Awards and Achievements 2022-2023

Awards and Achievements

What a Difference a Year Makes…ESUSD Significant Accomplishments 2022-2023                  

El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD)

  • Successfully ranked 19 out of roughly 1000 school districts in California on Niche 2023 ratings, as one of the Best School Districts in California.

    • Overall Niche Grade of A+

  • Successfully earned the highest rating of Strong Foundation on the District Readiness Index in all categories, which included Family and Community Engagement, Financial Management, Leadership and Governance, School Personnel, and Work Environment.

  • Successfully hosted more than 350 education professionals by hosting the League of Innovative Schools in Fall 2022.

  • Successfully earned strong CAASPP results as evident by the California Dashboard which reports the District’s English Language Arts achievement as Very High and Mathematics as High.

  • Successfully completed construction  and dedication of the new gymnasium at El Segundo Middle School, which is the first new building constructed in ESUSD in twenty years.

  • Successfully broke ground with construction underway on the Richmond Street School Classroom Building project.

  • Successfully broke ground on the El Segundo High School Band and Community-based Instruction Building and held a topping ceremony.

  • Successfully welcomed two new Board members.

  • Successfully conducted a district-wide comprehensive safety assessment with Actus Consulting, facilitated community engagement meetings and the Board took action to accept and adopt the security recommendations for the 2023-24 school year.

  • Successfully sold Series C of the Measure ES General Obligation Bond.

Center Street School:

  • Successfully earned the PLTW Distinguished School Award.

Richmond Street School:

  • Successfully earned the 2023 California Distinguished School Award and the PLTW Distinguished School Award.

El Segundo Middle School:

  • Successfully earned the 2023 California Schools to Watch Award.

  • Successfully re-established Middle School Intermural Program.

El Segundo High School:

  • Successfully remained in the top 3% in California and the United States on the U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools. This ranking has improved 2% points from 2019!

    • Business Pathway students earned national recognition in the High School of Business competencies.

    • Engineering Pathway students earned first place in two major competitions.

    • Biomedical Pathway continued elite partnership with UCLA Anesthesiologists being one of only three high schools in Los Angeles County.

    • Robotics Team earned the right to compete at the state level for the first time.

    • Arts Pathway students continued to earn recognition at outside competitions and festivals.

    • Boys’ Volleyball Team won CIF Southern California Regional Championship.

Personnel:

  • Kimberlie Linz was recognized as the Association of California School Administrators Business Services Administrator of the Year for the State.

  • Marisa Janicek was recognized with an Innovation Impact Award from Subject.

  • Dr. Melissa Moore was recognized with an Innovation Impact Award from Subject.