Orange Unified School District (OUSD) is a public school district headquartered in Orange, California. Orange USD serves the cities of Orange and Villa Park, the unincorporated land of Silverado, and parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and an unpopulated area of Yorba Linda. Its student enrollment during the 2004–2005 school year was 31,600. History The Orange Unified School District was formed in 1953, when citizens in the City of Orange voted to form a school district, which combined five elementary districts with one high school district. In 2003, Orange USD gave territory to the Tustin Unified School District. District Schools The district operates 29 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, a continuation high school, a K-8 math and science magnet school and two special schools. Nineteen of its forty-two schools have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools. Three of its high schools are consistently listed among Newsweek's 1,000 Best Public High Schools in America. Some elementary and middle schools within the district also continue to achieve above average standardized test scores and national distinctions, while others are state designated Underperforming Schools under the No Child Left Behind Act's sanctions. Generally, its highest performing schools are in the Anaheim Hills area where all schools have been named California Distinguished Schools and constantly rank among the best schools in the county, while schools in the City of Orange tend to have lower standardized test scores. High schools Canyon High School El Modena High School Orange High School Villa Park High School Middle schools Cerro Villa Middle School El Rancho Charter School Portola Middle School Santiago Prep Charter Academy Yorba Middle School McPherson Magnet School Elementary schools Anaheim Hills Elementary School California Elementary School Crescent Elementary Cambridge Elementary School Canyon Rim Elementary School Chapman Hills Elementary School Crescent (formerly Peralta) Intermediate School Crescent Primary School Esplanade Elementary School Fairhaven Elementary School Fletcher Elementary School Handy Elementary School Imperial Elementary School Jordan Elementary School La Veta Elementary School Lampson Elementary School Linda Vista Elementary School McPherson Magnet School Nohl Canyon Elementary School Olive Elementary School Palmyra Elementary School Panorama Elementary School Prospect Elementary School Running Springs Elementary School Serrano Elementary School Sycamore Elementary School Taft Elementary School Villa Park Elementary School West Orange Elementary School Special schools Canyon Hills School Parkside School Richland High School Board of Education Trustee Area 1 Andrea Yamasaki Trustee Area 2 John Ortega, Vice President Trustee Area 3