Poway Unified School District
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Poway Unified School District is a school district
located in Poway, California
. The District operates 25 elementary schools (K-5), six middle schools (6-8), four comprehensive high schools (9-12), and one continuation high school. Twenty-one of its schools are located in the city of San Diego; eleven others in the city of Poway. The District serves approximately 33,000 students and is the third largest school district in San Diego County.
With state funding from the State of California already at its maximum, and the schools still being underfunded for renovation, the school district decided to borrow the money. The voters approved the $198 million Proposition U bond measure. The money will fund renovation, repairs, and construction at 24 existing schools within the school district. Aging classrooms will be renovated, plumbing and electrical systems will be upgraded, and new permanent classrooms will be constructed to relieve current overcrowding.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
located in Poway, California
Poway, California
Poway is a city in San Diego County, California. Originally an unincorporated community in San Diego County, Poway officially became a city in December 1980. Even though Poway lies geographically in the middle of San Diego County, most consider its relative location as north county inland...
. The District operates 25 elementary schools (K-5), six middle schools (6-8), four comprehensive high schools (9-12), and one continuation high school. Twenty-one of its schools are located in the city of San Diego; eleven others in the city of Poway. The District serves approximately 33,000 students and is the third largest school district in San Diego County.
High schools
- Abraxas High School (Eagles)
- Del Norte High School (Nighthawks)Del Norte High School (San Diego, California)Del Norte High School is a secondary school located in 4S Ranch, a community of San Diego, California in the United States. It is part of the Poway Unified School District. The campus has finished construction, and it covers of land....
- Mt. Carmel High School (Sundevils)
- Poway High School (Titans)Poway High SchoolPoway High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in the city of Poway, California. Established in 1961, it serves ninth through twelfth grade students from the communities of Poway and Rancho Bernardo. The school mascot is the Titan...
- Rancho Bernardo High School (Broncos)Rancho Bernardo High SchoolRancho Bernardo High School, or RBHS, is a public high school in the Poway Unified School District of San Diego County, California. Rancho Bernardo High School opened in September 1990 as the district's third high school. There are approximately 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12, and...
- Westview High School (Wolverines)Westview High School (San Diego)Westview High School is a public secondary school located in Torrey Highlands, a community of San Diego, California in the United States. It is part of the Poway Unified School District....
Middle schools
- Bernardo Heights Middle School (Bobcats)
- Black Mountain Middle School (Raiders)Black Mountain Middle SchoolBlack Mountain Middle School , a National Blue Ribbon School in 1991 and 2000, and a California Distinguished School in 1999, 1994, and 1992, is a school in the Poway Unified School District and is located in Rancho Peñasquitos...
- Meadowbrook Middle School (Mustangs)
- Mesa Verde Middle School (Eagles)Mesa Verde Middle School (Rancho Peñasquitos)-Feeders and Location:Mesa Verde Middle School is located in the northern part of San Diego, just west of Interstate 15 and about east of Interstate 5. To the south is California State Route 56. There are four elementary "feeder schools" of Mesa Verde: Canyon View Elementary School, Deer Canyon...
- Twin Peaks Middle School (Rams)
- Oak Valley Middle School (Falcons)
Elementary schools
- Adobe Bluffs Elementary School (Aztecs)
- Canyon View Elementary School (Coyotes)
- Chaparral Elementary School (Hawks)
- Creekside Elementary School (Geckos)
- Deer Canyon Elementary School (Bucks)
- Del Sur Elementary School (Explorers)
- Garden Road Elementary School (Eagles)
- Highland Ranch Elementary School (Stallions)
- Los Peñasquitos Elementary School (Hawks)
- Midland Elementary School (Rattlesnakes)
- Monterey Ridge Elementary School (Monarchs)
- Morning Creek Elementary School (Colts)
- Painted Rock Elementary School (Panthers)
- Park Village Elementary School (Penguins)Park Village Elementary SchoolPark Village Elementary School, often abbreviated PVES, is located at 7930 Park Village Road in Rancho Penasquitos, California. It is part of the Poway Unified School District. Its principal is Ricardo Cecena.-Demographics:...
- Pomerado Elementary School (Wildcats)
- Rolling Hills Elementary School (Pumas)
- Shoal Creek Elementary School (Otters)
- Stone Ranch Elementary School (Trailblazers)
- Sundance Elementary School (Wildcats)
- Sunset Hills Elementary School (Seagulls)
- Tierra Bonita Elementary School (Cheetahs)
- Turtleback Elementary School (Terrapins)
- Valley Elementary School (Tigers)
- Westwood Elementary School (Roadrunners)
- Willow Grove Elementary School (Grizzlies)
School Construction and Renovation
Schools built for 500 children had as many as 700 children attending. Poway High School, built to hold 1,500 students, had 3,100 students in attendance in the 2004-2005 school year. The oldest school building in the district was built in 1949. Many of the other school district's buildings were constructed in the mid 1970s and were nearly 30 years old. Much of the initial wiring, plumbing, mechanical systems, and structures remained as they were.With state funding from the State of California already at its maximum, and the schools still being underfunded for renovation, the school district decided to borrow the money. The voters approved the $198 million Proposition U bond measure. The money will fund renovation, repairs, and construction at 24 existing schools within the school district. Aging classrooms will be renovated, plumbing and electrical systems will be upgraded, and new permanent classrooms will be constructed to relieve current overcrowding.