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 (K-6) 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.

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.

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.

• Beardslee Dual Immersion Academy
• Maxwell International Baccalaureate Academy
• Royal Oaks STEAM Academy
• Valley View Academy of Technology and Creative Learning (K-6)

• Duarte High School
• Mount Olive Innovation & Technology High School (Alternative Education)

• Andres Duarte Preschool
• Beardslee Elementary
• Maxwell Academy

• Andres Duarte Preschool

• Mt. Olive Continuation High School

The district previously operated Northview Intermediate School and Andres Duarte Elementary School. In 2016, the school district administration began to consider closing schools.^[1]

List of school districts in Los Angeles County, California

• Duarte Unified School District Web Site