The Alhambra Unified School District is a

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based in Alhambra,

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. AUSD serves the City of Alhambra, most of the City of Monterey Park, and parts of the Cities of San Gabriel and Rosemead. District headquarters is located at 1515 W. Mission Road, Alhambra, California 91803.

History

The

Alhambra School District Alhambra School District was a K-8 school district headquartered in the Scanlon Center in Alhambra, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across ...

, which operated K-8 schools, and Alhambra Union High School District unified in 2004 to create the Alhambra Unified School District.

Board of Education

Alhambra Unified School District Board of Education members are represented by a geographical district composed of five members. The elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years at the same time the Alhambra City Council holds its elections.

School Uniform

Students in grades

Kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th ce ...

through 8 are required to wear school uniform

The policy, which applied to the Alhambra School District, began in September 1996. The policy remained after the consolidation of ASD and AHSD, with the policy applying to all

through 8th grade students. About every one to three years, the school board gives out surveys for the parents to fill out, asking for the opinion of whether or not the students should wear uniform. The school district asks for the students to wear uniform, but has made the exception of letting students include any color jacket or socks. Uniform colors include navy blue and white.

Schools

Elementary Schools ( K-8 school, K through 8)

* Ramona School (Alhambra) * Martha Baldwin School (Alhambra) *Brightwood School ( Monterey Park) *Emery Park School (Alhambra) *Fremont School (Alhambra) *Garfield School (Alhambra) *Granada School (Alhambra) *Marguerita School (Alhambra) *Monterey Highlands School ( Monterey Park) *Park School (Alhambra) * Repetto School ( Monterey Park) *Ynez School ( Monterey Park) *William Northrup School (Alhambra)

High schools

Zoned high schools

* Alhambra High School (Alhambra), serving the western portion of Alhambra. *

Mark Keppel High School Mark Keppel High School (MKHS) is a four-year California Distinguished School located in the city of Alhambra, California, in the Alhambra Unified School District. The school is on the southern edge of Alhambra, adjacent to the city of Monterey Pa ...

(Alhambra), serving the southern portion of Alhambra and most of Monterey Park. *

San Gabriel High School San Gabriel High School (SGHS) is a public high school located in Los Angeles County, California and operated by the Alhambra Unified School District. It is almost entirely in the city limits of Alhambra with a small portion in the city limits of ...

(Alhambra), serving the eastern portion of Alhambra, the southern portion of Rosemead and a small portion of San Gabriel. * Century High School (Alhambra) * Independence High School (Alhambra)

Feeder elementary schools

Garvey School District, a K-8 district, "feeds" into AUSD.

References

External links

Alhambra Unified School District website
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