Sunnyside Unified School District
Sunnyside Unified School District is a school district in Pima County, Arizona, USA. The district extends from Tucson south to Sahuarita and from Interstate 19 to Wilmot Road. It has one early learning center, one 2-8 school, 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and three high schools, with a certified teaching staff of 1,200 and a student body of 17,400.
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History
Sunnyside School District was established in 1921. Around 1927, Sunny Side School (now Sunnyside), a two-story brick building was constructed on the southwest corner of Valencia Road and Nogales Highway. The school held first through eighth grades in it and consisted of four classrooms and an auditorium. The school served the children of neighboring areas such as Emery Park, which was a poultry colony, just to the north of the educational facility.[1]
In 1951, the Sunnyside School District chose to desegregate its elementary schools to allow African American children to attend [2]
Schools
Early Childhood
Ocotillo Early Learning Center (Tucson)
Elementary schools
- Craycroft Elementary School (Hawks) (Littletown)
- Drexel Elementary School (Panthers) (Tucson)
- Elvira Elementary School (Eagles) (Elstone, Tucson)
- Esperanza Elementary School (Eagles) (Desert Shadows, Tucson)
- Gallego Basic Elementary School (Gatos) (Tucson International Gateway Center, Tucson)
- Liberty Elementary School (Rams) (Sunnyside, Tucson)
- Los Amigos Elementary School (Leopards) (Tucson)
- Los Niños Elementary School (Roadrunners) (Drexel-Alvernon)
- Los Ranchitos Elementary School (Mustangs) (Los Ranchitos, Tucson) (Closed 2014[3])
- Mission Manor Elementary School (Mustangs) (Sunnyside, Tucson)
- Rivera Elementary School (Raptors) (Cherry Avenue, Tucson)
- Santa Clara Elementary School (Bulldogs) (Elvira, Tucson)
- Summit View Elementary School (Mountain Lions) (Summit)
2-8 Schools
- Sierra 2-8 School (Tucson)
Middle schools
- Apollo Middle School (Eagles) (Valley View, Tucson)
- Challenger Middle School (Chargers) (Barrio Nopal, Tucson)
- Chaparral Middle School (Cougars) (unnamed, unincorporated Pima County) (Closed 2014[4])
- Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School (Rattlers) (Littletown)
High schools
- S.T.A.R. Academic Center (Arcadia, Tucson)
- Desert View High School (Jaguars) (Tucson)
- Sunnyside High School (Blue Devils) (Tucson)
References
- ↑ David Leighton, "Street Smarts: Tucson neighborhood originally was chicken colony," Arizona Daily Star, Dec. 7, 2015
- ↑ David Leighton, The History of the Hughes Missile Plant In Tucson, 1947-1960, Private Publication, 2015 (Pg.8)
- ↑ http://tucson.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/sunnyside-board-oks-closing-los-ranchitos-chaparral-schools/article_d131da61-cc84-59fb-a5db-d8eab66faf6b.html
- ↑ http://tucson.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/sunnyside-board-oks-closing-los-ranchitos-chaparral-schools/article_d131da61-cc84-59fb-a5db-d8eab66faf6b.html
