Narbonne Senior High
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Nathaniel Narbonne High School or simply NHS, is a public secondary school located in South Western Avenue, in the Harbor City area of Los Angeles, California. Narbonne serves grades 9 through 12 on a single track school calendar and is part of Local District 8 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves the Harbor City area and the city of Lomita. NHS was named for Nathaniel A. Narbonne, a sheep rancher, who owned most of the land in this area. The original brick school building, from when Narbonne covered 7th through 12 grades, is in Lomita, and is now Alexander Fleming Middle School. In 1957 the new school was built on the present site at 242nd Street and Western Avenue. The school motto which is "Domus Victorum" means "Home of the Victors." Narbonne's colors are green and gold. The school's mascot is the Gaucho, which is often regarded as an Argentinian cowboy. The official fight song for the high school is "Onward Narbonne!" which is a variation of "On, Wisconsin!" - the official state song of Wisconsin as well as the the fight song of the University of Wisconsin. Average Class Size
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Ranking
- State Rank: 2 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 614 (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
1925 - Narbonne High School opened.
1957 - A new school was built on the present site.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="33.804764" lon="-118.307379" type="map" zoom="17"> 33.804142, -118.307375, 24300 S Western Ave
Harbor City, CA </googlemap>
1] Head southeast on Lomita Blvd toward Crenshaw Blvd.
2] Turn left at Western Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Linda Kay - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 89%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 5%
- Average teaching experience: 13 years
- Average teaching in district: 12 years
- First year teachers: 5%
Ethnic Diversity
- 56% Hispanic/Latino
- 20% African American
- 11% White
- 6% Filipino
- 5% Asian
- 2% Pacific Islander
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Harbor City is a community within Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,640. Harbor City is part of the Los Angeles region known as the South Bay, and is a perfect illustration of the great contrast that exists within the region: Harbor City is nestled at the foot of the wealthy region of Palos Verdes and the upper middle class suburb of Torrance, but also borders the distinct working class city of Lomita and the more diverse working class areas of Wilmington and San Pedro.
Harbor City is a small subdivision of the city of Los Angeles with a mix of race, class, and social status. Some parts of Harbor City, notably those that border Torrance and Palos Verdes, are home to upper middle class suburbs, while other regions, particularly those bordered by Lomita Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway north and south and by Normandie Avenue and Vermont Avenue on the east/west, are particularly heavy in crime and poverty.
Famous Alumni List
- Daddy Kev - acclaimed music producer and engineer
- Brandon Manumaleuna - NFL Tightend, San Diego Chargers
- Nnamdi Asomugha - NFL Cornerback, Oakland Raiders
- Marc Brown - Newscaster, ABC 7 Los Angeles
- Larry Carlton - Session guitarist. [1]
- Robert Hill - US Coast Guard, Operation Specialist One of many Guardians of the Sea
Attended but did not graduate
- Bo Derek (Mary Cathleen Collins) - Movie actress
- Rick Griffin - Artist and illustrator[2]
- Quentin Tarantino - Movie director
- Frank Black (Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) - Musician, Pixies lead singer
External Links
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School LAUSD Profile Page
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Website
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Events
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Mission Statement
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Clubs
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Student Activities
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Parents Info
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Administrators
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Athletics
- http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ca/other/2266#teachers Nathaniel Narbonne High School Statistics]
- Nathaniel Narbonne High School Rankings
