John C. Fremont High School
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| John C. Fremont Senior High School | |
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| School type | Public |
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| Established | 1924 |
| District | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Larry Higgins |
| Faculty | 211 |
| Students | 5,083 |
| Colors | Cardinal and Gray |
| Newspaper | Pathfinder |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Website | Official website |
John C. Fremont Senior High School is a Title 1 co-educational public high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Fremont is in a region known as South Los Angeles (known de facto as South Central). Fremont serves several Los Angeles neighborhoods and the unincorporated community of Florence-Graham; some sections of Florence-Graham are jointly zoned to Fremont and David Starr Jordan High School.
The school first opened in 1924 and is named after John C. Frémont. The school is in LAUSD's District 1 and runs on a three-track system. There are 5,083 students enrolled (2,914 more than the state average), with 11% of the student body African-American and 89% Latino. The name of the school newspaper is "The Pathfinder".
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[edit] History
Fremont opened in 1924 [1].
Fremont will be relieved when South Region High School 2 opens in 2011 [2].
[edit] Small School Learning Communities
John C. Fremont High School is one of the first schools in the United States to divide the school into "small schools". Each small school is given a section of the school campus, and all the classes take place in that section. For example, one of the small schools might be assigned the first and second floors of the main building. The students of this small school would only have classes in those two floors. The purpose of the small schools is to allow the students to bond with their teachers, since students can become quite lost in such a large school. The small schools are:
A Track
- P3 (People, Power, Passion)
- AOTT (The Academy of Travel and Tourism)
- Humanitas A
- Aesthetics
B Track
- Humaniservice
- Enrichment
- Pathways
- CALA
C Track
- Academy of Math & Science
- Arts in Reality (AIR)
- EARTH
- Humanitas C
[edit] Racial Tensions
On Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at about 1pm, a series of 5 to 6 fights broke out on campus. Police believe that the fights were racially motivated. The school had to be locked down by the police squad until 3pm, when students were allowed to exit in small groups. Events like these had happened at other schools in the area, but it was the first time for Fremont (in recent times). About 20 students were detained for the disturbances.
Contrary to popular belief, the March 21, 2006 event was not the first time there was racial tension at Fremont High School. On March 17, 1947, there was racial tension at the school. According to the Herald Examiner, "A racial disturbance broke out at Fremont High School, staged by students against the enrollment of six Negro girls. A faculty member is shown removing a dummy effigy from a student." (Photographs and notes can be found at the Los Angeles Public Library as part of the Herald Examiner Collection)
[edit] Safety Initiative Press Conference
On Wednesday, September 20th, a press conference was held at the Fremont library. Some of the attendees included LA City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and school superitendent Roy Romer. The main topic of discussion was a school safety initiative, modeled loosely after a city program established at New York City in 2004.
[edit] Second major disturbance
On Thursday, November 13th, 2006 at about 3:25pm, a disturbance occurred right after school involving individuals on and off campus. School safety officers and staff were deployed and law enforcement officers were present to assist in stabilizing the disturbance. To minimize any further occurrences, after school classes were canceled both Thursday and Friday.
As soon as the dismissal bell rang, about four people got off a car and proceeded to beat up a hispanic student (the offenders themselves were hispanic as well). After the offenders did their malice, they tried to get away, almost running over a pedestrian. The school police were forced to draw out their guns. Meanwhile, the situation caused a commotion, prompting many students to rush to the scene. While the students were rushing, many fights from within the campus started. The fights eventually made their way out to the street, where the disturbers eventually dispersed.
The following day on Friday, there was extra security, including using a wand metal detector on students to search for any concealed weapons. Small fights broke out throughout the day, but they were not nearly as big as the ones from the previous day.
[edit] Statistics
- Number of Teachers : 211 (State Average: 58)
- Academic Performance Index: 459 (State Average: 670)
- Ranked 1 out of 10
- Students Per Computer: 4 (State Average: 4)
- Students Per Teacher: 24 (State Averrage: 24)
- In the reading section of the California Achievement Test (CAT/6), only 3% of the students scored at the 75th percentile or higher (State Average: 24%). 13% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 50%).
- In the language section of the CAT/6, only 4% of the students scored at the 75th decile or higher (State Average: 25%). 15% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 50%).
- In the math section of the CAT/6, only 3% of the students scored at the 75th percentile or higher (State Average: 27%). 11% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 50%).
- In the science section of the CAT/6, only 2% of the students scored at the 75th percentile or higher (State Average: 24%). 11% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 49%).
- On the verbal section of the SAT 1, the school average is 360 (State Average: 496).
- On the math section of the SAT 1, the school average is 379 (State Average: 519).
- 52% of the seniors take the SAT (State Average: 39%).
- 18% of the students take Advanced Placement classes (State Average: 22%).
- 5% of the student graduates attend a University of California.
- 15% of the student graduates attend a California State University .
- 28% of the student graduate attend community college.
- 25% of the students graduate (State Average: 90%).
- Roughly a 75% drop out rate.
[edit] Contact information
- 7676 South San Pedro Street
- Los Angeles, California 90003
- Phone: (323) 565-1200
- FAX: (323) 971-5890
[edit] Other information
- Prominent Crip and executed murderer Stanley "Tookie" Williams attended this school but was later expelled.
- In late 2005, the school received $10 million dollars from the Gates Foundation.
- Congressman Henry Waxman attended this school.
- Former Dodgers outfielder (1965-1976) Willie Crawford was a Fremont Alumnus.
- Crips co-founder Raymond Washington attended Fremont.
[edit] External links
- Fremont High School - School Website
- [3]School Wise Press
- [4] Small School Learning community information, Los Angeles Times
- [5]Racial tension information
- [6] Press conference article
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District 7 |
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| High schools | Fremont | Jordan | Locke | Manual Arts |
