Armona Union Elementary School District is a school district which serves Armona

Armona, California

Armona is a census-designated place in Kings County, California, United States. Armona is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 239 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,156 at the 2010 census...

, California

California

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 and outlying rural areas as well as a portion of southwest Hanford

Hanford, California

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. Armona is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 consisting of 3,239 people in the 2000 Census, with approximately 35.4% of the population under the age of 18.

Structure

The District is headed by Superintendent Steve Bogan and the elected School Board. The District operates four schools: Armona Elementary, Parkview Middle School, Crossroads Charter Academy, and Crossroads Trade Tech Academy.

Armona Elementary

Armona Elementary School was founded in 1952 and serves the district's students from Kindergarten

Kindergarten

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 to Fourth Grade

Fourth grade

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. It is currently headed by Principal Shawn Beck.. The school has a faculty of approximately 30 full and part time teachers.

Parkview Middle School

Parkview Middle School serves the district's students from Fifth Grade

Fifth grade

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 to Eighth Grade

Eighth grade

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. It is currently headed by Principal Xavier Pina. . The school has a faculty of approximately 20 full and part time teachers. After eighth grade, students in the district attend Sierra Pacific High School or Hanford West High School. for Ninth Grade

Ninth grade

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 through Twelfth Grade

Twelfth grade

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Crossroads Charter Academy

Crossroads Charter Academy was founded in 2003 and is currently headed by Principal Laurie Blue. It has a staff of two full time teachers and 28 part time teachers. The school is a Virtual Independent Study program serving Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade. As of 2011 it has two hundred students.
Crossroads Trade Tech Academy is a hybrid school which means students attend daily for three hours a day and then do independent study to complete work not finished during the school day. Trade Tech has a vocus on career education and currently has an emphasis on construction. As of May 2011, there are 75 students attending Trade Tech.