Reed Middle School
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Walter Reed Middle School is a public junior high school located in Irvine Avenue, North Hollywood, California. Reed MS is a three track school which means that it runs on different times and applies a three track school calendar. It was opened in 1939, back when it was still called North Hollywood Junior High School. It is part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Several areas, including much of North Hollywood, Valley Village, Studio City, and Woodbridge Park, are zoned to Reed. The school was named in honor of Major Walter Reed. This school boasts a variety of special academic programs, each unique to their own track, discluding the "SAS" program. On the "A" track, there is the normal school in addition to the School for Advanced Studies and Individualized Honors Program; on the "B" track, once again, School for Advanced Studies and Humanities after the regular track school; and on the "C" track can be found the regular school, School for Advanced Studies, and the Technology Academy. Average Class Size
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Ranking
- State Rank: 6 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 744 (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
1939 - Walter Reed Middle School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.15326" lon="-118.385507" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.152634, -118.385504, 4525 Irvine Ave
North Hollywood, CA </googlemap>
1] Head east on Moorpark St toward Fulton Ave.
2] Turn left at Irvine Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Donna Tobin - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 97%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 1%
- Average teaching experience: 12 years
- Average teaching in district: 11 years
- First year teachers: 7%
Ethnic Diversity
- 63% Hispanic/Latino
- 23% White
- 7% African American
- 5% Asian
- 2% Filipino
- <1% American Indian
- <1% Pacific Islander
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Currently, North Hollywood is being transformed from a relatively lower-middle class suburb into a regional center, in large part as a result of the construction of Metro Stations for the Red Line and the Orange Line, two lines that have made the city into a regional hub for the San Fernando Valley. Medium- and high-density developments are being built around the Metro Station, particularly in the NoHo Arts District, with the intent of creating a walkable urban village. North Hollywood's landscape has been transformed in recent years, with condominium towers (including a 15-story building on Lankershim Blvd) being built in the midst of older one-story bungalows and small apartment complexes.
- It is home to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
- Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located in the area, and is notable for its special section memorializing aviators.
- The new MTA Orange Line is now open, running from North Hollywood to Woodland Hills. The MTA Red Line also connects North Hollywood to Hollywood, Wilshire, and Downtown Los Angeles.
School Trivia
Since Studio City, home of CBS Studios, lies right next to WRMS, regular filming has been done here such as Joe Dirt, 7th Heaven, CSI, and Malcolm in the Middle. The Shaggy Dog and Accepted were also filmed here.
