C.C. Lambert Elementary School

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C.C. Lambert Elementary
Address
1151 San Juan Street

Tustin
,
California
97280

United States
Information
TypePublic elementary school
EstablishedOctober 7, 1965;59 years ago (1965-10-07)
School district Tustin Unified School District
Grades K–5
Gender Coeducational
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Gold
MascotThe Lion
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Feeder toUtt Middle School

C.C. Lambert Elementary School was an elementary school in Tustin, California. It was the first of four schools in the Tustin Unified School District to shut down. Before it shut down it was one of 18 elementary schools in the Tustin United School District. [1]

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Founded in 1965, it first shut down in 1978. It reopened in 1996, but shut down again in 2016. Lambert was presented two awards on its final year, and ended with a farewell ceremony indicating its closure.

History

C.C. Lambert Elementary School was named after Charles Calvin Lambert, a butcher from West Virginia. It was built on land previously owned by the butcher. [2]

Lambert first opened on October 7, 1965. Its first principal was John Veeh. [3] The school first closed in 1978, as a result of "declining enrollment".

In 1996, Lambert reopened and was refurbished. In November 2000, Lambert employees and parents of children started raising money for computers, books, and field trips via the Box Tops for Education program. [4] In 2015, it was announced Lambert would shut down again in 2016. A farewell ceremony, "A Tribute to the Heart of Lambert" was presented on May 17, 2016, presenting the history of Lambert. [5] Most students went to neighboring Helen Estock Elementary school. [1]

Academics

Enrollment

Student body composition in 2016
Race and ethnicityTotal
Hispanic 98.6%98.6
 
Asian 0.5%0.5
 
White 0.5%0.5
 
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5%0.5
 
SexTotal
Male50.5%50.5
 
Female49.5%49.5
 

For the 2015–16 year, Lambert had 426 students. A large majority of these (420 to be exact) were Hispanic and Latino, whilst there was two students of Asian, Pacific Islander, and White origin each. [6] Of gender, there were 211 female students and 215 males. [7]

Awards

Lambert was shown the California Blue Ribbon School and Title 1 Academic Achievement School awards on its final year. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Two Tustin schools will merge". Orange County Register. December 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Lambert, Nelson Schools to Have Cornerstones Laid by Masonic Lodge". The Tustin News . June 3, 1965. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "NEWS Photo". The Tustin News . October 7, 1965. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Lambert Students Saving Box Tops". The Tustin News . November 3, 2000. p. 17.
  5. ↑ Register, Marie Ekberg Padilla | Orange County (May 17, 2016). "Lambert Elementary celebrates school community". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ "ELSI - Elementary and Secondary Information System". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "C. C. Lambert Elementary". Elementary Schools.
  8. ↑ "Distinguished Schools - Tustin Unified School District". www.tustin.k12.ca.us. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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