary School, including Nan Allen School on same site (closed 1983, now reopened as Collins Elementary School) [17]
  • William Regnart Elementary School (closed 2022 due to declining enrollment)
  • San Antonio School (closed 1974 or soon after, now San Antonio Park and South Peninsula Hebrew Day School; one of four original one room school houses in CUSD, later moved to Astoria site in Sunnyvale before closing) [20][21]
  • Serra Elementary School (closed 1981; retained by district as reserve campus; buildings now leased to private schools with adjoining park leased to city) [22]
  • Laura B. Stichter School (closed after 1977–1978 school year; demolished) [23]
  • Earl Warren Elementary School (closed 1975; now Jenny Strand Park, Santa Clara) [24][25]
  • Wilson Elementary School (closed 1975, demolished; now Wilson Park) [26]
  • Zarevich Site (Prune & Apricot orchard land purchased from Antone Zarevich family. Agricultural land that was purchased for a new school site during enrollment growth, but never developed into school site. Later sold, near current-day Interstate Freeway 280 and Lawrence Expy adjacent to 5301 Stevens Creek/Agilent Campus).[27]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Cupertino Union School District".
  3. ^ "2020-2021 Adoption Budget Financial & SACS Report". CUSD.
  4. ^ "California Dept. of Ed".
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  8. ^ "History of Creekside Park".
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  25. ^ "California Dept. of Ed".
  26. ^ "California Dept. of Ed".
  27. ^ "Biography of Antone Zarevich of Santa Clara County".
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