Sylmar Senior High
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Ranking
- State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 590 (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
1961 - Sylmar High School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.307809" lon="-118.442852" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.30725, -118.442852, 13050 Borden Ave
Sylmar, CA </googlemap>
1] Head northwest on Glenoaks Blvd toward Van Nuys Blvd.
2] Turn right at Astoria St.
3] Turn right at Borden Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Jan Lyons - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 87%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
- Average teaching experience: 12 years
- Average teaching in district: 11 years
- First year teachers: 7%
Ethnic Diversity
- 91% Hispanic/Latino
- 4% African American
- 3% White
- <1% Filipino
- <1% Asian
- <1% American Indian/Alaskan
School Trivia
Sylmar HS was known for an alarmingly high dropout rate in 2004, with 48% of its class dropping out before graduating. A program was then set up with tutors from Northridge University, after which the dropout rate was reduced to 26% in 2005.
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. It is located east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando. Sylmar was once the site of the world’s largest olive groves - hence its name, which means “Sea of Trees”.
Sylmar is the northernmost neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles. It is accessible from the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5) and the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210). The southern terminus of the Antelope Valley Freeway (CA-14) is at the northernmost section of Sylmar. Sylmar is roughly bounded by Interstate 5 on the west, the San Gabriel Mountains on the north and east, and the city of San Fernando on the south. Granada Hills lies to the west and Mission Hills is to the southwest of Sylmar. Major thoroughfares include Foothill Boulevard, San Fernando Road, Bradley Avenue, Glenoaks Boulevard, Roxford Street, Polk Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard.
Famous Alumni List
- Johnny Whitaker, child actor from the 1960s and 1970s
