Lake Elsinore Unified School District

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District
"A Culture of Learning and Success!"


Type Public
Region Riverside County
Grades Kindergarten – Grade 12
Superintendent Dr. Frank Passarella
Teachers 1,203[1]
Staff 1,024[2]
Students 22,078[3][4]
Location United States
Website http://www.leusd.k12.ca.us/

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).[5] The Lake Elsinore Unified School District is a public school district located in Lake Elsinore, California, USA. It encompasses 131.78 square miles.[6] The Lake Elsinore Unififed School District is the 8th (out of 24) largest school district (in student population) in Riverside County.[7]

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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[8]. 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)[9].

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 2008, scores released by the California Department of Education showed that Lake Elsinore Unified was the highest improving school district out of 23 districts in Riverside County. The district’s third-place showing (county-wide) in 2008 was a marked improvement from 11th place four years before. LEUSD had the fifth highest gain of all K-12 Districts in the State of California in 2008.

Three of Lake Elsinore's middle schools were in the top 15 middle schools in the California for API growth. They are: Lakeland Village Middle School (#1 middle school growth in California), Terra Cotta Middle School (#7 middle school growth in California), and Elsinore Middle School (#13 middle school growth in California). Four of Lake Elsinore's schools were among the top 50 schools in Riverside County for overall API score in 2008. They are: Tuscany Hills Elementary (#10), Withrow Elementary and Rice Canyon Elementary (tied at #32), and Luiseno Elementary (#38). Eight of the top 20 schools with the greatest API growth in Riverside County are from LEUSD. They are: Lakeland Village Middle (#2), Ortega High (#5), Machado Elementary (#6), Elsinore Elementary (#7), Butterfield Elementary (#11), Terra Cotta Middle (#13), Elsinore Middle (#18), and Jean Hayman Elementary (#19). Two of Lake Elsinore's schools were in the top 10 for API growth for comprehensive high schools in Riverside County. They are: Temescal Canyon High (#2),and Elsinore High (#6).

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,[10] and Tuscany Hills Elementary School which was named a California Distinguished School in 2008, making it the fourth district school to receive this designation[11]. Lakeland Village and Terra Cotta Middle Schools are now officially named California Distinguished Schools for 2009 and will be recognized by the California Department of Education during the month of May.[12] With an API gain of 111 points, Lakeland Village was the highest-improving middle school in the state. With its 70-point gain, Terra Cotta was the seventh highest-improving middle school in the state.

[edit] Student ethnicity

The Lake Elsinore Unified School District's ethnicity, and comparison to State Averages, is as follows:

Response District Percentage [13] State Average [14]
Hispanic: 50% 48%
White: 38% 29%
African American: 5% 8%
Asian: 2% 8%
Filipino: 2% 3%
Multiple/no response: 2% 3%
Pacific Islander: <1% <1%
American Indian: <1% <1%

[edit] Superintendents over the years

The historical record is as follows:

Dates Superintendents Length of tenure
1989 to 1992 Dr. Larry Maw 3 years
1992 to 1999[15] Dr. David Long 7 years
1999 to 2005[16] Dr. Sharron Lindsay 7 years
2006 to present[17] Dr. Frank Passarella 3rd year

[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 (closed for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years)
  • 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. ^ LEUSD School Matters, Summer 2008, Vol 1, No. 2
  2. ^ LEUSD School Matters, Summer 2008, Vol 1, No. 2
  3. ^ LEUSD School Matters, Summer 2008, Vol 1, No. 2
  4. ^ http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/navigation/fsTwoPanel.asp?bottom=%2Fprofile.asp%3FLevel%3D06%26amp%3BCounty%3D33%26amp%3Bdistrict%3D67041%26amp%3Bschool%3D0000000%26amp%3Breportnumber%3D16%26amp%3Btab%3D0
  5. ^ North County Times/The Californian - John Hunneman's Knee Deep in the Hoopla column
  6. ^ Lake Elsinore Unified School District, CA - Lake Elsinore Unified County Schools in California / CA
  7. ^ 2007 Report to the Community, Riverside County Office of Education
  8. ^ Hudson, Tom. Lake Elsinore Valley, its story 1776-1977 pp. 27, 164. Published for Lake Elsinore Valley Bicentennial Commission by Laguna House (1978) ISBN 0931700019
  9. ^ Lake Elsinore school board votes to close Hayman Elementary | Southwest Area | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
  10. ^ Lake Elsinore Unified School District
  11. ^ LEUSD School Matters, Summer 2008, Vol 1, No. 2
  12. ^ http://www.pe.com/localnews/k12/stories/PE_News_Local_E_schools03.461b570.html
  13. ^ LEUSD School Matters, Summer 2008, Vol 1, No. 2]
  14. ^ Lake Elsinore Unified School District schools - district elementary, middle, and high school information
  15. ^ http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/5753/
  16. ^ http://thefridayflyer.com/FF-2005-9-23/FFS-2874.htm
  17. ^ http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/14/news/californian/0_26_4512_14_05.txt

[edit] External links

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