Anderson Valley Unified School District

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Anderson Valley
Unified School District
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Address
12300 Anderson Valley Way
, Mendocino County , California , 95415
United States
Coordinates 39°01′45″N123°23′17″W / 39.02923°N 123.38808°W / 39.02923; -123.38808 (District office)
District information
Type Public unified school district
Motto"Empowering our Students to Succeed!" [1]
Grades Preschool through Adult
Established1900;124 years ago (1900)
PresidentRichard Browning [2]
SuperintendentLouise Simson (2021–) [3] [4]
Business administratorLeigh Kreienhop [3]
School boardFive trustees
(four-year terms) [2]
Governing agency California Department of Education
Schools
Budget$9,668,000 (2017–18) [5]
NCES District ID 0602730 [5]
Students and staff
Students434 (2020–21) [6]
Faculty28.8 FTE (2020–21) [5]
Staff40.19 FTE (2020–21) [5]
Student–teacher ratio15.07 (2020–21) [5]
Other information
State achievement test California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress ( 2018 Report )
Schedule180 days/year, M-F, August-June
Website www.avpanthers.org
Anderson Valley Unified School DistrictLocation of main office (red map pin) within district boundaries (shown in green)

Anderson Valley Unified School District, a public school district based in Boonville, Mendocino County, California, provides compulsory public primary and secondary education in the entirety of the nearly 20 mile long Anderson Valley, from the Mendocino County line north of Cloverdale to White Gulch, six miles north of Navarro. The district has 2,863 residents and averages a total enrollment of over 400 students. [7]

Contents

The district operates five schools, all of which are located (along with the district office) in Boonville.

History

The first record of a school operating in the valley dates back to 1858, when parents in the community erected a one room log cabin on the site of the current California Department of Transportation maintenance station in Boonville (at PM 28.0 on State Highway 128) and collectively raised the sum of $150 to pay a teacher to operate it for three months. [8]

Demographics

The student population is 75% Hispanic, 23% White and 2% Other, with all students provided the opportunity to graduate biliterate and bilingual in English and Spanish. [9]

Schools

Anderson Valley Unified Schools
School Name Address School Type Course work Enrollment
Anderson Valley
Elementary
12300 Anderson Valley Way
Boonville, CA 95415
Primary K6th 276
Anderson Valley Junior/
Senior High School
18200 Mountain View Road
Boonville, CA 95415
Secondary 7th12th 226
Rancheria
Continuation
12300 Anderson Valley Way
Boonville, CA 95415
Continuation 9th12th 9
Anderson Valley
Adult
12300 Anderson Valley Way
Boonville, CA 95415
Adult
  • English Conversation
    (basic & intermediate)
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • GED
  • High School Equivalency
  • Spanish Literacy
  • Parent Education
N/R
Peachland
State Preschool
12300 Anderson Valley Way
Boonville, CA 95415
Preschool Early childhood education N/R
* N/R = Not reported

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Staff". Anderson Valley Unified. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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