This is a list of closed secondary schools in California.
There was a noticeable increase in closures starting about 1979, [1] [2] [3] the year following the passage of Proposition 13. A change in funding changed the financial situation for these school districts. [4] Schools were also closed for other reasons, including declining enrollments at the end of the Baby Boom, long term property ownership, population shift (older residents are less likely to produce new students), and white flight. [5] [6] Each of these local decisions were taken by individual school boards (or entities who operated private schools); many of those attributions are discussed in the linked articles.
Certain events, such as closure, can result in the discontinuation of a school's name. In some cases, the same location has been reopened with a similar name.
This is a list of schools which have changed locations, resulting in closure or reuse of the old campus.
School | Location | Date closed | Date reopened |
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Branham High School | San Jose | 1991 | reopened 1999 |
Edgewood High School | West Covina | 1988 | reopened associated to Edgewood Middle School in 2010; first graduating class was in 2014 |
Juan Cabrillo Middle School | Santa Clara | 1982 | reopened 1992 [45] |
Lawndale High School | Lawndale | 1981 | reopened 1997 [46] |
Palos Verdes High School | Palos Verdes | 1991 | reopened 2002 |
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