Redlands Unified School District
school district in California
The Redlands Unified School District is a public school district in San Bernardino County, California. It includes the city of Redlands, and the majority of the city of Loma Linda, the unincorporated communities of Mentone, Crafton, and Forest Falls, as well as the eastern half of Highland and a small eastern portion of San Bernardino.
Total enrollment was 19,773 in 2024. The district has 16 elementary schools that serve kindergarten through fifth grade, four middle schools serving sixth through eighth grades. The district has three four-year high schools, one alternative high school and one charter high school.
District governance
Superintendent – Juan Cabral (since July 1, 2023).
Board of education
As of May 2026:
President – Michele Rendler - (Trustee Area 2) (first elected in 2019, term ends in 2026)
Vice President – Patty S. Holohan - (Trustee Area 1) (first elected in 2008, term ends in 2026)
Board Clerk – Melissa Ayala-Quintero - (Trustee Area 3) (first elected in 2020, term ends in 2026)
Member – Jeannette Wilson - (Trustee Area 4) (first elected in 2024, term ends in 2028)
Member – Candy Olson - (Trustee Area 5) (first elected in September 2024, term ends in 2028)
Board members are elected to serve four year terms with no term limits.
History
Early school houses
Early history of education in what is now Redlands was established by the local Estancia outpost of the San Gabriel Mission by Spanish missionaries in 1820. The Mission School taught local native tribes about agriculture, religion and Eurocentrism. The Van Leuven school, a private school was established in 1854 near the Estancia in the western area of now Redlands.
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