View Park Preparatory High School

View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School (known informally as View Park Prep) is a college preparatory high school in South region of Los Angeles, California, United States.

View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School
Location
5701 Crenshaw Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90043, United States
Coordinates33.9903°N 118.3313°W / 33.9903; -118.3313
Information
TypeCollege preparatory charter school
Motto"Fight the fight, with View Park Knights"
EstablishedOctober 2003
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalCharles Lemle
Faculty53
Grades9-12
Enrollment654 (2015-16)[1]
Color(s)         Cardinal and Black
AthleticsRugby, Golf, Baseball ,Football, Basketball
MascotKnights
Website

The school first opened in 2003 and currently enrolls about 700 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 affluent 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.[2]

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 for the 2003–2004 school year, following the high demand for a new high school in the community that can cater to African American, Latin American and other students, offering them a college preparatory environment and preparing them for college and careers. The school followed the establishment of elementary and middle schools, which opened in 1999 and 2002, respectively.[3] 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.[4]

The school is a part 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 ensure that all students achieve and excel academically in higher education.

Athletics

The school is well known for its small preparatory school environment as well as its athletics. The school houses three athletic programs including football, basketball and rugby.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

In 2015, the school was featured on the comedy talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, recognizing their athletics and academics 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.

Metro Rail

The under construction Hyde Park light rail station will serve the charter school in 2019.[5]

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References
  1. "View Park Preparatory Accelerated High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  2. KOHLI, SONALI (October 3, 2019). "Nipsey Hussle was killed next to a school. His death still haunts students". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. Massie Ritsch, "Not Fancy, But a Prep School All the Same", Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2002.
  4. "Disappearing Students", Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2008.
  5. "Crenshaw/LAX Line renderings". www.metro.net. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
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