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Esparto School District
Esparto Unified School District is a school district in Esparto, California Esparto (Spanish for " Halfah grass") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento– Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,108 at the 2 .... The district comprises Madison High School, Esparto High School, Esparto Middle School and Esparto Elementary School. References External links * School districts in Yolo County, California {{California-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esparto, California
Esparto (Spanish for " Halfah grass") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento– Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,108 at the 2010 census. History Vaca Valley Railroad officials gave the name Esperanza ("hope" in Spanish) to their new townsite in 1888, but when the post office was established in 1890 the name had to be changed because there was already an Esperanza in Tulare County. The name Esparto was chosen as the new name, and it means "feather grass" (Stipa tenacissima) in Spanish. In 1888 Esparto was laid with track from the Vaca Valley Railroad (later consolidated into the Southern Pacific Railroad) that trailed to Rumsey. In 1893, Yolo County's second high school was established in the town of Esparto, Esparto High School, but a building for it was not built until 1918. The Vaca Valley Railroad began in 1937 to remove track from Rumsey to Esparto, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
