District Profile

Redlands Unified School District Profile

Redlands Unified School District’s fifteen elementary schools serve kindergarten through fifth grade. Throughout the school district, class sizes have been reduced to a twenty-to-one student-teacher ratio in grades K-3.

Four middle schools—Beattie, Cope, Clement and Moore—serve grades six, seven and eight. Grades nine through twelve are served by two comprehensive high schools: Redlands High School, and Redlands East Valley High School.

An alternative high school setting is offered at Orangewood High School.
The Redlands Independent Study (RISE) Program and the Home Education Learning Program (HELP) are also on the Orangewood campus.

Plans are underway for a much-needed third comprehensive high school, Citrus Valley High School, on the northwest corner of Texas and Pioneer in Redlands. Also on the drawing board are an elementary school, New Mission Elementary, and a middle school, Barton Middle School, to be built in the Loma Linda area.

RUSD is in its final year of modernizing older schools throughout the district, thanks to a district-wide general obligation bond measure. Ten of fourteen school modernizations have been completed. Through Measure R, matching funds were available for the modernization program and the future construction of Citrus Valley High School.

Redlands Unified School District encompasses 147 square miles and serves the communities of Redlands, Loma Linda, Mentone, Forest Falls, and portions of San Bernardino and Highland.

Current enrollment in grades K-12 is 21,170.

The ethnicity of the student population is:

0.7%    American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.3%    Asian
  0.5%    Pacific Islander
2.8%    Filipino
35.5%    Hispanic
7.6%    African American
40.8%    Caucasian
4.8%    Multi

The district serves 2,140 English-language learners. Forty-two separate languages comprise the home languages of these students.

The RUSD Child Nutrition Services Department serves approximately 6,994 hot lunches every day; 69% of these are provided to children from low- income families at no charge.

About 5,300 students ride school buses every day. The school bus fleet drives an average of 4,500 miles per day throughout the district.

Approximately 1,890 students participate in the district’s Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE).

Beyond K-12 - The RUSD Adult School offers a variety of courses to enhance your knowledge–whether pursuing a high school diploma, learning English, increasing job skills, or just for fun! Over 4,600 students are enrolled in the Adult School programs throughout the district. For more information or to receive the current class schedule, call 748-6930. The Adult School office is at 7 West Delaware Avenue in Redlands (just north of the RUSD office).

Registration - Students who arrive during the school year are registered immediately at school. New enrollees must present proof of residence and health records. New and transferring students should contact the new school for registration and scheduling information and other requirements. At some elementary schools, in cases where a grade level is full, a new student may need to be transferred to another campus until the following school year or until space becomes available at the child's home school. Transportation is provided for this type of transfer.

School Boundaries - Attendance area maps are available on the RUSD web site at www.redlands.k12.ca.us (under School Information:School Boundaries) or through the Facility and Community Services Office at 748-6730. Please call to check on a specific address or to verify a school assignment. Boundaries are subject to change from year to year as enrollment growth occurs.

Transfers - Parents may apply for intra-district transfers for students to attend any school within the district. The district open enrollment period is January 15 to February 15 of each year, during which time parents may apply for a transfer. Transfers are granted based on the availability of space at the school requested. If more requests are received for a school than space available, transfers shall be determined by lottery. If granted, the school requested becomes the new home school. Parents are responsible for providing transportation, and the students must maintain good attendance, grades and school conduct. For more information, call Business Services at 748-6741.