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Tropical Storm Hilary school closures include LAUSD, Pasadena Unified School District: LIST

Classes are canceled in districts throughout L.A., Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Scroll down for the full list.
By and Alex Meier
Monday, August 21, 2023
Closing schools created a hardship for some parents, though some said even though Tropical Storm Hilary wasn't as strong as expected, they understand the move to keep students at home.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With tropical storm warnings in effect for more than 42 million people in Southern California, Hilary is causing many disruptions in the Greater Los Angeles area, including school closures.

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The Los Angeles Unified School District -- the nation's second-largest school district serving nearly 565,000 students -- will be closed Monday because of the storm.

"Our inability to survey buildings, our inability to determine access to schools makes it nearly impossible for us to open,'' LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said during a Sunday afternoon news conference.

But Carvalho said the district's schools are expected to reopen tomorrow on a normal schedule. He says assessments of LAUSD campuses are still being conducted, but so far, two dozen campuses have no phone or internet service, and at least one campus experienced a minor mudslide. He says the storm has also limited access to some schools and district facilities in the Sun Valley area.

Tropical Storm Hilary brings major flooding to Palm Springs and Coachella Valley


Here is a list of school districts canceling classes Monday. This list will continue to be updated as announcements are made.
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Los Angeles County


  • Antelope Valley Union High School District
  • Castaic Union School District
  • Claremont Unified School District
  • Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union School District
  • Inglewood Unified School District
  • Keppel Union School District
  • Lancaster School District
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Marymount High School
  • Newhall School District
  • Palmdale School District
  • Paramount Unified School District
  • Pasadena Unified School District
  • Rosemead School District
  • Saugus Union School District
  • Sulphur Springs Union School District
  • Westside Union School District
  • William S. Hart Union High School District
  • Wilsona School District


Orange County


  • Anaheim Union High School District
  • Anaheim Elementary School District
  • Mater Dei HighSchool in Santa Ana


San Bernardino County


  • Adelanto Elementary School District
  • Apple Valley Unified School District
  • Barstow Unified School District
  • Bear Valley Unified School District
  • Colton Joint Unified School District
  • Fontana Unified School District
  • Helendale School District
  • Hesperia Unified School District
  • Morongo Unified School District
  • Redlands Unified School District
  • Rim Of The World Unified School District
  • Rialto Unified School District
  • Silver Valley Unified School District
  • Snowline Joint Unified School District
  • Victor Elementary School District
  • Victor Valley Union High School District
  • Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District

A person pushes a cart on a flooded street as Tropical Storm Hilary heads north near Palm Springs, California, on Aug. 20, 2023.none
A person in rain gear looks through the sand at the beach in Carlsbad, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.none
Surfer Adrian Zimmerman is pulled with rope attached to a bike as he skims with a board on a fully soaked lawn under heavy rain at Cannon Park in Carlsbad, Calif., Aug. 20, 2023.none
Cars sit submerged in floodwaters on the Golden State Freeway as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on Aug. 20, 2023, in Sun Valley, California.none
An aerial image shows mud along roadways following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Rancho Mirage, California, on August 21, 2023.none
Workers set up a sign near a flooded intersection as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on Aug. 20, 2023, in San Bernardino, California.none
The Garbage Boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach did its job overnight, collecting debris flowing down the river from tropical storm Hilary in Long Beach on Aug. 21, 2023.none
A mailbox stands on a flooded residential street in Palmdale, Calif., as a tropical storm moves into the area, Aug. 20, 2023.none
Joseph Wolensky stands in the street with a sign that says "You call this a storm?" on Aug. 20, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif.none
A person sits with umbrellas while watching surfers at Venice Beach on Aug. 20, 2023, in Los Angeles.none
The Los Angeles River swells with rushing water near Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 20, 2023.none
Maura Taura talks on a cell phone outside her home next to a downed tree after Tropical Storm Hilary went through, on Aug. 21, 2023, in Sun Valley, Calif.none
A broken umbrella protrudes from a trash barrel as pedestrians walk down Hollywood Boulevard during Tropical Storm Hilary, Aug. 20, 2023, in Los Angeles.none
A child plays in the rain, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Los Angeles.none
Vehicles cross over a flood control basin that has almost reached the street, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif.none
Members of Cal Fire Pilot Rock 6 crew clear mud off the side of the road in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary on Aug. 21, 2023, in Yucaipa, Calif.none
Dorian Padilla stands near his car as he waits for a tow after it got stuck in the mud on a street as another vehicle goes by on Aug. 21, 2023, in Cathedral City, Calif.none
A vehicle makes its way through a flooded street in a suburban area of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles as a tropical storm moves into the area on Aug. 20, 2023.none
A plow clears debris along a flooded Sierra Highway in Palmdale, Calif., as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area on Aug. 20, 2023.none
A woman walks her dog past a eucalyptus tree that fell on a house Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif.none
A toppled tree from the tropical storm covers a car in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2023.none
Mud and water flow through a crack off the side of the road in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary on Aug. 21, 2023, in Yucaipa, Calif.none
A eucalyptus tree that fell on a house is seen on Aug. 21, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif.none

Riverside County


  • Beaumont Unified School District
  • Coachella Valley Unified School District
  • Desert Sands Unified School District
  • Norco Elementary School
  • Palm Springs Unified School Districts


Colleges and universities


  • Cal State Fullerton: In-person classes canceled, but online classes will be held as usual
  • Cal State Long Beach: Virtual operations Monday, with in-person classes beginning as scheduled Tuesday
  • The University of Southern California: Normal operations with classes for the fall semester starting Monday as scheduled


Schools planning to open Monday


  • ABC Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Alhambra Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Arcadia Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Azusa Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Baldwin Park Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Bellflower Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Beverly Hills Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Burbank Unified School District

  • Centinela Valley Union High School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Charter Oak Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Compton Unified School District(Los Angeles County)

  • Covina-Valley Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Downey Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Duarte Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • East Whittier City School District (Los Angeles County)

  • El Rancho Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

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  • Glendale Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Glendora Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Little Lake City School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Los Nietos School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Lowell Joint School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Lynwood Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Monrovia Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Montebello Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Mountain View School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Pomona Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Redondo Beach Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Rowland Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • San Gabriel Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • San Marino Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • South Pasadena Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • South Whittier School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Walnut Valley Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • West Covina Unified School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Whittier Union High School District (Los Angeles County)

  • Brea Olinda Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Capistrano Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Centralia Elementary School District (Orange County)

  • Fullerton School District (Orange County)

  • Fullerton Joint Union High School District (Orange County)

  • Garden Grove Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Los Alamitos Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Newport-Mesa Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Orange Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Saddleback Valley Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Santa Ana Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Savanna School District (Orange County)

  • Tustin Unified School District (Orange County)

  • Chaffey Joint Union High School District (San Bernardino County)

  • Chino Valley Unified School District (San Bernardino County)

  • Etiwanda School District (San Bernardino County)

  • Lucerne Valley Unified School District (San Bernardino County)

  • Ontario-Montclair School District (San Bernardino County)

  • San Bernardino County Unified School District (San Bernardino County)

  • Alvord Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Banning Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Hemet Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Jurupa Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Lake Elsinore Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Menifee Union School District (Riverside County)

  • Moreno Valley Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Murrieta Valley Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Nuview Union Elementary School District (Riverside County)

  • Palo Verde Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Perris Elementary School District (Riverside County)

  • Perris Union High School District (Riverside County)

  • Riverside Unified School District (Riverside County)

  • Romoland Elementary School District (Riverside County)

  • Temecula Valley Unified School District (Riverside County)


City News Service contributed to this report.
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