Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) is a

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based in

Coronado Coronado may refer to: People * Coronado (surname) Coronado is a Spanish surname derived from the village of Cornado, near A Coruña, Galicia. People with the name * Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510–1554), Spanish explorer often referred t ...

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. It includes one high school, one middle school, and two elementary schools as well as several specialized and unconventional schools. It is governed by a five-member elected board. CUSD includes Coronado High School, Coronado Middle School, Silver Strand Elementary, and Village Elementary.

Coronado School of the Arts Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) is a school-within-a-school in Coronado, California. It is located on the campus of Coronado High School. The school currently enrolls 155 students, of which nearly 70% comes from outside Coronado. CoSA is lar ...

, a nationally recognized public school-within-a-school (conservatory), resides on the high school campus. Crown Preschool, a fee-based school, operates as an inclusion model for some of our special needs children. The CUSD boundaries include almost all of the City of Coronado and small sections of the city limits of San Diego. There are approximately 4500 students of K-12 age living in Coronado; 3100 currently attend the Coronado public schools. There are several preschools, some home schools, and two private Christian schools. The boundary includes

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (NAB Coronado) is a US naval installation in San Diego, California. The base, situated on Silver Strand between San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, is a major United States Navy shore command, supporting over 30 t ...

and

Naval Air Station North Island Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island , at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in San Diego, California, is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy – Naval Base Coronado (N ...

Services

The Brian Bent Memorial Aquatic Complex (BBMAC) is managed by CUSD which coordinates student and community activities and rents out aquatic services to swimmers and water polo teams from around the world.

Controversy

On June 19, 2021, the high school basketball team competed against

Orange Glen High School Orange Glen High School (OGHS) is one of the five public high schools in the Escondido Union School District in Escondido, California. It was established in 1962. The school earned the California Distinguished School Award in 2007. In the 2 ...

in a regional championship game. Following the game, at least two Coronado High School students hurled tortillas at members of their predominantly Latino opponents. The District's board unanimously voted to fire high school head basketball coach J. D. Laaperi following the incident. The board issued a formal apology on August 19.

Schools

* Coronado High School, 9-12 *

(CoSA), 9-12 *Palm Academy-Alternative High School *Coronado Middle School, 6-8 *Silver Strand Elementary School, K-5 *Coronado Village Elementary School, K-5 *Crown Preschool *Coronado Adult Education and ROP

References

External links

Official Site
{{Authority control Coronado, California School districts in San Diego County, California