Cupertino Union School District

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.^[4]

Cupertino Union School District
Address
1309 South Mary Avenue Sunnyvale , California, 94087 United States
District information
Grades	K–8^[1]
Superintendent	Stacy McAfee-Yao
Schools	17 elementary (K-5) schools, 5 middle (6-8) schools, and 1 K-8 school ^[2]
Budget	~$185,000,000 annually^[3]
NCES District ID	0610290 ^[1]
Students and staff
Students	15,663 (2020–2021)^[1]
Teachers	686.09 (FTE)^[1]
Staff	723.58 (FTE)^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	22.83:1^[1]
Other information
Website	www.cusdk8.org

Schools

Colloquial names of schools are in bold.

Elementary schools (K-5)

• Blue Hills Elementary School, Saratoga. Principal: Ann Mitchel^[5]
• L. P. Collins Elementary School, Cupertino. Principal: Kerstin Johnson^[5]
• Manuel De Vargas Elementary School, San Jose. Principal: Stephanie Park^[5]
• Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose. Principal: Steven Kaufman^[5]
• C. B. Eaton Elementary School, Cupertino. Principal: Cynthia Ho^[5]
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Santa Clara. Principal: Joanne Conner^[5]
• Garden Gate Elementary School, Cupertino. Principal: Norma Salas^[5]
• Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Cupertino. Principal: Ann Kropp^[5]
• Montclaire Elementary School, Los Altos. Principal: Amy Maiden^[5]
• John Muir Elementary School, San Jose. Principal: Jennifer Lashier ^[5]
• Chester W. Nimitz Elementary School, Sunnyvale. Principal: Celestina Pakel^[5]
• D. J. Sedgwick Elementary School, Cupertino. Principal: Amanda Clark^[5]
• Stevens Creek Elementary School, Cupertino. Principal: Melissa Maisen^[5]
• Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School, Sunnyvale. Principal: Brandi Hucko^[5]
• West Valley Elementary School, Sunnyvale. Principal: ChiaChing Lin^[5]

Middle schools (6-8)

• Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale. Principal: Jean Wang^[6]
• Warren E. Hyde Middle School, Cupertino. Principal: Ethel Anumba^[6]
• John F. Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino. Principal: Joseph Nuno^[6]
• Sam H. Lawson Middle School, Cupertino. Principal: Erin Leary^[6]
• Joaquin Miller Middle School, San Jose. Principal: Amy Steele^[6]

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) ^[7]
• William Faria Elementary School, Cupertino (K-5) Principal: Mary Alarid-Enright
• Christa McAuliffe (Elementary) School, Saratoga (K-8) Principal: Adrienne VanGorden
• 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.) Principal: Alison Luvara

Closed schools

• Calabazas Creek Elementary (closed after 1974–1975 school year; demolished) ^[8]
• Doyle School (demolished in 1980; now Barrington Bridge neighborhood)^[9]
• C. B. Eaton Elementary School (closed in 1983, later reopened and currently operating) ^[10]
• Fremont Older Elementary School (closed 1994; demolished, acquired by Cupertino through Measure T along with Black Berry Farm, now Creekside Park) ^[11][12]
• 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) ^[13]
• Hansen Elementary School (closed in 1979; reopened and now Christa McAuliffe School) ^[14]
• Herbert Hoover Elementary School (closed 1981, demolished; now Hoover Park and accompanying homes) ^[15]
• Inverness Elementary School (closed 1978, demolished; now part of Sunnyvale Birdlands neighborhood) ^[16]
• Jollyman Elementary School (closed after 1981–1982 school year; demolished for construction of new houses (Jollyman Park)) ^[17]
• 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) ^[18]
• 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) ^[19]
• 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).^[20]
• 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) ^[21]
• Ortega Junior High School (facilities merged with adjoining Stocklmeir Elementary School) ^[22]
• Panama School (closed 1978, demolished; now Panama Park) ^[23]
• Portal Elementary School, including Nan Allen School on same site (closed 1983, now reopened as Collins Elementary School) ^[24]
• 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) ^[25][26]
• Serra Elementary School (closed 1981; retained by district as reserve campus; buildings now leased to private schools with adjoining park leased to city) ^[27]
• Laura B. Stichter School (closed after 1977–1978 school year; demolished) ^[28]
• Earl Warren Elementary School (closed 1975; now Jenny Strand Park, Santa Clara) ^[29][30]
• Wilson Elementary School (closed 1975, demolished; now Wilson Park) ^[31]
• 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).^[32]

See also

•  San Francisco Bay Area portal
•  Schools portal

• Williams v. Vidmar

References

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External links

 

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