Mission:

The La Verne Heights Elementary School community will work together to:

Encourage and model a lifelong love of learning

Develop individual potential and self-worth in order to become successful, contributing

members of society

Instill and develop social, emotional, and physical well-being

Develop and model mutual support, respect, and responsibility

Develop connections between life experiences and the curriculum

Nurture, appreciate, and celebrate diversity

Foster creativity, problem-solving, independent and collaborative thinking

Create a technologically enriched environment

Provide a safe, attractive, dynamic and enjoyable atmosphere for learning

We will fulfill this mission through continuing efforts, utilizing educational resources, community support, and effective school practices.

History:

La Verne Heights is the oldest school in the Bonita Unified School District. It first opened in 1875 with 8 students. It was located at the mouth of San Dimas Canyon. In 1883 the school was moved a short distance away. Two years later, in 1885, a large one-room schoolhouse was erected on Baseline Road on the site of the present school. In 1899 another room was added to the schoolhouse and a second teacher was hired. We now had two classes and two teachers. In 1903 a new two-story building was erected on the same site at a cost of approximately $12,000. The second floor was used as a high school for three years until Bonita High School could be built. If you notice, the new school (1903) has a bell tower. The bell is still in a bell tower at the end of our auditorium and we still carry on the tradition of having each 5th grade student ring the bell on the last day of school each year. Today we have 19 classrooms and approximately 480 students