Owensmouth Continuation High

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Owensmouth High School is a public secondary school located in Jordan Avenue, Canoga Park, California in the West San Fernando Valley just next to Canoga Park High School and services area high schools. Owensmouth is part of Local District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and has been educating students in grades 9 through 12 since 1973. The school follows a traditional single track school calendar. Owensmouth is a continuation school and has approximately 83 students enrolled, majority of which are of Hispanic or Latino descent. White, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Filipino ethnicities are also represented in the school's student body. Owensmouth High is a L.E.A.R.N. school and offers a wide variety of classes in addition to the standard curriculum offered in most schools. The school's Instructional Transformation Team has plans to have reforms that would address the student's special needs aiming to improve their achievement. Average Class Size Grade 9: n/a Grade 10: 25 Grade 11: n/a Grade 12: 9 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: n/a Students per office/clerical staff: 83 Students per other classified staff: n/a

Owensmouth Continuation School Configuration Grade: 9-12 Year Opened 1973 School Type Public Principal Charles Masterson Location 6921 Jordan Ave, Canoga Park, Ca 91303 Students 83 (approx.) Telephone 818-340-7663 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: A 3 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 691 (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

1973 - Owensmouth Continuation School opened.

Map & Directions

1] Head north on Balboa Blvd toward Sherman Way.

2] Turn left at Sherman Way.

3] Turn left at Jordan Ave.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Charles Masterson - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 100%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 0%
• Average teaching experience: 11 years
• Average teaching in district: 11 years
• First year teachers: 0%

Ethnic Diversity

89% Hispanic/Latino

6% White

2% Asian

1% Filipino

1% American Indian/Alaska Native

1% Unspecified

Parent & Staff Comments

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

About the Neighborhood

Canoga Park is a district in the western San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. The area was originally named Owensmouth by Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis due to its proximity to the Los Angeles Aqueduct that brought water from the Owens Valley. On 25 June, 2005, Canoga Park was named an All-America City.

• Topanga Plaza Shopping Mall
• Stars Diner
• Sherman Way
• India Sweets & Spices
• Canoga Park Bowl
• Follow Your Heart Vegetarian Cafe & Restaurant
• Aardvark's Odd Ark

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• Owensmouth Continuation School LAUSD Profile Page
• Owensmouth Continuation School Website
• Owensmouth Continuation School Info
• Owensmouth Continuation School Calendar
• Owensmouth Continuation School Faculty/Staff
• Owensmouth Continuation School Curriculum
• Owensmouth Continuation School Statistics
• Owensmouth Continuation School Rankings