Ventura Unified School District

The Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) is a school district headquartered in Ventura, California, United States. The district serves K–12 students in Ventura and surrounding unincorporated communities of Ventura County including Saticoy, Casitas Springs, Oak View, and La Conchita. As of the 2019–20 school year, VUSD enrollment numbered 16,353 students.[2]

Ventura Unified School District
Address
255 West Stanley Avenue, Suite 100
, California, 93001
United States
District information
GradesK–12
SuperintendentDr. Antonio Castro
Schools27
NCES District ID0640980[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment16,353
Teachers685
Student–teacher ratio23.87
Other information
WebsiteVentura Unified School District

History

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In November 2020, the Ventura Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to change the name of Blanche Reynolds Elementary School to Lemon Grove School effective with the 2020–21 school year. Members of the community demanded the school's name be dropped because Reynolds, a school superintendent in early 20th-century Ventura County, supported racial segregation in education. Accompanying this change will be the addition of middle school grades to the campus, becoming a TK—8 school.[3]

Schools

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Elementary schools

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  • ATLAS Elementary TK-8 (Academy of Technology and Leadership at Saticoy; formerly Saticoy Elementary School)[4]
  • Blanche Reynolds Elementary School (will become Lemon Grove School, TK—8)[3]
  • Citrus Glen Elementary School
  • E.P. Foster Elementary School
  • Elmhurst Elementary School
  • Homestead Elementary School
  • Juanamaria Elementary School
  • Junipero Serra Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Loma Vista Elementary School
  • Montalvo Elementary School
  • Mound Elementary School
  • Pierpont Elementary School
  • Poinsettia Elementary School
  • Portola Elementary School
  • Sheridan Way Elementary School
  • Sunset Elementary School and Middle School
  • Will Rogers Elementary School

Middle schools

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  • Anacapa Middle School
  • Balboa Middle School
  • Cabrillo Middle school
  • De Anza Academy of Technology and Arts (DATA)

K—8 schools

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  • Open Classroom
  • Sunset Elementary and Middle School
  • Atlas TK—8

High schools

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Adult school

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  • Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (VACE)

Former schools

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The district previously operated Mar Vista Continuation High School.[5]

Transportation

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Ventura Unified has a bus fleet of the following:

Historical fleet

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References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ventura Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ventura Unified School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Patel, Shivani (February 2, 2021). "New name comes for Ventura's Blanche Reynolds, latest school to undergo change". Ventura County Star. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Ventura Unified School District. ATLAS Elementary:Our History Archived January 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 7, 2014
  5. ^ Speer, Larry (1992-07-14). "VENTURA : Continuation School Proposals Discussed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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