Loma Ridge Elementary School will be the District’s 24th elementary school and is expected to open August 2019.  This state-of-the-art education facility will serve the Portola Springs neighborhood in north Irvine. 

Jeffrey Trail Middle School Science Olympiad team is the first-ever Orange County middle school and first IUSD school to win state and to compete at nationals. 

Nine Irvine Unified School District educators were honored for making a difference in students’ lives through arts education at the 2018 Orange County Music and Arts Educators Awards this month.

Irvine High School’s jazz bands proved once again that they are among the best in the west at the 56th annual Reno Jazz Festival at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Fourteen IUSD student projects placed and Northwood High Senior Nitya Parthasarathy was named the “California Science & Engineering Fair Student of the Year.”

IUSD students had a powerhouse performance at the recent state National History Day competition with seven of the eight Orange County entries going to the National History Day national competition this June. 

Irvine High School’s Archana Jain has been named one of six Orange County Teacher of the Year Finalist by the Orange County Department of Education. 

To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, students showcased extracurricular activities, awards, and leadership positions; demonstrated outstanding academic performance; and earned high SAT® scores.

For the sixth consecutive year, IUSD has been named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation.

Brywood Elementary, Deerfield Elementary, Plaza Vista School, and Turtle Rock Elementary have been named 2018 California Distinguished Schools.  This designation is the state’s top honor for schools.