Vineyard Alternative School is located at the Rundstrom Learning Center. It is an independent home study program for…More students in grades 1 -12. The elementary program is designed to help parents who wish to instruct their children at home. Meanwhile, the high school program provides students the opportunity to create individual programs to meet their own interests and learning style.</p> <p>Sheryl Howser is the school principal.</p> <p><i>Source: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District</i></p>

Christensen Middle School is named after Andrew N. Christensen, a longtime resident of the Livermore Valley who…More served 19 years on the Green School District Board of Trustees and 14 years on the Livermore Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees.</p> <p>The school was established as an elementary school in 1977, serving students, grades K - 5. It transitioned into a middle school shortly after the remodeling of the existing buildings and addition of new classrooms in 1991.</p> <p>Christensen Middle School's leadership program is popular among students, who serve on various committees to facilitate noon-time activities, encourage school spirit, recognize student achievements, host talent shows and school dances and celebrate students and staff.</p> <p>The campus can host more than 900 students, a capacity it has yet to reach, officials said. The school colors are blue and gold and the school mascot is a cougar. Christensen is one of 12 schools in the district to have an API score of 800 or more.</p> <p>Amy Robbins is the school principal.</p>

The Junction Avenue campus is newly renovated and reconfigured to include kindergarten through 8th grade. It serves…More 772 students and features three computer labs and a library with more than 20,000 books.</p> <p>The school has a Spanish and English Dual Immersion Program, which prepares students to become bilingual in the two languages by 5th grade. In addition, the campus features a parent center and science labs.</p> <p>The Junction Bulldog is the school mascot and the school's colors are purple and white.</p> <p>Jamal Fields is the school principal.</p>

Livermore High is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District. It…More opened in 1891 with E.H. Walker as teacher and principal in one of the rooms of the Livermore Grammar School. The class of 1894 was the first to graduate from then Livermore Union High School, which previously was located on the site of what is now a Livermore Area Parks and Recreation District facility.</p> <p>The school moved to its current location in 1930, starting with a new two-story building with 14 classrooms and an auditorium. The campus would see many additions over the years and now features classrooms in 15 different buildings and 28 portables. Darrel Avilla is the school principal.</p>

A California Distinguished School, the Joe Michell campus is a neighborhood school located at the center of a middle…More to lower middle class area in Livermore. It is one of 12 schools in the district to have an API score of 800 or higher.</p> <p>The school's neighborhood is home to a very diverse population. The school includes a significant Hispanic subgroup and many children on campus qualify for free and reduced lunch.</p> <p>Specialized programs on campus include Literacy Studio, Kid Connection, Instrumental Music, Running and Environmental Education. In addition, piano lessons are provided by the Oakland East Bay Symphony.</p> <p>The campus also has a strong after school enrichment program with classes on chess, art, Lego and robotics, African drumming, dance and cheerleading.</p> <p>The school, which uses an eagle as its mascot, was built in 1961. Its school colors are blue and white. Angela Ehrlich is the school principal.</p>

Sunset Elementary School was built in 1978. The campus went through a two-year remodeling that added four new…More buildings and restructured the entire play area. Construction was completed in 2007.</p> <p>It is one of two schools in the district to have an API score of 900 or more. The school was recognized with the California Distinguished School Award in 2008 and 1997.</p> <p>Kuljinder Sekhon is the school principal.</p> <p><i>Source: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District</i></p>

William Mendenhall Middle School, home of the Mustangs, serves 860 students in grades 6 - 8, on a campus built in…More 1967 in southwest Livermore. It is considered the largest middle school in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District.</p> <p>The campus boasts a strong music program, with an orchestra, band, choir and music/drama elective courses. It also has the only middle school wood shop  program in the district.</p> <p>The school colors are maroon and gold. Susan Sambuceti is the school principal.</p> <p><i>Source: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District</i></p>

Arroyo Seco Elementary is a California Distinguished School. It is one of 12 schools in the Livermore Valley Joint…More Unified School District to have an API score of 800 or higher.</p> <p>The campus opened its doors in 1971 as a kindergarten through third-grade school with six portable classrooms. In 1976, a permanent core building was added that includes a library, multipurpose room with a stage, offices and a staff room. The student body also expanded to grades 4 and 5 that year.</p> <p>In 2004, the school underwent major reconstruction that would expand the campus to 29 regular classrooms, one special day class, and a reading tutorial office. Stephan Bering is the school principal.</p>

The school completed an 18-month modernization project in December of 2007. All classrooms, the administration…More building, cafeteria, parent center and playground areas were updated, and a new building was added to replace old portables.</p> <p>Jamal Fields is the school principal.</p> <p><i>Source: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District</i></p>

Emma C. Smith Elementary is named after Livermore's first regular school teacher. The educator joined the staff of…More Livermore Grammar School in 1878, taught for 41 years and retired in 1919. This is one of two schools in the district to have an API score of 900 or higher. The school was originally built in 1965, and was completely renovated and rebuilt in 2004.</p> <p>The campus has special programs focused on special education, research, speech, adaptive physical education, occupational therapy, character education, after school science, art and Spanish, among other programs. Denise Nathanson is the school's principal.</p> <p><i>Source: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District</i></p>