Name of School / Grades

Tustin Unified School District

School-by-School Openings

Name of School / Grades	Year	Location	Acres	Origin of Name
Tustin High School 9-12	1921 Rebuilt 1956	1171 El Camino Real Tustin	29	Originally named Tustin Union High School because it served five elementary districts
Tustin Memorial Academy K-5	1956	12712 Browning Ave. North Tustin	9.35	Formerly Tustin Memorial School; named in memory of former Tustin students killed in WWII and Korea
Guin Foss ES K-5	1957 Closed 1978 Reopened 1997	18492 Vanderlip Ave. North Tustin	9.02	Originally Vanderlip Ave. School; renamed in memory of district nurse
Loma Vista ES K-5	1957	13822 Prospect Ave. North Tustin	10.94	Means "View of the Hills" in Spanish
Benjamin F. Beswick ES K-5	1958 Closed 1982 Reopened 1986	1362 Mitchell Ave. Tustin	9.5	Beswick was principal and superintendent, 1916-23
Columbus Tustin MS 6-8	1959	17952 Beneta Way Tustin	21.85	Tustin's founder
Barbara Benson ES K-5	1960 Closed 1978 Reopened 1992	12712 Elizabeth Way Tustin	10.63	Originally Sycamore School; renamed for trustee in 1992. (1967-92) (Barbara Benson 1919-2004)
Red Hill ES K-5	1962 Closed 1982 Rebuilt/Opened 2001	11911 Red Hill Ave. North Tustin	9.56	Street on which located and historical landmark
C.E. Utt MS 6-8	1962 Closed 1978 Reopened 1994	13601 Browning Ave. Tustin	20.64	Utt was a prominent Tustin pioneer
Marjorie Veeh ES K-5	1963	1701 San Juan St. Tustin	9.5	Originally San Juan School; renamed for former teacher, principal, associate superintendent, 1945-75. (Marjorie Veeh 1918-2007)
Foothill HS 9-12	1963	19251 Dodge Ave. North Tustin	37	Its location at the base of Lemon Heights and Cowan Heights
Helen Estock ES K-5	1964	14741 North B St. Tustin	12.47	Estock was an eighth grade history teacher, 1940-61.
Arroyo ES K-5	1965	11112 Coronel Rd. North Tustin	8.83	Its location nestled in the hills
C.C. Lambert ES K-5	1965 Closed 1978 Reopened 1996	1151 San Juan St. Tustin	10	Lambert was the original owner of the site
W.R. Nelson ES K-5	1965	14392 Browning Ave. Tustin	9.98	Nelson was superintendent of the elementary school district, (1946-66)
Hewes MS 6-8	1966	13232 Hewes Ave. North Tustin	20	Street name honored pioneer David Hewes, original owner of the property
Robert P. Heideman ES K-5	1969 Renovated 1991	15571 Williams St. Tustin	8.7	Heideman was a teacher and principal, 1956-67
Jeane Thorman ES K-5 A.G. Currie MS 6-8	1972	1402 Sycamore St. Tustin	35.33	Thorman was secretary to supt., 1945-65. Currie was principal, District Business Manager, 1954-74.
Hillview HS 9-12	1975	(Temporarily at Heritage School	10.2	Formerly Los Cerritos School; renamed Hillview in 1975 for its location; Los Cerritos means "The Hills" in Spanish
Tustin Ranch ES K-5	1995	12950 Robinson Dr. Tustin	10	First school built in the Tustin Ranch development
Peters Canyon ES K-5	1997	26740 Peters Cyn., Tustin	10	Located in the Tustin Ranch development
Pioneer MS 6-8	1999	2700 Pioneer Rd. Tustin	20	Located in the Tustin Ranch development
Ladera ES K-5	2001	2515 Rawlings Way Tustin	10	Means "Hillside" in Spanish; located in the Tustin Ranch development
Myford ES K-5	2001	3181 Trevino Dr. Irvine	9	Located in West Irvine near Myford Road
Hicks Canyon ES Grades K-4 (2012-13)	2004	3817 Viewpark Irvine	15	Name comes from the nearby regional park and nature trail. Hicks Canyon was named after James Coleman Hickey, a local stablekeeper who raised bees in the canyon area during the late 1800's.
Arnold O. Beckman HS 9-12	2004	3588 Bryan Ave. Irvine	40	Named for world-renowned inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
Orchard Hills School Grades 5-8 (2012-13 )	2010	11555 Culver Dr. Irvine		Located in the Orchard Hills development.
Heritage School K-5 (Opening TBD)		15400 Landsdowne Rd., Tustin		Located on the former Tustin Marine Base.

ES - Elementary School HS - High School MS - Middle School Updated: April 2013