Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies

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The Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies or LACES is a public university preparatory secondary school located in West 18th Street, Los Angeles, California. A part of Local District 3 of LAUSD, LACES serves grades 6 through 12 under a traditional single track school calendar. LACES is consistently ranked highly by Newsweek Magazine for its rigorous courses and exceptional performance. Students at Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies are encouraged to take multiple Advanced Placement Courses. The school is located on the old Louis Pasteur Middle School site and boasts one of the highest API index ratings in LAUSD. LACES is a magnet school and buses in students from around Los Angeles. The students are allowed to take a variety of classes, including one extra period in which to take an elective class, for a total of seven classes per year. (Lending to the school's title as a "Center for Enriched Studies".) Average Class Size Grade 6: 31 Grade 7: 33 Grade 8: 31 Grade 9: 31 Grade 10: 31 Grade 11: 28 Grade 12: 30 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 181 Students per office/clerical staff: 271 Students per other classified staff: 125

Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Configuration Grade: 6-12 Year Opened 1979 School Type Public Principal Margaret Kim Location 5931 W 18th St, Los Angeles, Ca 90035 Students 1627 (approx.) Telephone 323-938-1620 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 Awards/Recognitions 10 Additional Trivia 11 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 10 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 826 (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

1977 - Still known as Center for Enriched Studies, the school was founded in September as the first magnet school in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

1977-78 - The school was housed in rented classroom space at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple with an enrollment of 450 students from grades 4 to 8. Unfortunately, the Temple building did not meet LAUSD earthquake safety standards.

1978-79 - The school was relocated to an unused building on the Hamilton High School campus. It also added the 9th grade.

1979-80 - The school moved once more to an abandoned Catholic school campus at Pico and Arlington in Midtown Los Angeles which the LAUSD purchased. The original classroom building at the Catholic school was demolished and classroom bungalows were installed.

1981-82 - LACES continued to add a grade level until reaching the 12 grade.

1982 - In June, LACES had their first batch of graduates. The school remained at the Pico and Arlington site until moving to its current site.

Map & Directions

1] Head northeast on Venice Blvd toward S La Cienega Blvd.

2] Turn left at South Fairfax Ave.

3] Turn left at West 18th St.

For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Margaret Kim - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 97%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
• Average teaching experience: 14 years
• Average teaching in district: 13 years
• First year teachers: 8%

Ethnic Diversity

30% White

29% African American

22% Hispanic/Latino

17% Asian

2% Filipino

<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

Famous Alumni List

• Christopher Cabaldon
• Quinn Cummings
• Patricia Arquette
• Leonardo Di Caprio
• Marques Houston
• Shane West
• David Arquette

Awards/Recognitions

1992 - In March, LACES was the only secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District to be named "Distinguished School" by the California State Department of Education.

1993 - In Spring, LACES won the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School designation by the U.S. Department of Education, again the only secondary school in the LAUSD to win this award.

1994 - In Fall, LACES was the top-ranked school in the district and far above the state average (rankings by California State Department of Education). Redbook Magazine also listed LACES as an exemplary school and awarded an Honorable Mention for "Overall Excellence".

1996 - Redbook named LACES as the "Best School in the State of California".

2003 - Ranked 10th in the nation, and number 1 in California among public schools. (Calculated by total number of Advanced Placement courses taken by the graduating class and dividing it by that class)

2005 - Newsweek rated LACES number 28 in the nation and number 3 in California.

Additional Trivia

The school colors are Blue and Gold. The school mascot is the LACES Unicorn. The sports motto is "Whose house?" "U house!". The school periodicals are LACES Untied - Newspaper; The Eyelit - Literary Magazine; and The Dispenser - Culture Magazine.

External Links

• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies LAUSD Profile Page
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Website
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Info
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies School Profile
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Honors/Awards
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Sked
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Clubs
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Staff List
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Teacher Info
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Statistics
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Rankings