Orange Unified School District

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Orange Unified School District (OUSD) is a public school district headquartered in Orange, California.

Orange USD serves the cities of Orange and Villa Park, the unincorporated land of Silverado, and parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Yorba Linda. Its student enrollment during the 2004-2005 school year was 31,600.

Contents 1 District Schools 1.1 High schools 1.2 Middle schools 1.3 Elementary schools 1.4 Special Schools 2 Board of Education 3 External links

[edit] District Schools

The District is comprised of 29 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, a continuation high school, a K-8 math and science magnet school and two special schools. Nineteen of its forty-two schools have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools. Three of its high schools are consistently listed among Newsweek's 1,000 Best Public High Schools in America.[1][2][3] Some elementary and middle schools within the district also continue to achieve above average standardized test scores and national distinctions, while others are state designated Underperforming Schools under the No Child Left Behind sanctions [4]. Generally, its highest performing schools are in the Anaheim Hills area where all schools have been named California Distinguished Schools and constantly rank among the best schools in the county.

[edit] High schools

• Canyon High School
• El Modena High School
• Orange High School
• Villa Park High School

[edit] Middle schools

• Cerro Villa Middle School
• El Rancho Charter School
• Portola Middle School
• Santiago Middle School
• Yorba Middle School

[edit] Elementary schools

• Anaheim Hills Elementary School
• California Elementary School
• Cambridge Elementary School
• Canyon Rim Elementary School
• Chapman Hills Elementary School
• Crescent Intermediate Elementary School
• Crescent Primary Elementary School
• Esplanade Elementary School
• Fairhaven Elementary School
• Fletcher Elementary School
• Handy Elementary School
• Imperial Elementary School
• Jordan Elementary School
• La Veta Elementary School
• Lampson Elementary School
• Linda Vista Elementary School
• McPherson Magnet Elementary School
• Nohl Canyon Elementary School
• Olive Elementary School
• Palmyra Elementary School
• Panorama Elementary School
• Prospect Elementary School
• Riverdale Elementary School
• Running Springs Elementary School
• Serrano Elementary School
• Silverado Elementary School
• Sycamore Elementary School
• Taft Elementary School
• Villa Park Elementary School
• West Orange Elementary School

[edit] Special Schools

• Canyon Hills School
• Parkside School
• Richland High School

[edit] Board of Education

• Wes Poutsma, President
• Melissa J. Smith, Vice President
• Kimberlee Nichols, Clerk
• Rick Ledesma
• Kathryn Moffat
• John H. Ortega
• Steve Rocco

[edit] External links

• Orange Unified School District - Official site
• The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools: 2005, By Jay Mathews, Newsweek, 5 Aug 2005.
• The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools: 2004, By Jay Mathews, Newsweek, 16 May 2004.
• The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools: 2003, By Jay Mathews Newsweek, 24 May 2003.