Venice Senior High
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Ranking
- State Rank: 4 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 671 (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
1911 - Venice High was first established in 1911 when classes were held in an old lagoon bathhouse.
1933 - In March 10, the Long Beach earthquake dealt damage to the school, resulting to hastily conducted classes in tents for two years until a replacement school was built.
1935 - New, modern, and earthquake-resistant buildings were built which are still used by the school at present.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="33.99953" lon="-118.442852" type="map" zoom="17"> 33.998904, -118.442854, 13000 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] Head southeast on Walgrove Ave toward Victoria Ave.
2] Turn left at Venice Blvd.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Janice Davis - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 89%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 7%
- Average teaching experience: 13 years
- Average teaching in district: 13 years
- First year teachers: 5%
Ethnic Diversity
- 68% Hispanic/Latino
- 13% White
- 11% African American
- 7% Asian
- 1% 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
Mar Vista is located near the center of LA's West Side. The city of Santa Monica lies to the northwest, West Los Angeles to the north, Palms to the northeast, Culver City to the east, Del Rey to the southeast, and Marina del Rey and Venice to the southwest. Its approximate boundaries are the city limits of Culver City and the San Diego Freeway (I-405) on the northeast, Culver Boulevard on the southeast, Walgrove Avenue (north of Washington Boulevard) and Lincoln Boulevard (south of Washington) on the southwest, and the Santa Monica City limits and the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) on the northwest. Major thoroughfares through the district include Palms, Venice, Sawtelle, Inglewood, and Grand View Boulevards, McLaughlin, Barrington, Short, and Centinela Avenues, and Beethoven Street. Most of the district uses the 90066 ZIP code. The northern and southern portions of Mar Vista are separated by a narrow strip of Culver City around Washington Boulevard. That portion of Culver City is served by the Los Angeles 90066 post office in Mar Vista.
Westdale, the area around National Boulevard, while usually considered a part of Mar Vista, is sometimes thought of as a separate neighborhood.
Including the small portion of Culver City within its boundaries, ZIP 90066 had a population of 55,194 as of the U.S. Census of 2000. Racial composition was 60.8% white, 4.1% black, 1% Native American, 13.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 15.2% some other race, and 5.5% two or more races; 33.2% of respondents of all races claimed Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Per capita income was $26,532 and median family income was $51,822; 9.7% of families and 13.9% of individuals were below the federal poverty line.
Famous Alumni List
- Larry Atkins, Professional Football Player
- Beau Bridges, motion picture actor, son of Lloyd Bridges
- Jeff Bridges motion picture actor
- Craig Breedlove, Land Speed Record Holder
- Walter Cunningham, NASA Astronaut
- Crispin Glover, motion picture actor
- JP Losman, Professional Football Player
- Myrna Loy, motion picture actress, voted "Queen of Hollywood" in 1936.
- Teena Marie, singer/songwriter/producer. One of few successful Caucasian R&B performers.
- Phranc, a San Francisco-based alternative rock performer
- Richie Slick, lead vocalist for The Diffs
- Gary Collins, motion picture actor
- Melina Perez, WWE female wrestler
- Laurie Prang, TV actor
- Sam Whipple, motion picture actor
- Doug Slaten, Arizona Diamondback pitcher
- Barry Hirsch, Hollywood super lawyer
- Marty Klein, state championship tennis coach
- Gerald Sutton, US diplomat
- Gogi Grant, popular singer
- Joanie Sommers, singer/actress
School Trivia
Venice High School was used as the Rydell High School location for the movie Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It was also used in other movies such as American History X, and Matchstick Men (a person who poses as character's daughter says she goes to school there in the movie), as well as in several music videos, including Britney Spears's international hit ...Baby One More Time, Bowling For Soup's "High School Never Ends", and Young MC's "Principal's Office". Venice is also in The Faders "No Sleep Tonight".
External Links
- Venice Senior High School LAUSD Profile Page
- Venice Senior High School Website
- Venice Senior High School Staff
- Venice Senior High School Departments
- Venice Senior High School Yearly Calendar
- Venice Senior High School Events
- Venice Senior High School @ Answers.com
- Venice Senior High School Statistics
- Venice Senior High School Rankings
