Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies

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Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, also known as Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES, is a public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. The school campus is located in Erwin Street, Reseda, California on the former campus of Sequoia Middle School. It is considered as the largest magnet school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school's colors are Burgundy and Grey, and the school mascot is the "Knights." SOCES is a California Distinguished School at which students can stay from 4th through 12th grade. SOCES has an increasing number of successful sports teams, a Speech and Debate team, a highly successful Science Bowl program, and promising music and drama programs. In 2007 boys' soccer won the first Small Schools City Title at the City Section Championships. Average Class Size Grade 4: 32 Grade 5: 36 Grade 6: 35 Grade 7: 36 Grade 8: 32 Grade 9: 28 Grade 10: 36 Grade 11: 28 Grade 12: 31 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 89 Students per office/clerical staff: 223 Students per other classified staff: 99

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Configuration Grade: 4-12 Year Opened 1978 School Type Public Principal Robert Weinberg Location 18605 Erwin St, Reseda, Ca 91335 Students 1780 (approx.) Telephone 818-342-5175 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 School Trivia 7 Parent & Staff Comments 8 About the Neighborhood 9 Famous Alumni List 10 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 10 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 829 (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

1978 - Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies was established.

Prior to 1980 - The campus was located at the site of present-day Sherman Oaks Elementary School.

Map & Directions

1] Head south on Reseda Blvd toward Arminta St.

2] Turn right at Erwin St.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Robert Weinberg - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 94%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
• Average teaching experience: 14 years
• Average teaching in district: 13 years
• First year teachers: 5%

Ethnic Diversity

42% White

34% Hispanic/Latino

12% Asian

7% African American

4% Filipino

1% Pacific Islander

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

School Trivia

For many years, there was a large Sequoia log out in front of the school bearing the name of the school. After repeated vandalism (spray paint, chunks of the log stolen), it was finally replaced with a small stone sign. The charging knight is the school's mascot.

Parent & Staff Comments

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

About the Neighborhood

Reseda is a district in the San Fernando Valley of the City of Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, there were 68,002 people (estimated 77,250 in 2006) and 22,811 households. The ethnic makeup of Reseda was 37.6% White, 62.2% Hispanic, 8.4% Black, 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 11.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.15% two or more races. Reseda's median age was 33 years with an average household size of 3.05 persons. Median household income in 1999 was $40,792.

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies LAUSD Profile Page
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Website
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Administration
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Faculty
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Calendar
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Clubs
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Statistics
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Rankings