Manhattan Beach Unified School District

Last updated
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
Address
325 S Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
United States
District information
TypeUnified School District
SuperintendentJohn Bowes, Ed.D.
School boardCathey Graves, Jennifer Fenton, Kristen Weinstein, Bruce Greenberg, Christina Shivpuri
Students and staff
Students5,852
Staff729
Other information
Website https://www.mbusd.org/
Mira Costa High School Mira Costa High School.jpg
Mira Costa High School

The Manhattan Beach Unified School District is responsible for public education in the city of Manhattan Beach, California. It oversees one preschool, five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

Contents

MBUSD serves the city of Manhattan Beach. [1] In addition, residents of Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union High School of the Redondo Beach Unified School District or the Mira Costa High School of MBUSD. [2]

The district as a whole received a score of 906 on the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API), making it one of California's best performing districts. Each individual school also ranks at the top of its respective category. [3]

School2006 API Score
Grand View Elementary954
Meadows Avenue Elementary947
Pacific Elementary971
Pennekamp Elementary963
Robinson Elementary970
Manhattan Beach Middle923
Mira Costa High School 852

The school district has a history of failing to accommodate the needs of special education students. One such case was that of Douglas Shulby, who, in 1998, was forcibly removed from the Mira Costa campus grounds by law enforcement and school officials, due to a failure to accommodate his special needs associated with his Asperger syndrome. [4]

Similar efforts have been documented as in Porter v. Manhattan Beach school District. [5]

Schools

Preschool

Elementary Schools

Middle School

High School

History

Residents of the district were in the Manhattan Beach elementary school district [6] and South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved. [7] Manhattan Beach USD formed in 1993 as a result. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Bay (Los Angeles County)</span> Region in California, United States

The South Bay is a region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in the southwest corner of Los Angeles County. The name stems from its geographic location stretching along the southern shore of Santa Monica Bay. The South Bay contains sixteen cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the county. The area is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the south and west and generally by the City of Los Angeles on the north and east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hermosa Beach, California</span> City in California, United States

Hermosa Beach is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area; it is one of the three Beach Cities. Hermosa Beach is bordered by the other two, Manhattan Beach to the north and Redondo Beach to the south and east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manhattan Beach, California</span> City in California, United States

Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific coast south of El Segundo, west of Hawthorne and Redondo Beach, and north of Hermosa Beach. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,506.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redondo Beach, California</span> City in California, United States

Redondo Beach is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent beach cities along the southern portion of Santa Monica Bay. The population was 71,576 at the 2020 census, up from 66,748 at the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beach Cities</span> Place in Los Angeles County, California

Beach Cities is a nickname for the coastal area of Los Angeles County comprising the oceanfront cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach, located on the south end of the Santa Monica Bay west and south of downtown Los Angeles, north of the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. Neighboring Torrance also shares a strip of beach property in the South Bay, but is generally excluded from the group.

Mira Mesa is a community and neighborhood in the city of San Diego, California. The city-recognized Mira Mesa Community Plan Area is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 on the east, Interstate 805 on the west, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon on the north and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on the south. Most of the community plan area is referred to as Mira Mesa; the community plan area also includes the neighborhoods of Sorrento Valley and Sorrento Mesa.

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) is a school district headquartered in Palos Verdes Estates, California with facilities in all four cities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

The West Contra Costa Unified School District is the school district for western Contra Costa County, California. It is based in Richmond, California. In addition to Richmond, the district covers the cities of El Cerrito, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules and the unincorporated areas of Bayview-Montalvin Manor, East Richmond Heights, El Sobrante, Kensington, North Richmond, and Tara Hills.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mira Costa High School</span> Public high school in Manhattan Beach, California

Mira Costa High School is a four-year public high school located in Manhattan Beach, California that first opened 1950. It is the only high school in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. The school's athletic teams are known as the Mustangs and the school colors are green and gold. Mira Costa is located on the corner of Peck Avenue and Artesia Boulevard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redondo Union High School</span> Public school

Redondo Union High School (RUHS) is a public high school in Redondo Beach, California.

Redondo Beach Unified School District is a school district with approximately 10,000 students headquartered in Redondo Beach, California. The school district consists of eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, one continuation school, and one adult school.

Aviation High School was a high school located in Redondo Beach, California that was in operation from 1957 to 1982. The school occupied 40 acres at the northeast corner of Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard. Their athletic teams were known as the Falcons and the school colors were black and orange.

Inglewood Unified School District abbreviated (IUSD) is a public school system district headquartered in Inglewood, California (USA).

The Hermosa Beach School District is responsible for public education in the city of Hermosa Beach, California. It has 3 schools Hermosa Valley (5-8) Hermosa View (Pre-k-1) Hermosa Vista (2-4)

Newport-Mesa Unified School District is a school district in Orange County, California, United States, that mainly serves the cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. The district was founded on July 1, 1966. It currently serves approximately 18,600 at twenty-two elementary schools, two intermediate schools, four high schools, one alternative education center, and one adult education center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenny Oropeza</span> American politician

Jennifer Ann Oropeza was the California State Senator for the 28th district which included the cities of Carson, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance; the Los Angeles communities of Cheviot Hills, Bel Air, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, Lennox, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Palms, Playa del Rey, Rancho Park, San Pedro, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Wilmington and Venice; and part of the city of Long Beach.

The Wiseburn Unified School District is a school district in Los Angeles County, California operating elementary and middle schools, and hosting charter high schools. Its headquarters are on the grounds of the Da Vinci charter schools facility in El Segundo. Previously they were in Hawthorne.

Manhattan–Ogden USD 383 is a public unified school district headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Manhattan, Ogden, Swamp Angel, and nearby rural areas.

South Bay Union High School District, also known as the Redondo Union High School District, was a school district in Los Angeles County, California. It served residents of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach. It also served Torrance in the 1947-1948 school year.

References

  1. "Our Schools". www.mbusd.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. "High School Choice". Archived from the original on 2006-05-28. Retrieved 2006-07-30. High school students who reside in Hermosa Beach have the choice of which high school they may attend -- Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach or Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. This choice is guaranteed through legislation that was enacted in 1993 and will not change. The following is an excerpt from the legislation:
  3. 2005-06 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR) , retrieved 2017-04-03
  4. Disabled Learning, Easy Reader, archived from the original on September 28, 2004
  5. Federal Judge Approves Record $6.7 Million Settlement in Porter v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District, et. al. , retrieved 2017-04-03
  6. 1 2 "History of Manhattan Beach USD". Manhattan Beach Unified School District. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. Kowsky, Kim (1992-11-05). "School District Reorganizations Win Handily : The breakup of South Bay Union High School District is approved. But a proposition moving control of two schools from Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes is blocked by a judge". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2020-10-28.