Welcome to the Tustin Memorial Academy website. Whether you are a current TMA family seeking information or a new family investigating educational options, you are sure to find this new site user-friendly and informative. This website aims to offer a glimpse into some of the exciting advances that enhance the elementary school experience for our students. Be sure to check out the links that highlight our curriculum, student programs, and parent involvement. As the only elementary magnet school in the Tustin Unified School District, we are proud to offer two distinct programs: fundamental and GATE. The fundamental program for students in kindergarten through fifth grade places special emphasis on reading, writing and mathematics throughout the grade levels. We also offer a self-contained GATE (Gifted and Talented) program for students in first through fifth grade. GATE identified students in these grade levels are grouped together with teachers who have been specifically trained to extend and enhance the curriculum by infusing a greater depth and complexity.

   Another important component of our magnet designation is the contract that every family signs at the beginning of each school year. Students and families commit to behaving responsibly and respectfully, completing and turning in homework, following the uniform/dress code and volunteering at the school. This spirit of cooperation helps create a community that is teeming with students who exhibit scholarly attributes, parents who are willing to be involved in their child's education and a well-trained and knowledgeable staff and faculty.

   TMA's curriculum is based on the district standards and enhanced by a special emphasis on reading, writing and critical thinking across the grade levels. We are proud to boast continued outstanding STAR test scores, a recent 2005 API score of 927, up from 916 in the prior year.  (Click Here to compare our school to similar schools.) This is the second highest API score in the district.  Yet, even these test scores cannot indicate what makes our school special. It is the people: the families, the students, the staff and faculty that make this a place where families choose to send their children, choose to get involved, and choose to excel.

Cindy Agopian, Principal