Locke High School

Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy
Address
325 East 111th Street
Los Angeles, California 90061
United States
Coordinates 33°56′9″N 118°16′1″W / 33.93583°N 118.26694°W / 33.93583; -118.26694Coordinates: 33°56′9″N 118°16′1″W / 33.93583°N 118.26694°W / 33.93583; -118.26694
Information
Type Public charter high school
Motto Once a saint, Always a saint
Established 1967
School district Los Angeles Unified School District/Green Dot Public Schools
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,600
Color(s)      Columbia blue
     Gold
Athletics conference Coliseum League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
Team name Saints
Website Official website

Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy (formerly Locke High School) is a Title 1 co-educational charter high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District/Green Dot Public Schools. It is named after Alain LeRoy Locke.

Locke is located in South Los Angeles near Watts. The school colors are Columbia blue and gold; their mascot is the saint.

History

Alain Leroy Locke Senior High School was opened in 1967 in response to the Watts’ riots. It was created to provide families in South Los Angeles a safe and secure school. Forty years later, on September 11, 2007, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) made history when they voted to give operational control of Locke High School to Green Dot Public Schools. LAUSD made this decision in response to a conversion charter petition submitted by the teachers of Locke High School in support of the transition.

On September 8, 2008, Locke High School reopened as seven small college-prep schools, now known as the Locke Family of High Schools: Locke 1, Locke 2, Locke 3, Locke 4, Locke Tech, Animo Watts, and Ace Academy. The first class graduated in 2011. In 2013, Locke consolidated the family of schools, which were independently chartered, into one college-prep school under a single charter that contains a 9th grade academy and two upper-class academies, referred to as Gold Academy and Blue Academy. [1]

Student Demographics

In 2010, Locke #3 had a total of 566 students: 40% African-American (231 students) and 60% Latino (334 students).[2]

At Animo Locke 3 there are 141 students in the 9th grade: 87 Latinos/Hispanic, 54 African American. There are 90 Latinos/Hispanics in the 10th grade and 64 African Americans. In total there are 154 students in the 10th grade. There are 81 Latino/Hispanic and 81 African Americans in the 11th grade. The total is 162 students in 11th grade. There are 76 12th grade Latino/Hispanics and 54 African Americans in the 12th grade. Making a total of 130 12th graders in Animo Locke 3. There is a total of 232 African Americans and 334 Latino/Hispanics. The overall of students in the school ends up being 566 students learning in Animo Locke 3.[2]

Uniforms

School Dress Code

Uniforms at Locke #3 are black collared shirts. Uniforms are worn by all Locke College Preparatory Academy Students. While wearing uniform, students are required to tuck in their shirts.

Athletics

The Saints compete in CIF's LA City Section in the Coliseum League. The following sports are offered to the students of Locke:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Rojas, Rick (6 July 2011). "Locke High School graduation: A Locke High milestone". LA Times. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Los Angeles High Schools - Los Angeles, CA - GreatSchools". Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

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