Francis Polytechnic Senior High

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"Victory With Honor" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School is a public high school located in Roscoe Boulevard, Sun Valley, California. The school is part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and serves grades 9 through 12. The school's name is made of two parts: "Poly" meaning many, and "technic" meaning arts. It opened back in the early 1900's but opened to its new site in 1956. Francis follows a three-track school calendar. The school mascot is a parrot named Joe Poly. The blue and gold parrot constitutes the official school seal. This emblem represents the spirit of the student body - the books the Poly Parrot carries represent the school's pursuit for academic excellence. Despite its name, Polytechnic is a comprehensive high school. It offers a Magnet program for those willing to attend college in the near future. Its main pride is its Vocal Ensemble group, to which they pride in with Poly spirit. Average Class Size Grade 9: 28 Grade 10: 33 Grade 11: 31 Grade 12: 29 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 80 Students per office/clerical staff: 227 Students per other classified staff: 170

John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Configuration Grade: 9-12 Year Opened 1956 School Type Public Principal Janis Fries Martinez Location 12431 Roscoe Blvd, Sun Valley, Ca 91352 Students 4773 (approx.) Telephone 818-767-4860 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Famous Alumni List 9 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 2 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 602 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

Early 1900's - Francis Polytechnic High School opened at its original campus in downtown LA on Washington and Grand Streets.

1956 - Francis Polytechnic High School was moved to its present location. The school mascot is a parrot named Joe Poly.

2006 - Both the Arleta High School and Panorama High School opened to relieve Polytechnic of its overcrowding.

Map & Directions

1] Head southeast on Arleta Ave toward Kagel Canyon St.

2] Turn left at Roscoe Blvd.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Janis Fries Martinez - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 88%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 5%
• Average teaching experience: 9 years
• Average teaching in district: 9 years
• First year teachers: 12%

Ethnic Diversity

89% Hispanic/Latino

3% White

3% Filipino

2% Asian

2% African American

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

<1% Pacific Islander

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Sun Valley is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.

It is bordered by Burbank in the east, Shadow Hills on the north, Panorama City in the west, Pacoima to the northwest, and North Hollywood in the south. The district is served by the Golden State and Hollywood freeways. Major thoroughfares include San Fernando Road, Laurel Canyon and Roscoe Boulevards, and Vineland and Tujunga Avenues.

Most of the stone, gravel, and sand used in construction in Los Angeles between the 1920s and the 1970s came from quarries in Sun Valley. Although these are mostly closed (with many of them having become landfill pits), Sun Valley is still predominantly industrial, although it has some 1960s-vintage residential districts. As is the case with most of the eastern San Fernando Valley, the area's population is largely working-class and Latino.

Located at the base of the Verdugo Mountains, Sun Valley is notably prone to flash floods, and one such flood in early 2005 destroyed much of Tujunga Avenue.

Famous Alumni List

• Gail Goodrich, Basketball player - attended Poly and won a city championship. He later went on to play for UCLA and the Los Angeles Lakers both with which he won championships.

External Links

• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School LAUSD Profile Page
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Website
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Calendar
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Administration
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Academic Departments
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Mission/Vision
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Faculty
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Statistics
• John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Rankings