Rowland Unified School District

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Rowland Unified School District
Address
1830 South Nogales Street
Rowland Heights
, California, 91748
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K–12 [1]
SuperintendentJulie Mitchell
Deputy superintendent(s)Alejandro Flores
School board
  • Erik Venegas
  • David Malkin
  • Agnes Gonzalez
  • Cary Chen
  • Kevin Hayakawa
Chair of the boardErik Venegas
NCES District ID 0633750 [1]
Students and staff
Students12,741 [1]
Teachers542.15 [1]
Staff758.94 [1]
Student–teacher ratio23.5 [1]
Other information
Website www.rowlandschools.org

Rowland Unified School District (RUSD) is a public pre-K-12 school district in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California. Its headquarters are in Rowland Heights, an unincorporated area in the county. Academic programs include honors, Advanced Placement (AP), Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), International Baccalaureate (IB), Career Pathways, Dual Immersion (Mandarin and Spanish), Music, Arts, and Athletics. [2] [3]

Contents

RUSD, with 23 schools and over 16,000 students (as of 2011), [4] serves Rowland Heights, small portions of the cities of Industry, La Puente, Walnut, and West Covina and the entire unincorporated community of South San Jose Hills. [5]

Schools

John A. Rowland High School Rowland High School.jpg
John A. Rowland High School

High schools

Adult school

Alternative schools

K–8 schools

Intermediate schools (Middle)

(7-8)

Primary schools (Elementary)

(K-6)

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Killian Elementary School

On each elementary school campus besides Oswalt, RUSD has preschool programs. [6]

Board of Education

The Rowland Unified School District Board of Education is composed of five members who are elected every four years and by geographical district. The plurality elections are held in November of even-numbered years.

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