Manual Arts Senior High
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Manual Arts Senior High School is a public secondary school located in South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The school, which spans grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Manual Arts falls into Local District 7 of the LAUSD. The school is located at 4131 South Vermont Avenue, between 41st Street and 42nd Street. The school's mascot is the Toiler and the school newspaper is called the Toiler Times. When it was founded, Manual Arts was a vocational high school. As of 2006, it teaches a traditional curriculum. Several Los Angeles neighborhoods, including University Park and portions of Jefferson Park, are zoned to MAHS. The student body, which has approximately 4113 enrolled, is predominantly Hispanic/Latino and African-American. Other race ethnicities present are White, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 511 (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
1910 - Manual Arts High School was established in the middle of bean fields, one-half mile from the nearest bus stop and is recognized as the third school in Los Angeles, California after Los Angeles High School and L.A. Polytechnic High School, and is the oldest high school still on its original site in the Los Angeles Unified School District. After 3 sems in an abandoned grammar school building, Manual Arts High School was opened on Vermont Avenue.
1933 - After the earthquake, the entire campus was rebuilt, constituting the present Manual Arts High School campus.
1995 - "The Arts" became a Pacific Bell Education First Demonstration Site joining thirteen other demonstration sites in California.
1996 - The school was named a California Distinguished School.
1998 - Manual Arts was officially granted Digital High School status.
2005 - Manual Arts was relieved by the opening of Santee Education Complex
2005-06 - School year opened with wall-to-wall small learning communities (SLCs), three on each track totaling nine SLCs.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.008656" lon="-118.291565" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.00825, -118.291561, 4131 S Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] Head southwest on Coliseum Drive South toward South Park Dr.
2] Turn right at West Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
3] Turn left at South Vermont Ave.
For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Edward Trimis - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 87%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 8%
- Average teaching experience: 11 years
- Average teaching in district: 11 years
- First year teachers: 10%
Ethnic Diversity
- 81% Hispanic/Latino
- 18% African American
- <1% White
- <1% Asian
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Famous Alumni List
External Links
- Manual Arts Senior High School LAUSD Profile Page
- Manual Arts Senior High School Website
- Manual Arts Senior High School Events
- Manual Arts Senior High School Clubs/Orgs
- Manual Arts Senior High School Staff List
- Manual Arts Senior High School Departments
- Manual Arts Senior High School Parent Center
- Manual Arts Senior High School Statistics
- Manual Arts Senior High School Rankings
