Napa Valley Unified School District Explained
| Napa Valley Unified School District |
| Address: | 2425 Jefferson Street |
| City: | Napa |
| State: | California |
| Zipcode: | 94558 |
| Established: | 1965 |
| Grades: | K–12 |
| Superintendent: | Rosanna Mucetti |
| Teachers: | 712.56 (FTE) |
| Staff: | 783.92 (FTE) |
| Students: | 16,971 (2020–2021) |
| Ratio: | 23.82:1 |
| Schools: | 29 [1] |
The Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) is a public school district located in Napa County, California. It was the first school district to purchase a plug-in hybrid diesel school bus.[2] The school district, founded on 1965, serves the cities of Napa, American Canyon, and Yountville. During the 2018–19 school year, it served 17,849 students.
Schools
NVUSD has 18 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 high schools, an independent studies school, and adult education.
High schools in Napa Valley Unified School District| School | Napa | Vintage | American Canyon |
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| Location | | | American Canyon |
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| Year opened | 1897 | 1972 | 2010 |
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| School colors | Blue, Yellow | Burgundy. Gold | Black, gold |
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| School mascot | Grizzly | The Crusher | Wolves |
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- Middle schools
- Harvest Middle School
- Harvest Middle School is an English-Spanish immersion school. In spring 2022 Harvest Middle School is to close and River is to become the new English-Spanish school.[3]
- River Middle School
- Celeste Akiu served as principal of River Middle School until 2018, when Peter Hartnack replaced her.[4] The school was supposed to move into its current facility, the former Salvador Elementary School, in 2018, but there were construction delays.[5] It finally moved into its current location in 2020.[6] In 2022 River Middle will take the English-Spanish immersion program from the closed Harvest Middle.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About NVUSD. 2020-09-11. www.nvusd.org.
- Web site: California's new hybrid school bus . 2018-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225064421/http://www.podtech.net/home/3987/californias-new-hybrid-school-bus . 2012-02-25 . dead .
- Web site: Yune. Howard. Napa’s Harvest Middle School to close after 2021-22 year; River school to become English-Spanish academy. Napa Valley Register. 2021-04-23. 2021-08-17.
- Web site: Huffman. Jennifer. New River principal aims to be a role model for students. Napa Valley Register. 2019-03-29. 2021-08-17.
- Web site: Brinkerhoff. Noel. Opening of Napa's new River School campus postponed . Napa Valley Register. 2018-10-17. 2021-08-17.
- Web site: Huffman. Jennifer. Napa's relocated River Middle School gets rave reviews from students. Napa Valley Register. 2020-01-15. 2021-08-17.
