Nestled between the rugged eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada to the west and the White Mountains to the east, with the Sweetwater Range shadowing the district office, the Eastern Sierra Unified School District serves students from Coleville to Benton, 150 miles and numerous mountain summits and grades apart. Communities served by ESUSD include Topaz, Coleville, Walker, Bridgeport, Lee Vining, June Lake, Benton and Chalfant. The district makes every effort to serve the whole child, and works in cooperation with the
Mono County Office of Education
to make that happen. Though extremely rural, ESUSD strives to bring top notch staff and relevant and inspiring workshops, assemblies, and seminars to its students. Students of ESUSD have participated in opera performances, science festivals, techno-music productions, hip hop happenings, and Meet the Masters art classes. Academies inspire high school students towards specific goals: High Desert Academy in Benton focuses on Agriculture, while the Eastern Sierra Academy (ESA) engages in intensive college preparatory coursework. Coleville and Lee Vining High Schools are comprehensive high schools offering academic and vocational coursework, UC A-F classes, distance learning, and a full slate of small school sports teams.
All schools in the district and the district as a whole are meeting the AYP goals established by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). All K-12 classes are focused on California state standards; elementary school report cards are standards-based reports with detailed information for parents and students to show areas of strength and areas in need of improvement. Schools in ESUSD actively pursue interventions for each student to boost their skills and enhance learning.
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