Middle School: 8:30am to 2:05pm
27-799: Elementary School: 8:00am to 2:23pm Legacy Magnet Academy Middle School: 8:30am to 2:55pm Tustin Unified School District was created from the 1972 voter-approved unification of the Tustin Elementary School District and the Tustin Union High School District. It is located in Tustin , a city in Orange County, California . Its district territory comprises Tustin, the unincorporated community of North Tustin , and parts of
54-572: A part of Irvine , which was formerly known as Rancho Lomas de Santiago and was titled to one of the Yorbas. Juan Pablo Grijalva, a Spanish soldier who traveled to Alta California with the De Anza expedition , was the original petitioner for the lands that became known as the "Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana". He died before the grant was approved and the lands went to his son-in-law, José Antonio Yorba and his grandson, Juan Pablo Peralta. On July 1, 1810,
81-511: A variety of local cities: There is one school that serves grades 6-12: Legacy Magnet Academy. This school has 4 main focuses, simplified through the acronym TIDE: Technology, Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship. In addition to serving children, the Tustin Unified School District serves education to adults (18 years of age or older) and offers services such as: In 2013, the Tustin Unified School District, under
108-585: Is in the 37th Senate District , represented by Democrat Dave Min and in the 73rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris . In the United States House of Representatives , Tustin is in California's 40th congressional district , represented by Republican Young Kim . Primary and secondary education in Tustin and surrounding unincorporated areas
135-658: Is located in the city of Tustin. The Tustin Police Department is the local law enforcement agency of the city. The department's jurisdiction includes the entire 11.12 square miles (29 km ) of the city of Tustin, as well as the Tustin Legacy development. Founded in 1928, the Tustin Police Department started with one officer, John Stanton, as "street superintendent", which changed to "chief of police" two months later. Chief Stanton
162-632: Is overseen by the Tustin Unified School District . Tustin High School is a California Distinguished School , as is Foothill High School . Arnold O. Beckman High School is in the Best High Schools according to U.S. News & World Report . Tustin High School is also well-known regionally for its strong Model United Nations program. Springfield College, a non-profit, private, higher education institute,
189-721: The Mexican Cession of California to the United States following the Mexican–American War , the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, and the grant was patented to Bernardo, Teodoro and Ramón Yorba in 1883. In 1854,
216-487: The National Register of Historic Places and ASCE List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks . The north hangar burned down in 2023. Suburban growth after the war resulted in increased population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land, including the former Marine Corps Air Station , and development of orchards and farmland into housing tracts and shopping centers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,
243-480: The Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana . After the Mexican–American War , Alta California became part of the United States and American settlers arrived in this area. Columbus Tustin, a carriage maker from Northern California, founded the city in 1868 on 1,300 acres (5.3 km ) of land from the former Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana . The city was incorporated in 1927 with a population of about 900. The townsite
270-679: The unincorporated community of North Tustin . On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement in Alta California , New Spain . In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted 62,500 acres (253 km ) to José Antonio Yorba , which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's great rancho included the lands where the cities and communities of Olive , Orange , Villa Park , Santa Ana , Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho including
297-667: The City Council as council members. Local politics in the late 1990s and early 2000s were dominated by the 1997 closure of the local Marine Corps Air Station and plans for the subsequent commercial development of the land, including an unsuccessful bid by neighboring Santa Ana to build a school on the land, part of which is within Santa Ana Unified School District's territory. In the California State Legislature , Tustin
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#1732791751482324-514: The Measure S taxation of local residents, adopted a technology program for all of its schools. Elementary and middle schools received Apple iPads and Chromebooks. In their high schools, a Lenovo laptop and Chromebook system were introduced to the students. In 2019, the district opted to update their technology program by signing with Apple for its Elementary and middle schools, and switched to Microsoft's Surface Pro for their high schools. Additionally,
351-747: The Mexican government after Mexican independence in 1821. The lands encroached upon the village of Puhú , shared by the Tongva , Acjachemen , Payómkawichum , and Serrano , that had been established long before the arrival of the Spanish. In 1832, the village people were massacred after a raid of American and Mexican fur trappers led by William Wolfskill . José Antonio Yorba built an elaborate adobe hacienda, El Refugio (the Refuge), located near present-day First and Sullivan Streets in western Santa Ana . With
378-579: The Yorba family sold Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana to José Antonio Andrés Sepúlveda . Sepúlveda later lost the land due to bankruptcy caused by fighting to uphold his land claims in court. In 1869, William Spurgeon and Ward Bradford purchased 74.27 acres (0.3006 km ) of the ranch to form the city of Santa Ana . It became the seat of government for the County in 1889. The ranch further disintegrated with purchases by James Irvine , and James McFadden who built
405-477: The cities of Irvine and Santa Ana . It has 18 elementary schools , five middle schools , four high schools , one K-8 school, and one adult school . In the 1800s, Columbus Tustin bought 839 acres (3.40 km) of land to found the city of Tustin. In 1872, he built a schoolhouse and donated to the community, founding what was then called the Sycamore School District. In 1889, the district
432-412: The city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.7 km ). It is bordered by Irvine on the south and east, Orange and the unincorporated community North Tustin on the north, and Santa Ana on the west. The city is sometimes referred to as "The City of Trees". Sycamores and oaks , native to the area, grew in abundance at the time of the founding of the city, and city founder Columbus Tustin
459-621: The federal poverty line. According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Tustin City Council is composed of five members elected at large; the mayorship rotates among the council members and is primarily a ceremonial role. Mayor Allan Bernstein was elected to the Tustin City Council in 2012. In 2019, Letitia Clark was chosen to serve as mayor pro tem , Charles E. "Chuck" Puckett, Barry Cooper and Austin Lumbard are also on
486-541: The land later named Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana was granted to José Antonio Yorba and his nephew Pablo Peralta by Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga on behalf of the Spanish Government . This was the only land grant in present-day Orange County given under Spanish Rule which were rare during this time. This was only two and a half months before the start of the war for Mexican Independence (1810–1821) . The surrounding land grants or ranchos were granted by
513-417: The occupied units, 12,813 (50.8%) were owner-occupied and 12,390 (49.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 36,783 people (48.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38,237 people (50.6%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 census, Tustin had a median household income of $ 74,011, with 12.2% of the population living below
540-635: The population) lived in households, 340 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 180 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 25,203 households, of which 10,465 (41.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12,969 (51.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,494 (13.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,472 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,568 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 193 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 5,178 households (20.5%) were one person and 1,403 (5.6%) had someone living alone who
567-509: The school also signed with Adobe to allow students to receive Adobe Cloud programs such as: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. These programs are free to all students in the district. Tustin Tustin is a city located in Orange County, California , United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area . In 2020, Tustin had a population of 80,276. The city does not include
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#1732791751482594-575: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98. There were 17,935 families (71.2% of households) and the average family size was 3.46. The age distribution was 20,212 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 6,856 (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 25,033 (33.1%) aged 25 to 44, 17,006 (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,433 (8.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of 2,389.2 per square mile (922.5/km ). Of
621-643: Was a 63,414-acre (256.63 km ) Spanish land concession in present-day Orange County, California , given by Spanish Alta California Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1810 to Jose Antonio Yorba and his nephew Pablo Peralta. The grant extended eastward from the Santa Ana River to the Santa Ana Mountains , with a length of more than 22 miles (35 km). The lands encompass present-day Santa Ana , Orange , Villa Park , Anaheim Hills , El Modena , Tustin , Costa Mesa , and
648-499: Was bordered by Camino Real on the south, Newport Avenue on the east, 1st Street on the north, and Route 43, now known as the Costa Mesa Freeway , on the west. During World War II , a Navy anti-submarine airship base (later to become a Marine Corps helicopter station) was established on unincorporated land south of the city; the two dirigible hangars are among the largest wooden structures ever built and are listed on
675-1971: Was renamed the Tustin School District. In 1922, Tustin Union High School opened separately, finally merging with the Tustin School district in 1972 to create the Tustin Unified School District. In 2003 the Orange Unified School District gave territory to Tustin USD. There are currently 14 elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District: Arroyo Elementary School, Barbara Benson Elementary School, Benjamin Beswick Elementary School, Helen Estock Elementary School, Guin Foss Elementary School, Robert Heideman Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, Hicks Canyon Elementary School, Ladera Elementary School, Loma Vista Elementary School, Myford Elementary School, W.R. Nelson Elementary School, Peters Canyon Elementary School, Red Hill Elementary School (Tustin), Tustin Memorial Academy, Tustin Ranch Elementary School. There are 3 current K-8 schools: Orchard Hills School, Sycamore Magnet School (TK-8) The District has 4 Middle Schools: Columbus Tustin Middle School, Hewes Middle School, Pioneer Middle School, C.E. Utt Middle School, & Legacy Magnet Academy (6-12). The District has 4 high schools which serves
702-680: Was responsible for planting many more along the streets of the city. Tustin has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ). The 2020 United States census reported that Tustin had a population of 79,430. The population density was 6,816.7 per square mile (2,631.9/km ). The racial makeup was 39,729 (52.6%) White (34.8% Non-Hispanic White), 1,722 (2.3%) African American, 442 (0.6%) Native American, 15,299 (20.3%) Asian, 268 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 14,499 (19.2%) from other races, and 3,581 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 30,024 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (39.7%). The census reported that 75,020 people (99.3% of
729-483: Was the only Tustin officer until 1942. At the time of his appointment, there were no police headquarters or stations, and he took calls from his home. The Tustin Police Department had roughly three officers in 1948, twenty years after its founding. Fire protection in Tustin is provided by the Orange County Fire Authority . Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
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