Cupertino Union School District Explained

Cupertino Union School District
Grades:	K–8
Zipcode:	94087
Address:	1309 South Mary Avenue
Superintendent:	Stacy Yao
Schools:	17 elementary (K-5) schools, 5 middle (6-8) schools, and 1 K-8 school ^[1]
Budget:	~$185,000,000 annually^[2]
Students:	15,663 (2020–2021)
Teachers:	686.09 (FTE)
Staff:	723.58 (FTE)
Ratio:	22.83:1

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.^[3]

Schools

Colloquial names of schools are in bold.

Elementary schools (K-5)

• Blue Hills Elementary School, Saratoga.
• L. P. Collins Elementary School, Cupertino.
• Manuel De Vargas Elementary School, San Jose.
• Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose.
• C. B. Eaton Elementary School, Cupertino.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Santa Clara
• Garden Gate Elementary School, Cupertino.
• Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Cupertino.
• Montclaire Elementary School, Los Altos.
• John Muir Elementary School, San Jose.
• Chester W. Nimitz Elementary School, Sunnyvale.
• D. J. Sedgwick Elementary School, Cupertino.
• Stevens Creek Elementary School, Cupertino. P
• Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School, Sunnyvale.
• West Valley Elementary School, Sunnyvale.
• William Faria A+ Elementary School, Cupertino

Middle schools (6-8)

• Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale.
• Warren E. Hyde Middle School, Cupertino.
• John F. Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino.
• Sam H. Lawson Middle School, Cupertino.
• Joaquin Miller Middle School, San Jose.

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) ^[4]
• Christa McAuliffe (Elementary) School, Saratoga (K-8)
• 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.)

Closed schools

• Calabazas Creek Elementary (closed after 1974–1975 school year; demolished) ^[5]
• Doyle School (demolished in 1980; now Barrington Bridge neighborhood)^[6]
• C. B. Eaton Elementary School (closed in 1983, later reopened and currently operating) ^[7]
• Fremont Older Elementary School (closed 1994; demolished, acquired by Cupertino through Measure T along with Black Berry Farm, now Creekside Park) ^{[8] [9]}
• 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) ^[10]
• Hansen Elementary School (closed in 1979; reopened and now Christa McAuliffe School) ^[11]
• Herbert Hoover Elementary School (closed 1981, demolished; now Hoover Park and accompanying homes) ^[12]
• Inverness Elementary School (closed 1978, demolished; now part of Sunnyvale Birdlands neighborhood) ^[13]
• Jollyman Elementary School (closed after 1981–1982 school year; demolished for construction of new houses (Jollyman Park)) ^[14]
• 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) ^[15]
• 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) ^[16]
• 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).^[17]
• 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) ^[18]
• Ortega Junior High School (facilities merged with adjoining Stocklmeir Elementary School) ^[19]
• Panama School (closed 1978, demolished; now Panama Park) ^[20]
• Portal Elementary School, including Nan Allen School on same site (closed 1983, now reopened as Collins Elementary School) ^[18]
• 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) ^{[21] [22]}
• Serra Elementary School (closed 1981; retained by district as reserve campus; buildings now leased to private schools with adjoining park leased to city) ^[23]
• Laura B. Stichter School (closed after 1977–1978 school year; demolished) ^[24]
• Earl Warren Elementary School (closed 1975; now Jenny Strand Park, Santa Clara) ^{[25] [26]}
• Wilson Elementary School (closed 1975, demolished; now Wilson Park) ^[27]
• 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).^[28]

See also

• Williams v. Vidmar

External links

• • OnPass referencing CUSD closures planning 1970-1980

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cupertino Union School District .
2. Web site: 2020-2021 Adoption Budget Financial & SACS Report . CUSD.
3. Web site: Cupertino Union School District .
4. Web site: Cupertino Union School District .
5. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
6. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
7. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
8. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
9. Web site: History of Creekside Park .
10. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
11. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
12. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
13. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
14. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
15. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
16. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
17. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
18. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
19. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
20. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
21. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
22. Web site: San Antonio Original Schoolhouse . 1925 .
23. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
24. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
25. Web site: Finding Warren School .
26. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
27. Web site: California Dept. of Ed .
28. Web site: Biography of Antone Zarevich of Santa Clara County .