San Pedro Senior High

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"Wisdom, Integrity, Self-Respect" San Pedro Senior High School is a public secondary school located in West 15th Street, San Pedro, California. Part of Local District 8 of the Los Angeles Unified School District, San Pedro was established in 1903 and currently serves students in 9th through 12th grade. The home of "The Pirates" housed 3,550 students in school year 2005-06. The school's colors are black and gold, the yearbook is Black and Gold, while the school paper is titled Fore N Aft. SPSH's student body is a Hispanic/Latino majority, accumulating for more than half or approximately 61% of the total population. 53% of the school's students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program. And of the 10% English language learners, 93% of them use Spanish as their Home language. Average Class Size Grade 9: 28 Grade 10: 33 Grade 11: 29 Grade 12: 28 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 137 Students per office/clerical staff: 237 Students per other classified staff: 169

San Pedro Senior High School Configuration Grade: 9-12 Year Opened 1909 School Type Public Principal Diana Gelb Location 1001 W 15th St, San Pedro, Ca 90731 Students 3550 (approx.) Telephone 310-241-5800 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: 2 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 620 (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

1909 - San Pedro Senior High School opened.

Map & Directions

1] Head south on S Alma St toward W 10th St.

2] Continue on West 15th St.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Diana Gelb - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 93%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
• Average teaching experience: 13 years
• Average teaching in district: 13 years
• First year teachers: 9%

Ethnic Diversity

61% Hispanic/Latino

24% White

10% African American

2% Asian

2% Filipino

1% American Indian/Alaskan

<1% Pacific Islander

Parent & Staff Comments

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

About the Neighborhood

San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area. The town has grown from being dominated by the fishing industry to become primarily a blue-collar working town.

Population 72,146) The racial make up of San Pedro according to the 2000 U.S. Census data is 63.02% Caucasian (Croatian, Italian, Hispanic-Whites, Middle Eastern) 6.45% Black, 1.02% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 4.78% Asian, 0.40% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 18.02% some other race, and 6.30% two or more races. Separate from those statistics, 41.14% of "Caucasians" identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino, and 43.41% as "Caucasian" alone, not Hispanic or Latino.

Famous Alumni List

• D. Boon
• Mike Watt
• The Minutemen George Hurley

External Links

• San Pedro Senior High School LAUSD Profile Page
• San Pedro Senior High School Website
• San Pedro Senior High School Departments
• San Pedro Senior High School Staff
• San Pedro Senior High School Calendars
• San Pedro Senior High School Statistics
• San Pedro Senior High School Rankings