La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools is a high-performing elementary school district located just east of San Diego. The District is committed to high student performance embedded in a culture of quality and continuous improvement. We embrace diversity. Collaboration is valued among all stakeholder groups and the interest-based process is used as the core for problem-solving. The District covers 26 square miles and serves 12,330 pupils (not including preschool) with 16 elementary schools (grades K-6), one middle school (grades 7-8), one literacy academy (grades K-3), and three specialty academies (grades 4-8). The District employs just over 2,000 people with an annual general fund budget of approximately $130 million.