The Piedmont Unified School District (PUSD) comprises the seven schools in the city of Piedmont, California, United States.
Schools
edit- Egbert W. Beach Elementary School: the school was established in 1913. It was the city's second elementary school and it preceded the building of Piedmont High School in 1921.[1] The school was named in honor of Egbert W. Beach, the first man from Piedmont to die in World War I.[2]
- Frank C. Havens Elementary School: originally built in 1908, a year after the establishment of Piedmont as a city. The city's first elementary school, it originally went by the name the Piedmont (Bonita Avenue) School. The name was changed when the building was entirely rebuilt in the 1950s.[3] The school is named after lawyer and real estate developer Frank C. Havens.[4]
- Millennium High School
- Piedmont Adult School
- Piedmont High School
- Piedmont Middle School
- Wildwood Elementary School
Academics
editIn 2005, the average API score of the district was 920, 18 points higher than the previous year.[5]
References
edit- ^ "A Brief History of the City of Piedmont". City of Piedmont. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "In Memory". Veterans of the First Engineer Combat Battalion. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ "Frank C. Havens Elementary School". Historical Photo Archive. City of Piedmont. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "A Brief History of the City of Piedmont". City of Piedmont. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "Local Educational Agency (LEA) Report". 2004-05 Academic Performance Index (API) Growth Report. California Department of Education. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
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