Christa McAuliffe School

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.

Schools

Colloquial names of schools are in bold.

Elementary schools (K-5)

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

Middle schools (6-8)

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

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)
* 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)
* Doyle School (demolished in 1980; now Barrington Bridge neighborhood)
* C. B. Eaton Elementary School (closed in 1983, later reopened and currently operating)
* Fremont Older Elementary School (closed 1994; demolished, acquired by Cupertino through Measure T along with Black Berry Farm, now Creekside Park)
* 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)
* Hansen Elementary School (closed in 1979; reopened and now Christa McAuliffe School)
* Herbert Hoover Elementary School (closed 1981, demolished; now Hoover Park and accompanying homes)
* Inverness Elementary School (closed 1978, demolished; now part of Sunnyvale Birdlands neighborhood)
* Jollyman Elementary School (closed after 1981–1982 school year; demolished for construction of new houses (Jollyman Park))
* 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)
* 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)
* 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).
* 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)
* Ortega Junior High School (facilities merged with adjoining Stocklmeir Elementary School)
* Panama School (closed 1978, demolished; now Panama Park)
* Portal Elementary School, including Nan Allen School on same site (closed 1983, now reopened as Collins Elementary School)
* 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)
* Serra Elementary School (closed 1981; retained by district as reserve campus; buildings now leased to private schools with adjoining park leased to city)
* Laura B. Stichter School (closed after 1977–1978 school year; demolished)
* Earl Warren Elementary School (closed 1975; now Jenny Strand Park, Santa Clara)
* Wilson Elementary School (closed 1975, demolished; now Wilson Park)
* 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).

See also

* '' Williams v. Vidmar''

References

External links

*
OnPass referencing CUSD closures planning 1970-1980

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Cupertino Union School District
Cupertino, California
School districts in California
School districts in Santa Clara County, California