Mount Diablo Unified School District Explained

Mount Diablo Unified School District
Address:1936 Carlotta Dr.
City:Concord
State:California
County:Contra Costa County
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Zipcode:94519
Type:Public
Established:1948
Superintendent:Adam Clark
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Website:http://www.mdusd.org/

Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California. It currently operates 29 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 5 high schools, with 7 alternative school programs and an adult education program.[1] MDUSD is one of the largest school districts in the state of California, with over 56 school sites and a budget of approximately $270,000,000. The district has over 36,000 K-12 students, over 20,000 adult education students, and over 3,500 employees, including over 2,000 certificated educators.[2] The district covers 150sqmi, including the cities of Concord and Clayton; as well as most of Pleasant Hill and portions of Walnut Creek, Pittsburg, Lafayette, and Martinez; and unincorporated areas, including Pacheco, Clyde, and Bay Point.

Superintendent and Board

The current district superintendent is Adam Clark, Ed.D.[3] The current members of the Board of Education are:[4]

Boundary

In addition to Concord, the district includes: Clayton, Clyde, North Gate, Pacheco, and Pleasant Hill. It also includes the majority of Bay Point, and sections of Contra Costa Centre, Martinez, Pittsburg, Reliez Valley, Shell Ridge, Vine Hill, and Walnut Creek.[5]

Demographics

Approximately 36,000 students are enrolled at MDUSD. The racial makeup of MDUSD's students is 55.0% Non-Hispanic white, 26.7% Hispanic, 7.8% Asian, 5.2% African American, 3.7% Filipino, 1.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.5% Native American.

Schools and Programs

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Clayton Valley High School operated as an MDUSD school from 1958 to 2012. In 2012 it was converted to a charter school and is no longer part of the MDUSD.[6]

Pacifica High School operated from 1955 until 1976 when it was closed. The campus was then re-opened as Riverview Middle School.[7]

Pleasant Hill High School operated from 1953 until 1980 when it was closed. The campus later re-opened as Pleasant Hill Middle School.[8] [9]

Alternative schools

Adult education program

History

The earliest schools in the area were grammar schools, each independently founded after the Civil War. The first school in Concord, for example, was a two-story building constructed in 1870 at the corner of Grant and Bonifacio streets; this was replaced by an even larger school on Willow Pass Road in 1892.[10]

MDUSD was formed in 1948 from the Mount Diablo Union High School District and the local grammar schools.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Mt. Diablo USD Schools. 15 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120804043632/http://www.mdusd.org/Schools/Pages/default.aspx. 4 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Mt. Diablo Unified School District. About MDUSD. 15 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225154820/http://www.mdusd.org/about/Pages/default.aspx. 25 February 2009.
  3. Web site: Superintendent. Mt. Diablo Unified School District. 17 October 2019. Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Mt. Diablo Unified School District. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200611/http://www.mdusd.org/superintendent/Pages/default.aspx. 2013-10-29. October 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Board Members. Mt. Diablo Unified School District. 22 June 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130415092840/http://www.mdusd.org/boe/Pages/default.aspx. 15 April 2013.
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-12-25.
  6. Web site: Clayton Valley Charter High School. CVCHS Timeline. 14 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120629230022/http://claytonvalley.org/timeline/. 29 June 2012. dead.
  7. News: Radin . Rick . Bay Point residents remember Pacifica High School, hope for replacement . The Mercury News . September 24, 2010.
  8. News: Starks . Jennifer . Remembering the Rams . East Bay Times . September 4, 2007.
  9. Web site: The Ram Page" Pleasant Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 .
  10. Book: Harris, Joel A. . 2009 . Images of America: Concord . San Francisco . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-6913-0 . 22 & 49 .

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