Article: Tucker, MacArthur to merge

LONG BEACH - Tucker Elementary in Los Altos will merge with MacArthur Elementary in Lakewood next school year in an effort to save money and improve efficiency during a time of declining enrollment, Long Beach Unified School District officials said Friday.

This fall, Tucker's nearly 400 students will join about 430 students at MacArthur, which is a 3.8-mile drive away.

The LBUSD expects to save about $1 million by using Tucker this fall as space for offices and programs now located in leased facilities, said district spokesman Chris Eftychiou.

The merger is made possible by the decline in district enrollment over the last few years, mostly at the elementary level, he said.

The district's ...

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