Orange Unified School District

School district in California, U.S.

Orange Unified School District

Address

1401 North Handy Street

Orange

, California, 92867
United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| K–12
Established| 1953
Superintendent| Edward Velasquez
NCES District ID| 0628650 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment| 25,420 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers| 1,025.26 (FTE)[1]
Staff| 2,146.32 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 24.79:1[1]
Other information
Website| www.orangeusd.org

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.

## History

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The Orange Unified School District was formed in 1953, when citizens in the City of Orange voted to form a school district, which combined five elementary districts with one high school district.[2][3]

In 2003, Orange USD gave territory to the Tustin Unified School District.[4]

## District Schools

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The district operates 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.[5] [6] [7] 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 No Child Left Behind Act's sanctions.[8] 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, while schools in the City of Orange tend to have lower standardized test scores.

### High schools

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

### Middle schools

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* Cerro Villa Middle School
* El Rancho Charter School
* Portola Middle School
* Santiago Prep Charter Academy
* Yorba Middle School
* McPherson Magnet School

### Elementary schools

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* Anaheim Hills Elementary School
* California Elementary School
* Crescent Elementary
* Cambridge Elementary School
* Canyon Rim Elementary School
* Chapman Hills Elementary School
* Crescent (formerly Peralta) Intermediate School
* Crescent Primary 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 School
* Nohl Canyon Elementary School
* Olive Elementary School
* Palmyra Elementary School
* Panorama Elementary School
* Prospect Elementary School
* Running Springs Elementary School
* Serrano Elementary School
* Sycamore Elementary School
* Taft Elementary School
* Villa Park Elementary School
* West Orange Elementary School

### Special schools

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* Canyon Hills School
* Parkside School
* Richland High School

## Board of education

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* Trustee Area 1 Andrea Yamasaki
* Trustee Area 2 John Ortega
* Trustee Area 3 Ana Page, president
* Trustee Area 4 Sara Pelly
* Trustee Area 5 Kristen Erickson, clerk
* Trustee Area 6 Angie Rumsey, vice president
* Trustee Area 7 Dr. Stephen Glass

## Gay-Straight Alliance (Colin ex rel. Colin v. Orange Unified School District)

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In 1999, the Orange Unified School District voted unanimously to prohibit the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance at El Modena High School. The students sued the school board, claiming that their rights under the First Amendment and the 1984 Equal Access Act had been violated. In the first-ever ruling of its kind, Judge David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction ordering the school to allow the GSA to meet. After a settlement was agreed upon, the students were allowed to meet and were given access to school resources equal to all other campus clubs.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Orange Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
2. ^ "About Us - Orange Unified School District". www.orangeusd.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
3. ^ "School Districts". OC Historyland. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
4. ^ "District Reorganization and Territory Transfers Effective July 1, 2003". California Department of Education. 2006-09-29. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
5. ^ Mathews, Jay (5 Aug 2005), "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools: 2005", Newsweek
6. ^ Mathews, Jay (16 May 2004), "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools: 2004", Newsweek
7. ^ Mathews, Jay (24 May 2003), "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools: 2003", Newsweek
8. ^ California Department of Education Archived August 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ Colin ex rel. Colin v. Orange Unified School District, 83 F. Supp. 2d 1135 (C.D. Cal. 2000).

## External links

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* Greater Los Angeles portal
* Schools portal

* Official website

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Orange, California

Areas|

* Old Towne, Orange Historic District

City government|

* Orange City Fire Department

Primary and secondary schools|

* Orange USD
* Orange HS
* El Modena HS
* Villa Park HS (in Villa Park)
* Lutheran HS
* Int'l School of LA Orange Co. Campus

Colleges and universities|

* Rancho Santiago Community College District
* Santiago Canyon College
* Chapman University
* Chapman University School of Law

Landmarks|

* Lewis Ainsworth House
* Children's Hospital of Orange County
* Orange Crush interchange
* The Outlets at Orange
* University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Transportation|

* Orange County Transportation Authority

This list is incomplete.

* v
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Anaheim

* Mayor: Ashleigh Aitken
* Mayor Pro Tem: Norma Campos Kurtz
* City Manager: James Vanderpool

History|

* Timeline
* 2012 police shooting and protests
* 2017 Anaheim protests
* Carnegie Library
* John Woelke House
* Phillip Ackley Stanton House
* Samuel Kraemer Building
* St. Michael's Episcopal Church

Areas|

* Anaheim Hills
* Anaheim Resort
* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city
* Downtown Anaheim
* Miraflores
* Platinum Triangle

Municipal government|

* Mayors
* Anaheim City Council
* Anaheim Fire & Rescue
* Anaheim Police Department

Primary and secondary schools|

| Public|

* Anaheim Elementary School District
* Centralia School District
* Magnolia School District
* Savanna School District
* Anaheim Union High School District
* Anaheim High School
* Katella High School
* Loara High School
* Magnolia High School
* Savanna High School
* Western High School
* Orange Unified School District
* Canyon High School
* Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
* Fullerton Joint Union High School District

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Private|

* Fairmont Preparatory Academy
* Servite High School

Closed|

* Cornelia Connelly High School

Colleges and universities|

* North Orange County Community College District (Anaheim campus)
* Anaheim University

| Closed|

* Bristol University

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Culture|

* Anaheim Packing House
* City National Grove
* Disneyland Resort

Points of interest|

* Anaheim Convention Center
* Anaheim GardenWalk
* Angel Stadium
* Big A Sign
* Honda Center

Transportation|

* ARTIC
* Orange County Transportation Authority
* Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
* Anaheim Resort Transportation
* Anaheim Rapid Connection
* proposed

Sports|

* Anaheim Ducks
* Los Angeles Angels

| Defunct|

* Anaheim Amigos
* Anaheim Arsenal
* Anaheim Bullfrogs
* Anaheim Piranhas
* Anaheim Splash
* Anaheim Storm
* Anaheim Valencias
* California Surf

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Former|

* Los Angeles Rams

* Category

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Garden Grove, California

Areas|

* Little Saigon
* Little Seoul
* West Garden Grove

Education|

* Coastline Community College
* Garden Grove Unified School District
* Bolsa Grande High School
* Garden Grove High School
* Pacifica High School
* Rancho Alamitos High School
* Santiago High School
* Westminster School District
* Huntington Beach Union High School District
* Orange Unified School District
* Asahi Gakuen (Orange County campus has moved to Westminster)

Points of interest|

* Crystal Cathedral
* Islamic Society of Orange County

Transportation|

* Garden Grove Freeway
* West Santa Ana Branch
* Santa Ana Line
* defunct
* OC Streetcar
* planned

Culture|

* Garden Grove Playhouse (defunct)

* v
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Santa Ana, California

History|

* Timeline
* 2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation
* Orange County Men's Central Jail escape
* Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts
* Howe-Waffle House and Carriage House
* Odd Fellows Hall
* Old Orange County Courthouse
* Santora Building
* Pacific Electric Sub-Station No. 14
* Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
* Santa Ana Army Air Base
* Santa Ana Daily Register
* Santa Ana Standard

Education|

| K-12|

| Public|

* Garden Grove Unified School District
* Orange Unified School District
* Santa Ana Unified School District
* Century High School
* Saddleback High School
* Santa Ana High School
* Valley High School
* Segerstrom High School
* Middle College High School
* Godinez Fundamental High School
* Lorin Griset Academy
* Chávez High School
* Orange County School of the Arts
* charter

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Private|

* Mater Dei High School

Higher education|

* Rancho Santiago Community College District
* Santa Ana College
* Trinity Law School

Culture|

* Bowers Museum
* Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
* Calvary Church of Santa Ana
* CSUF Grand Central Art Center

Points of interest|

* Discovery Cube Orange County
* MainPlace Mall
* Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse
* Santa Ana Stadium
* Santa Ana Zoo

| Theaters|

* Frida
* New Walker
* West End
* Yost

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Transportation|

* Santa Ana and Newport Railway (1890–1899)
* Santa Ana Freeway
* Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center
* West Santa Ana Branch
* Santa Ana Line (1905–1950)
* OC Streetcar (2023)

* v
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* e

Yorba Linda, California

Schools|

* Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
* Yorba Linda High School
* Orange Unified School District
* Brea Olinda Unified School District

Services|

* Orange County Fire Authority
* Orange County Sheriff's Department
* Yorba Linda Water District

Landmarks|

* Friends Church
* Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
* Birthplace of Richard Nixon

History|

* Freeway Complex Fire

This list is incomplete.
Yorba Linda was served by the Brea Police Department until 2013, when the county took over policing duties.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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