View Park Preparatory High School
| View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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5701 Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles, California 90043 | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′25″N 118°19′53″W / 33.9903°N 118.3313°WCoordinates: 33°59′25″N 118°19′53″W / 33.9903°N 118.3313°W |
| Information | |
| Type | College preparatory charter school |
| Motto | "Fight the fight, with View Park Knights" |
| Established | 2003 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Hurshel Williams |
| Faculty | 18 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 404 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Black |
| Athletics | Football, Rugby, Basketball, Golf, Baseball |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Website | |
View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School (known informally as View Park Prep) is a secondary school located in South Los Angeles, California.
The school first opened in 2003 and currently enrolls about 400 students. The school is a part of the Inner City Education Foundation.
History
View Park Preparatory High School opened in 2003. The school draws students from several African-American neighborhoods, including Baldwin Hills and View Park-Windsor Hills for which it got its name. The school's student body began with students from wealthier African-American communities. Most of the students who attended View Park Preparatory lived near this area of Los Angeles.
Background
View Park Preparatory High School is a college preparatory high school in Los Angeles, California, serving students in the more affluent African-American neighborhoods. The school first opened its doors in 2003, following the high demand for a new high school in the community that can cater to African American and Latin American students, offering them a college preparatory environment and preparing them for college. The school followed the establishment of elementary and middle schools, which opened in 1999 and 2002, respectively.[1] By 2008 it was reported that the school had some 6,000 students on its waiting list and that its students were scoring far above the students at the neighboring non-charter public schools on California's Academic Performance Index.[2]
The school is apart of the Inner City Education Foundation, and was the sister school to both Frederick Douglass Academy and Lou Dantzler Preparatory Schools. View Park Preparatory High School's mission is to insure that all students achieve and excel academically in higher education. The school is well known for its small preparatory school environment as well as it's athletics. The school houses three athletic programs including football, basketball and rugby. In 2015, the school was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show recognizing their athletics department.
The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is a public charter school authorized by Los Angeles Unified School District. In 2015, the school was featured on "The Black List", as one of the "Eight Excellent High Schools For African Americans". The demographics of the campus include 95% of the students being African American with the remaining 5% Latin American. Many of the students come from the affluent View Park Estates neighborhood as well as the surrounding community of South Los Angeles, California.
98% of View Park Preparatory graduates have completed coursework for admittance in both University of California and California State University systems. The school also has a 100% graduation rate with 99% of students attending a four-year university upon graduation.
References
- ↑ Massie Ritsch, "Not Fancy, But a Prep School All the Same", Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2002.
- ↑ "Disappearing Students", Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2008.