About Us

The Washington Unified School District serves an ethnically diverse and growing population of 7,135 students, with a staff of 419 certificated and 309 classified employees. The district currently operates eight elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and an alternative program. A new K-8 school will open in 2007, and the district will open a new state-of-the-art comprehensive high school in 2008. Two additional schools will be needed in the future to accommodate growth.

In addition to a quality K-12 educational program, the district offers a variety of additional educational opportunities to meet the needs of the student population, including a preschool program, children's center, latch-key program, a Cal-SAFE program for pregnant and parenting teens, English as a second language/bilingual education, special education, a GATE program, vocal and instrumental music, an AVID program, an opportunity program, adult education, and independent study.

The diverse student population is 40% Hispanic, 39% Caucasian, 9% Asian, 6% African-American, and 2% each American Indian/Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, and Filipino.