Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School
| Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School | |
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| Address | |
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1200 Plaza Del Sol , Los Angeles , 90033 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°02′54″N 118°13′37″W / 34.048395°N 118.226994°WCoordinates: 34°02′54″N 118°13′37″W / 34.048395°N 118.226994°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | September 2009 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Alejandro Macias[1] |
| Teaching staff | 52.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,044 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.08[2] |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Website | www |
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School is a public high school in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is also known as Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Center.
History[]
The school is named after Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez, parents of American civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez who at eight years old, played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. The case successfully ended de jure segregation in California.[3]
It was the first high school to open in Boyle Heights in 28 years.
Campus[]
The school was built to alleviate the overcrowded Roosevelt High School. The site was designated in 2003, broke ground in 2006, and the campus opened in September 2009. It is built on 6.22 acres (2.52 ha).
The building occupies 109,378 square feet (10,161.5 m2) and contains 38 classrooms. It was designed by Nadel Architects and Barrio Planners and was built by Hensel Phelps Construction at a cost of $108 million. The site attained a Collaborative for High Performance Schools score of 24.[4]
Rankings[]
US News 2020 Rankings
- 88 in Los Angeles Unified School District High Schools
- 218 in Los Angeles metropolitan area High Schools
- 501 in California High Schools
- 3,338 in National Rankins[5]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ Geisler, Lindsey (September 11, 2006). "Mendez case paved way for Brown v. Board". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ "Mendez Learning Center Project Details". Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "usnews". Retrieved 2020-12-16.
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