Wilson Senior High

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Woodrow Wilson Senior High School is a public secondary school located in Multnomah Street, Los Angeles, California. The school is a Title 1 school and is part of Local District 5 of LAUSD, serving students in grades 9 through 12 following the LEARN Calendar. First established in 1937, Woodrow High was originally situated in the current site of El Sereno Middle School and has been in the Los Angeles community of Hillside Village, atop Ascot Hills since 1970.


Wilson High, with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students, is one of six high schools under the direct supervision of LAUSD Local District 5. The school colors are navy blue and gold and the school's mascot is a mule (Seymour). The school was originally designed for handicapped students which explains all the elevators and escalators found in the school buildings.


Average Class Size

  • Grade 9: 31
  • Grade 10: 33
  • Grade 11: 29
  • Grade 12: 28


Student-Staff Ratio

  • Students per paraprofessional staff: 53
  • Students per office/clerical staff: 194
  • Students per other classified staff: 115
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
ConfigurationGrade: 9-12
Year Opened 1969
School Type Public
PrincipalRobert Martinez
Location4500 Multnomah St, Los Angeles, Ca 90032
Students3000 (approx.)
Telephone323-223-1131
WebsiteOfficial Website

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Ranking

  • State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
  • API Score: 556 (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

1937 - Woodrow Wilson Senior High School first opened on its original site, which is currently the location of El Sereno Middle School on Eastern Ave.

1940 - In winter, the school had its first batch of graduates.

1942 - The first gym, which was built right before World War II, was completed.

1970 - Woodrow Wilson High moved to its new campus on top of Multhnomah St.

Map & Directions

<googlemap lat="34.080673" lon="-118.186283" type="map" zoom="13"> 34.070779, -118.186211, 4500 Multnomah St

Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>


1] From the west, head northeast on N Soto St toward Norfolk St, then turn right at Multnomah St.

2] From the east, head west on N Eastern Ave toward Tim Ave before taking the left at Worth St, which eventually turns slightly right and becomes Boca Ave. Turn left at Gateside Dr. Turn right at Multnomah St.


Faculty & Staff Information

  • Robert Martinez - School Principal
  • Teachers with full credential: 83%
  • Teachers with emergency credential: 10%
  • Average teaching experience: 10 years
  • Average teaching in district: 9 years
  • First year teachers: 11%


Ethnic Diversity

92% Hispanic/Latino
5% Asian
2% African American
<1% Filipino
<1% White
<1% American Indian/Alaskan
<1% Pacific Islander


School Trivia

  • One of Wilson's alumni went on to fame in the NFL, Ben Davidson, Oakland Raiders, who coincidentally never played football for Wilson, he was on the basketball team.
  • Wilson also has two Magnet programs which are the Jr. Police Academy Magnet and the Administration of Justice and Law Magnet. The magnet schools are geared to encourage students of other districts to attend one of the two programs, however both local and non-local students are allowed to apply. The current Magnet Director is Mr. Richard Wagner.

Parent & Staff Comments

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About the Neighborhood

Famous Alumni List

  • Ben Davidson, NFL football player for Oakland Raiders

External Links

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