Duarte Unified School District

The Duarte Unified School District is a school district located in Duarte, California. The district serves students from Duarte, Bradbury and the unincorporated southern portions of Duarte and Monrovia. The district is relatively small, containing only 1 elementary school, 3 K-8 schools, 1 comprehensive high school and 1 continuation high school. The population of students served in the district is socio-economically diverse, and culturally rich.

Governance

Superintendent's Office

The current superintendent for the Duarte Unified School District is Ms. Nadia Hillman who became superintendent in July 2024. She replaced Dr. Gordon Amerson who took a superintendent job in Riverside County.

Board of education

The current members of the Board of Education are:

Reyna Diaz
Cecilia Carroll
Tom Reyes
Dr. James Finlay
Kenneth Bell

The Board of Education members are elected at-large and to a four-year term. The elections are held on a first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years along with the Los Angeles County, California state and federal general elections starting with the 2018 election.

Schools

Elementary and Middle (TK-8)

Beardslee Dual Immersion Academy
Maxwell International Baccalaureate Academy
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy
Valley View Academy of Technology and Creative Learning

High (9-12)

Duarte High School
Mount Olive Innovation & Technology High School

Head Start & State Preschool (4-year olds)

Andres Duarte Preschool
Beardslee Elementary
Maxwell Academy

State Preschool (3-year olds)

Andres Duarte Preschool

Alternative Education

Mt. Olive Continuation High School

Former schools

The district previously operated Northview Intermediate School and Andres Duarte Elementary School. In 2016, the school district administration began to consider closing schools.