About Us

Cloverdale Unified School District is located in the northernmost part of Sonoma County, 30 miles from Santa Rosa, serving approximately 1,400 students in a PK-12 comprehensive setting.  CUSD educates our community’s most vulnerable with sixty percent of our student population being designated as one of the following: English learners; meeting income or categorical eligibility requirements for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program; or are foster youth. Additionally, Cloverdale exceeds the county average in students qualifying for special education services with a total over 200 children.

The Cloverdale Unified School District engages, challenges, and nurtures students according to their individual needs; thus, students will:
- Develop a strong sense of respect and responsibility for themselves, each other, and the community.
- Expand their ability to think critically, communicate effectively, solve problems creatively, and collaborate within a team.
- Embrace the challenges placed in front of them with vigor and perseverance that exemplify their love of learning.

To this end, the Cloverdale Unified School District staff will:
- Create a safe environment conducive to learning where individual student differences are embraced and student strengths are emphasized.
- Design and implement an integrated, hands-on curriculum with strong science, arts, and technology components that connect student learning to real-world applications.
- Engage students in tailored, differentiated instruction that provides multiple avenues for students to gain and demonstrate mastery.
- Provide a variety of high quality clubs, athletics, and extracurricular activities.
- Embrace the challenges placed in front of them with vigor and perseverance that exemplify their love of learning.