Sulphur Springs School District

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Sulphur Springs School District
Address
27000 Weyerhaeuser Way
Canyon Country
, California, 91351
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–6[1]
Established1872
NCES District ID0638220 [1]
Students and staff
Students5,188 (2021–2022)[1]
Teachers204.60 (FTE)[1]
Staff236.76 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio25.36:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.sssd.k12.ca.us

The Sulphur Springs School District is an elementary school district in Los Angeles County, California. It serves the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley, including most of Canyon Country. As of 2023, the district has 9 elementary schools.

The district's headquarters are located off Via Princessa in Canyon Country, near the Via Princessa Metrolink station.

History[edit]

19th century[edit]

In 1872, Martha Mitchell began teaching her children and their neighbors children inside the Mitchell Family Adobe in what is now the Vista Canyon neighborhood of Canyon Country. In 1874, the group moved from their single room adobe classroom to a room within the Lang family's Sulphur Springs Hotel. By 1879, there were enough school children enrolled to form a school district, which was named after the mineral hot springs the hotel was built beside.[2]

A purpose-built single room classroom was constructed in 1886, which became known as Sulphur Springs Community School.[2]

20th century[edit]

In 1982, Valley View Elementary School was transferred from the Saugus Union School District to Sulphur Springs School District and renamed Valley View Community School.[3]

In 1991, Honby Elementary School, opened in 1963 as a part of Saugus Union School District, was transferred to Sulphur Springs School District and renamed Canyon Springs Community School.[4]

Schools[edit]

Sulphur Springs Community School, April 2023

All SSSD schools are within Santa Clarita city limits, except for Mint Canyon Community School, which is in an unincorporated area.[5] Schools within the Sulphur Springs School District refer to themselves as "community schools," unlike schools in the Saugus and Newhall school districts which refer to themselves as "elementary schools."

Sulphur Springs School District elementary schools
School Address Founded Enrollment (2022–23)[6]
Canyon Springs Community School 19059 Vicci Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 1963 523
Fair Oaks Ranch Community School 26933 Silverbell Lane, Santa Clarita, CA 91387 2002 892
Golden Oak Community School 25201 Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, CA 91387 2008 535
Leona Cox Community School 18643 Oakmoor Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 1964 425
Mint Canyon Community School 16400 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, CA 91351 1963 506
Mitchell Community School 16821 Goodvale Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91387 1969 566
Pinetree Community School 29156 Lotusgarden Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91387 1988 600
Sulphur Springs Community School 16628 Lost Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91387 1872 595
Valley View Community School 19414 Sierra Estates Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91321 1972 568

Closed schools[edit]

  • Soledad Canyon School - opened in 1966 and closed in 1991. Students were transferred to the recently acquired Canyon Springs Community School.[3]

Student demographics[edit]

As of the 2022-23 school year, 5,210 students were enrolled in Sulphur Springs District schools. 57.7% of students were Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% were non-Hispanic white, 6.1% were Filipino, 5.9% were African American, 4.9% were multiracial, 3.9% were Asian American, 0.3% were Indigenous American, and 0.1% were Pacific Islander.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Sulphur Springs Union". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. ^ a b SCVNews.com, Leon Worden (2022-10-23). "Big Crowd Celebrates 150 Years of Schooling in Canyon Country". SCVNews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ^ a b "SSUSD 150th - History of Sulphur Springs". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. ^ "SCVHistory.com | Saugus | Saugus (Elementary) School, 1938 Version". scvhistory.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  5. ^ "Completed Annexations". City of Santa Clarita. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  6. ^ a b "2022-23 Enrollment by Ethnicity". California Department of Education. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

External links[edit]

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