Roosevelt Senior High
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Roosevelt Senior High School is a public secondary school located in South Mathews Street, Los Angeles, California. It was established back in 1922 and is serving approximately 5,032 students in grades 9 through 12. It is part of Local District 5 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Roosevelt follows the track system as an all year-round school and has 6 periods. Its school colors are red, gold and blue and the mascot is Teddy the Bear and their sport teams are known as the Rough Riders; in tribute to the 26th president the school is named after. RSHS has 7 main buildings with several bungalows scattered around the school. A football field, track, utility field, gym, outside basketball courts, tennis courts, an Olympic sized pool and a softball field support the various sport teams and physical education needs at the school. Behind one of the buildings can be found the Japanese Garden and a fountain.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 535 (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
1922 - Roosevelt Senior High School opened. Centralized in the East Los Angeles Area, it was home to different ethnicities throughout the year. In its early years it was home to primarily caucasians, then as time progressed the area changed and as did the locals. The area began to increase with immigrants, many of them being of Japanese heritage and later seeing an influx from the Hispanic community. This influx could be attributed to the mass departures and removals of the Japanese inhabitants of Roosevelt due to the paranoia of the American Government after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 1941.
2006 - The school's Beautification Committee restored the beautiful Japanese Garden.
By 2012 - Central Region High School 15 will open to relieve Roosevelt.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.039423" lon="-118.211249" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.039209, -118.211244, 456 S Mathews St
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] From Hollenbeck Park, head northeast on S St Louis St toward East 4th St.
2] Turn right at East 4th St.
3] Turn right at S Mathews St.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Cecilia Quemada - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 89%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 4%
- Average teaching experience: 13 years
- Average teaching in district: 12 years
- First year teachers: 8%
Ethnic Diversity
- 99% Hispanic/Latino
- <1% White
- <1% African American
- <1% Asian
- <1% Filipino
- <1% American Indian
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Boyle Heights is a district just east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles, California, USA. The neighborhood was once known for its diverse demographics, including large Jewish and Japanese populations, as well as Russian and Yugoslav populations. Now the neighborhood is 95% Hispanic or Latino according to the 2000 US Census.
As of the census of 2000, there are 87,426 people in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood is 36.50% White (1.61% not of Hispanic origin), 0.98% African American, 1.11% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 54.75% from other races, and 4.53% from two or more races. 94.95% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
School Trivia
Home to a majority of Hispanic students, Roosevelt has found itself in a lot of controversy. It was one of the 5 schools to initiate the Chicano Blowouts in 1968, and contributed to the walkouts in 2006, in protest to the HR 4437 bill.
Famous Alumni List
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, politician
