The Chino Valley Unified School District is a school district in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It serves the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, and the southwestern portion of Ontario, though originally it served only Chino when it was founded in 1860. It now encompasses and serves about 32,000 students from grades kindergarten up to 12th grade. CVUSD serves four high schools, five junior high schools, twenty-one elementary schools, one continuation school, an adult school, & one Charter school.
District government
Superintendent – Norm Enfield, Ed.D.
Board of education
As of July 2023: President – Sonja Shaw Vice President – Jonathan Monroe Clerk – Andrew Cruz Member – James Na Member – Donald L. Bridge
Schools
The CVUSD has always been recognized for its outstanding schools and programs. About half of the schools in the CVUSD have reached the state's API standard of 800.
The school year begins in August and ends on May every year.
High schools
Ruben S. Ayala High School, Chino Hills
Chino High School, Chino
Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills
Don Antonio Lugo High School, Chino
Alternative Schools
Adult School
Adult Education/Virtual School
Boys Republic High School, Chino Hills
Buena Vista, Chino
Chino Valley Learning Academy
Junior High Schools
Cal Aero Preserve Academy, Chino
Woodcrest JHS, Ontario
Canyon Hills JHS, Chino Hills
Robert O. Townsend JHS, Chino Hills
Ramona JHS, Chino
Magnolia JHS, Chino
Fundamental Schools
Anna A. Borba Fundamental (Elementary), Chino
Lyle S. Briggs Elementary/ Jr. High Fundamental, Chino
Closed Schools (after 2008-2009) El Rancho, Chino (used by Oxford Preparatory Academy Chino from 2010 to 2016. Now used Alliegence Steam Academy Thrive Chino Valley) Richard Gird, Chino Los Serranos, Chino Hills
Charter Schools
Alliegence Steam Academy Thrive Chino
Elementary schools
Cal Aero Preserve Academy, Chino
Butterfield Ranch, Chino Hills
Howard Cattle, Chino
Alicia Cortez, Chino
Country Springs, Chino Hills
Levi Dickey, Ontario
Doris Dickson, Chino
Eagle Canyon, Chino Hills
E.J. Marshall, Chino
Glenmeade, Chino Hills
Hidden Trails, Chino Hills
Liberty, Ontario
Gerald Litel, Chino Hills
Newman, Chino
Oak Ridge, Chino Hills
Edwin Rhodes, Chino
Rolling Ridge, Chino Hills
Walnut Avenue, Chino
Michael G. Wickman, Chino Hills
Chaparral, Chino Hills
Controversies
First Amendment issues
The Chino Valley Unified School District Board has been at the center of a number of controversies in recent years regarding issues of the First Amendment.
The CVUSD Board itself has also faced criticism for multiple years for having public prayers, Bible readings, and Christian proselytizing during its public meetings. The majority of Board members are members of either Calvary Chapel Chino Hills or other similar Christian conservative congregations in the district, and most regularly tout their religious beliefs during Board discussions. Despite numerous letters of complaint from various individuals and groups, the Board has either ignored these complaints or officially rejected to change their practices. The administration actively solicits local Christian pastors to lead Board invocations, and the Board regularly presents recognition awards to religious leaders who provide "support and prayers for the Chino Valley Unified School District".
In July 2010, the CVUSD approved a resolution to introduce "Bible as Literature and History" courses at its four high schools, based on a curricula provided by the local Calvary Chapel Chino Hills church and the textbook The Bible and its Influence, written by Christian Evangelical educational political activist Charles Stetson.