Widney High School

Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School is a special education magnet high school located in South Gramercy Place, Los Angeles, California. The school is part of Local District 3 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and is serving grades 7 through 12 on a traditional single track school calendar. Established in 1933, J. P. Widney High School serves students ranging in age from 13 to 22 who have severe disabilities and are thus unable to attend other high schools in the district. Because students are bussed to the Central Los Angeles school from surrounding communities, its student body reflects widely diverse cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds.

The school is possibly best known for its music group, The Kids of Widney High, a rock band whose membership rotates with the changing student body. The group has recorded three CDs, and has appeared in the 2005 film The Ringer. The "Home of the Kodiaks" was home to 401 students in school year 2005-06. 75% of these students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program. Of the school's 61% English language learners, 95% of them use Spanish as their home language.

Average Class Size

• Grade 7: n/a
• Grade 8: 8
• Grade 9: n/a
• Grade 10: 16
• Grade 11: 12
• Grade 12: 8

Student-Staff Ratio

• Students per paraprofessional staff: 5
• Students per office/clerical staff: 80
• Students per other classified staff: 33