Los Angeles City School District
The Los Angeles City School District was a school district that served Los Angeles, California, and some adjoining areas between 1870 and 1961.
History
The district was formed on May 2, 1870, with the same boundaries as the city of Los Angeles. In 1890 the Los Angeles City High School District was formed to serve high school students. The Los Angeles City School District and various other feeder elementary school districts served elementary and junior high students.[1]
The elementary school district annexed various elementary school districts during its existence. The annexations include:
- April 17, 1896: Harmony and Rosedale
- February 26, 1906: McKinley
- 1907
- January 22: Green Meadows and Sunnyside
- February 25: Gardena
- April 8: Howard and Moneta
- 1909
- August 7: Lincoln, Wilmington
- August 27: Dominguez
- November 8: Cahuenga
- August 7: Lincoln,
- 1910
- February 21: Hollywood
- February 28: Los Felis
- March 7: Coldwater-Lankershim and Laurel
- 1912
- February 1: Mt. Washington-Washington Park
- February 9: American and Annandale
- March 25: Belvedere
- July 8: Miramonte
- 1915
- June 1: Chatsworth Park, Pacoima, and Van Nuys
- June 22: Farmdale
- July 12: Morningside and San Fernando
- June 1: Chatsworth Park,
- 1917
- July 30: Cienega
- August 27: Vineland
- 1918
- March 11: National
- April 22: Hansen Height
- 1921
- August 8: Russell
- October 27: Sawtelle
- 1923
- May 17: Eagle Rock
- June 18: Hyde Park
- November 15: Graham
- May 4, 1925: Watts
- 1926
- August 23: Monte Vista and Venice City
- December 6: Bell and Maywood
- 1927
- May 18: San Antonio
- May 23: Playa del Rey
- December 19: Palomar
- January 23, 1928: Vernon City
- February 20, 1929: Tujunga
- August 31, 1931: Tweedy
- January 18, 1932: Huntington Park
The Palos Verdes Peninsula region was formerly in the Los Angeles city district. However that area seceded effective January 26, 1925, when the Palos Verdes School District was established.[2]
The elementary school district disappeared on July 1, 1961, when it became a unified school district, the
References
- ^ a b "LA City Schools Creation" (). Los Angeles Unified School District. February 7, 1998.
- ^ "Guide to the Collection of Materials Relating to Public Education on the Palos Verdes Peninsula 015". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ The Daily Breeze. Retrieved 2020-10-20. - The article states "Los Angeles Unified School District" but the Los Angeles schools were not yet unified into a single school district, as this happened in 1961.