Embracing our diversity to educate L.A.’s youth, ensure academic achievement and empower tomorrow’s leaders. We are L.A. Unified.
“I came to L.A. Unified to help do the work. I’m a product of public schools, and I wouldn’t be here today but for my great public education. I have committed myself to making sure children in our community have the same opportunities I was provided with. The best opportunity I was ever given was a great public education.”
-Superintendent Austin Beutner
Our District at a Glance
2nd
largest school district in the U.S. and the second-largest employer in L.A. County
60,000
employees, about the same as the Coca-Cola Company
1,323
schools and centers for student to enroll or apply
416
teachers who have become national board certified since 2014, tops in the U.S.
2,456
comprehensive arts programs for K-12 District-wide
50,000+
Advanced Placement tests taken per year in the District
59,000
miles District school buses travel each day, enough to circle the earth twice
870,000
breakfast, lunches, snacks and suppers served daily
- Van Nuys High School was announced today as one of 19 schools nationwide to receive a grant from the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation to foster excitement for learning in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
OurDistrict
- Students at Northridge Middle School and its Medical Health Careers Magnet are excited about the newly opened STEM/Health Careers Lab. Kids will learn about careers in robotics, forensics and biomedical engineering.
- Taft Charter High School students show school spirit before sunrise as part of Telemundo channel 52 ‘Yarda 50’ segment.
OurStaff
- Juan Amezcua, the District’s Exemplary Classified Employee of the Year, is a well-respected colleague and role model for the staff and students at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School.
- “I’ve known since I was a kid that this is what I wanted to do, because I saw the difference it made in kids’ lives. I wanted to be able make an impact like that.” - Samantha Pulliam, Teacher, Union Avenue Elementary School
- Paul Perez, music teacher at the Esteban Torres East Los Angeles Performing Arts Magnet High School, was recently honored by the Exploring the Arts Foundation co-founded by Tony Bennett & Susan Benedetto for his accomplishments and leadership.
- Students at Garfield High School were joined by law enforcement officers and others, in honoring the memory of 9-11 during a memorial event at the school.
- Thanks to the support of its community partners, Samuel Gompers Middle School serves as an oasis for students, with large outdoor spaces and a state-of-the-art fitness center and dance studio.
OurCommunities
- Celebrating Heroes for Zero, a program that challenges K-12 students to create plans to help make their schools “zero net energy ready.”
