Porterville Unified School District
| Porterville Unified School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
600 West Grand Avenue
Porterville CA, 93257 | |
| District information | |
| Established | 1998 |
| Superintendent | Ken Gibbs Ed.D |
| Budget | $69.7M[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 19,500 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district located in Porterville, Tulare County, California, and is composed of ten elementary schools, three middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, large adult school, and three alternative program sites. The high schools are accredited and provide academic programs that prepare students for university entrance. Other programs include music, art, agriculture, athletics, and vocational preparation.[2]
History
1896
Porterville High School was set up in the east room of the second story of the Morton Street Elementary School and was financially supported by students coming from outside the Porterville School area who were charged a tuition fee to attend.
1910
Porterville High School was renamed to Porterville Union High School.
1924
Porterville Elementary District was consolidated, adding Worth Elementary School.
1925
Vandalia Elementary School added to the Porterville Elementary District.
1932
Miles Elementary School added to the Porterville Elementary District.
1928
June 15, 1928 a two-classroom addition was added to the Porterville Union High School for use as a junior college. The addition of a junior College did not change the extent of the district but admitted junior college students from Strathmore, Lindsay, Exeter, and Tulare high schools. This was paid for by the county, and the overhead costs for the students were chargeable to the districts.[3]
1998
Porterville Unified School District created unifying the Porterville Elementary District (est.1862) and Porterville Union High School (est.1869).
2004
Strathmore High School District was merged into the Porterville Unified School District, and the Porterville Unified School District retained its name.[4]
Schools
Elementary schools
- Belleview Elementary School*
- John J. Doyle Elementary School
- Los Robles Elementary School
- Monte Vista Elementary School
- Olive Street Elementary School
- Roche Avenue Elementary School
- Santa Fe Elementary School
- Vandalia Elementary School
- Westfield Elementary School
- West Putnam Elementary School
Middle schools
Comprehensive high schools
Continuation schools
Alternative program sites
- Harmony Magnet Academy
- Prospect Education Center
- Vine Street Community Day School
- Butterfield Charter High School
Large adult schools
References
- ^ "PUSD adopts 2011-2012 budget | budget, district, school". Recorderonline.com. 2011-06-24. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
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- ^ http://phs.portervilleschools.org/history_of_phs/1896/1896.htm
- ^ Stackhouse, Anita (2003-06-05). "Era may be over at Strathmore, school, strathmore, high - Local News". Recorderonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
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