Rowland Unified School District Explained

Logo Alt:	RUSD Logo
Address:	1830 South Nogales Street
City:	Rowland Heights
State:	California
Zipcode:	91748
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Chair Of The Board:	Erik Venegas
Grades:	Pre-K–12
Superintendent:	Julie Mitchell
Deputy Superintendent:	Alejandro Flores
Students:	12,741
Teachers:	542.15
Staff:	758.94
Ratio:	23.5

Rowland Unified School District (RUSD) is a public pre-K-12 school district in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California. Its headquarters are in Rowland Heights, an unincorporated area in the county. Academic programs include honors, Advanced Placement (AP), Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), International Baccalaureate (IB), Career Pathways, Dual Immersion (Mandarin and Spanish), Music, Arts, and Athletics.^{[1] [2]}

RUSD, with 23 schools and over 16,000 students (as of 2011),^[3] serves Rowland Heights, small portions of the cities of Industry, La Puente, Walnut, and West Covina and the entire unincorporated community of South San Jose Hills.^[4]

Schools

High schools

• Nogales High School
• Rowland High School

Adult school

• Rowland Adult and Community Education

Alternative schools

• Community Day School
• Santana High School
• Rowland Assistive Technology Academy

K–8 schools

• Stanley G. Oswalt Academy [K-6/7-8]
• Ybarra Academy of the Arts and Technology [K-6/7-8]
• Telesis Academy of Science and Math [K-6/7-8]

Intermediate schools (Middle)

(7-8)

• Alvarado Intermediate School
• Giano Intermediate School

Primary schools (Elementary)

(K-6)

• Blandford
• Hollingworth
• Hurley
• Jellick
• Killian
• Northam
• Rorimer
• Rowland
• Shelyn
• Villacorta
• Yorbita

On each elementary school campus besides Oswalt, RUSD has preschool programs.^[5]

Board of Education

The Rowland Unified School District Board of Education is composed of five members who are elected every four years and by geographical district. The plurality elections are held in November of even-numbered years.

Notes and References

1. "Contact." Rowland Unified School District. Retrieved on March 20, 2011. "Address: 1830 Nogales Street, Rowland Heights, CA 91748"
2. "Rowland Heights CDP, California." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 20, 2011.
3. "About Us." Rowland Unified School District. Retrieved on March 20, 2011.
4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA. U.S. Census Bureau. 11 (PDF p. 12/19). 2023-11-25.
5. "Preschool Programs." Rowland Unified School District. Retrieved on March 20, 2011.