Alvord Unified School District Explained

Address:	9 KPC Parkway
City:	Corona
State:	California
Zipcode:	92879
Coordinates:	33.9333°N -117.4794°W
Type:	Public
Established:	February 5, 1896
Grades:	K–12
Students:	17,682 (2020–2021)
Teachers:	776.31 (FTE)
Staff:	831.42 (FTE)
Ratio:	22.78:1

Alvord Unified School District (AUSD) is a school district headquartered in Riverside, California, United States.

The district boundaries include the western portion of the City of Riverside, the eastern portion of the city of Corona, and segments of unincorporated parts of Riverside County, including Home Gardens. The district was established in 1896. The first elementary school is now Alvord Continuation High School. The district office moved in February 2016 to 9 KPC Parkway in Corona. The Instructional Materials Center, Warehouse, Nurses Office and Maintenance facilities remain at 10365 Keller Avenue in Riverside, California.

Schools

Continuation schools

• Alvord High School (Riverside)
• Alvord Alternative Continuation High School (Riverside)

High schools

• Hillcrest High School (Riverside)^[1]
• La Sierra High School (Riverside)^[2]
• Norte Vista High School (Riverside)^[3]

Middle schools

• Arizona Middle School (Riverside)
• Loma Vista Middle School (Riverside)
• Ysmael Villegas Middle School (Unincorporated area)
• Wells Middle School (Riverside)

Elementary schools

• Arlanza Elementary School (Riverside)
• Collett Collett Elementary School (Riverside)
• Foothill Elementary School (Riverside)
• La Granada Elementary School (Riverside)
• Rosemary Kennedy Elementary School (Riverside)
• Lake Hills Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
• Christa McAuliffe Elementary School (Riverside)
• Myra Linn Elementary School (Riverside)
• Allan J. Orrenmaa Elementary School (Riverside)
• Promenade Elementary School (Corona)
• Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary School (Riverside)
• Terrace Elementary School (Riverside)
• Twinhill Elementary School (Riverside)
• Valley View Elementary School (Riverside)

References

• Southern California Railway Time Table No. 5 by Southern California Railway Employee Timetable 1890
• Pacific Electric Corporate History 1885 – 1911 by Orange Empire Railway Museum
• Pacific Electric Railway Names and Locations of Stops, Cross Streets and Important Points of Interest by O.A. Smith, Passenger Traffic Manager
• Riverside County, California, Place Names Their Origins and Their Stories by Jane Davies Gunther 1984
• Landmarks of Riverside and the Stories Behind Them by Tom Patterson 1964
• Book: Lech, Steve. Along the Old Roads: A History of the Portion of Southern California that became Riverside County: 1772–1893. 2004. Riverside, CA . Steve Lech. 30 . 56035822.
• A Colony for California: Riverside’s First Hundred Years by Tom Patterson 1971

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hillcrest High School / Hillcrest High School Homepage.
2. Web site: La Sierra High School / La Sierra High School Homepage.
3. Web site: Norte Vista High School / Norte Vista High School Homepage.