Lompoc Unified School District

Across LUSD elementary schools, teachers use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to engage students with exceptional abilities or who have advanced skills in challenging learning that addresses their unique needs. UDL includes a variety of teaching strategies that focus on making learning accessible, meaningful, and relevant to every student based on their unique strengths and needs.

LUSD offers honors classes for middle school students in English, Social Studies, science, and math. Eligible students receive an accelerated academic core curriculum for English, social studies, mathematics, and science. The honors program is designed to provide accelerated instruction to students who demonstrate a need for advanced skill development. Students enrolled in honors are expected to maintain a grade of 80% or higher in their core classes.

Honors courses are offered at LUSD in Cabrillo High School and Lompoc High School. Honors courses offer advanced students accelerated and rigorous academic learning experiences. These classes are also open to students who are interested in enrolling in higher academic level courses. Enrollment in honors classes is based upon multiple measures of academic success and/or student interest. To count toward A-G requirements, students must earn a grade of C or higher.

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college-level, academically rigorous courses. They are offered at LUSD's two comprehensive high schools: Cabrillo High School and Lompoc High School. With AP courses, students earn a weighted GPA. Students may receive college credit for successfully receiving an appropriate score on an AP test. This is determined by the college/university AP policy. Course enrollment is not a prerequisite for participation in an AP test.

Students have an opportunity to earn college credit by enrolling in concurrent college courses during their high school years, earning both high school and college credit. To count toward A-G requirements, students must earn a grade of “C” or above. LUSD partners with Allan Hancock and Taft College and offers concurrent courses at Cabrillo and Lompoc High Schools.