| ABC Unified School District | |
| Type: | Public |
| Established: | 1965 |
| Region: | Southeastern Los Angeles County |
| Grades: | K-12 and Adult School |
| Superintendent: | Toan Nguyen |
| Schools: | 30 |
| Location: | Cerritos, California |
The ABC Unified School District is a school district that is based in Cerritos, California, United States.
ABCUSD serves the cities of Artesia, most of Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, the portion of Lakewood east of the San Gabriel River, as well as tiny portions of Long Beach, Norwalk, La Mirada, and Santa Fe Springs[1]
"ABC" stands for Artesia (founded in 1875), Bloomfield (founded in 1885), and Carmenita (founded in 1902), three districts which were unified in 1965.[2] [3]
ABC Adult School is a public local adult school, established by the ABC Unified School District and headquartered in Cerritos, California.
| Patricia Nixon Elementary School | |
| Streetaddress: | 19600 Jacob Avenue |
| City: | Cerritos |
| State: | California |
| Coordinates: | 33.8524°N -118.076°W |
| Schooltype: | Public elementary |
| Founded: | 1973 |
| District: | ABC Unified School District |
| Principal: | Dr. Tracy |
| Grades: | K-6 |
| Enrollment: | 670 |
| Mascot: | Jaguar |
The Patricia Nixon Elementary School is located in Cerritos. It was built in 1973 and has grades kindergarten through sixth. The school is named after the late First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon. Patricia Nixon Elementary School was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2004 and 2008. It was also the site where one of the planes involved in the Cerritos Mid Air Collision of 1986.
ABC Unified School District's Board of Education members are elected by geographical district, to a four-year term. The elections were held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years until the 2017 election. Effective with the November 2020 US General election, elections are held in even-numbered years.