Porterville Unified School District

Porterville Unified School District
Location
600 West Grand Avenue Porterville CA, 93257 Tulare County
District information
Established	1998
Superintendent	John SnavelyEd.D
Budget	$69.7M[1]
Students and staff
Students	19,500[2]
Other information
Website	www.porterville.k12.ca.us

Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district located in Porterville, Tulare County, California, and is composed of ten elementary schools, three middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, large adult school, and three alternative program sites. The high schools are accredited and provide academic programs that prepare students for university entrance. Other programs include music, art, agriculture, athletics, and vocational preparation.^[3]

History

1896

Porterville High School was set up in the east room of the second story of the Morton Street Elementary School and was financially supported by students coming from outside the Porterville School area who were charged a tuition fee to attend.

1910

Porterville High School was renamed to Porterville Union High School.

1924

Porterville Elementary District was consolidated, adding Worth Elementary School.

1925

Vandalia Elementary School added to the Porterville Elementary District.

1932

Miles Elementary School added to the Porterville Elementary District.

1928

June 15, 1928 a two-classroom addition was added to the Porterville Union High School for use as a junior college. The addition of a junior College did not change the extent of the district but admitted junior college students from Strathmore, Lindsay, Exeter, and Tulare high schools. This was paid for by the county, and the overhead costs for the students were chargeable to the districts.^[4]

1998

Porterville Unified School District created unifying the Porterville Elementary District (est.1862) and Porterville Union High School (est.1869).

2004

Strathmore High School District was merged into the Porterville Unified School District, and the Porterville Unified School District retained its name.^[2][5]

Schools

Elementary schools

• Belleview Elementary School*

• John J. Doyle Elementary School
• Los Robles Elementary School
• Monte Vista Elementary School
• Olive Street Elementary School
• Roche Avenue Elementary School
• Santa Fe Elementary School
• Vandalia Elementary School
• Westfield Elementary School
• West Putnam Elementary School

Middle schools

• Barlett Middle School
• Pioneer Middle School
• Sequoia Middle School

Comprehensive high schools

• Granite Hills High School
• Monache High School
• Porterville High School
• Strathmore High School

Continuation schools

• Citrus High School

Alternative program sites

• Harmony Magnet Academy
• Prospect Education Center
• Vine Street Community Day School
• Butterfield Charter High School

Large adult schools

• Porterville Adult School

References

1. "PUSD adopts 2011-2012 budget | budget, district, school". Recorderonline.com. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
2. http://www.porterville.k12.ca.us/PUSDHome/SuperintendentsMessage/tabid/537/Default.aspx
3. http://www.porterville.k12.ca.us
4. http://phs.portervilleschools.org/history_of_phs/1896/1896.htm
5. Stackhouse, Anita (2003-06-05). "Era may be over at Strathmore, school, strathmore, high - Local News". Recorderonline.com. Retrieved 2011-07-25.