Fillmore Unified School District

Fillmore Unified School District is a public school district in the city of Fillmore, in the Santa Clara River Valley and Ventura County, California.

Fillmore Unified School District
Address
627 Sespe Avenue
Fillmore
, California, 93016
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
NCES District ID0613800 [1]
Students and staff
Students3,626 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers164.86 (FTE)[1]
Staff241.54 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio21.99:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.fillmoreusd.org

In 1985 several area parents asked for English to be the sole language of instruction, including Mexican Americans, while the school district wanted most children in bilingual English-Spanish classes for fear of having Spanish speakers isolated from English speakers.[2]

Schools

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Secondary:

Primary:

  • Mountain Vista Elementary School
  • Piru Elementary School (Piru)
  • Rio Vista Elementary School
  • San Cayetano Elementary School

Other:

  • Fillmore Adult School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Fillmore Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "THE CONTROVERSY OVER BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; ONE LANGUAGE OR TWO?". The New York Times. 1985-11-10. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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