Culver City Unified School District

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Culver City Unified School District
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CCUSD district administration building, 4034 Irving Place
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United States
District information
Type Public
GradesPre K-12

Culver City Unified School District, abbreviated CCUSD, is a school district located in Culver City, California that serves approximately 6,500 pupils in a variety of schools.

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The Culver City Unified School District primarily consists of five K-5 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. It also includes an alternative high school, an independent study school, an adult school and a preschool program.

The interim district superintendent is Steven Keller. [1]

One elementary school, El Marino Language School, has both a Spanish and Japanese language immersion program. It is a blue-ribbon school in the US, with top students coming from it every year. Unlike the other four elementary schools in the district, El Marino does not have a neighborhood attendance area. Instead, admission is based on a lottery system in compliance with the California Education Code. [2]

The district includes Culver City and a portion of Los Angeles, California

Schools

Online school

Preschool

Elementary schools

Middle school

High schools

Adult school

Former Superintendents

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References

  1. .org Culver City Unified School District web site
  2. El Marino Language School web site
  3. Observer, Culver City. "Leslie Lockhart Named New School Superintendent". Culver City Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. "Culver City school board hires new superintendent - Wave Newspapers". Wave Newspapers. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  5. Observer, Culver City. "Culver City Unified Chooses Joshua Arnold As New Superintendent". Culver City Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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