Camino Nuevo High School

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Camino Nuevo High Tech High School of Learning
Location
3500 W. Temple Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Information
Type Public, Charter
Homepage Official website

Camino Nuevo High School is a new charter school serving the Westlake/MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles.[1] CNHS received a 751 on its most recent API score,[2] significantly higher than any other high school in its neighborhood.[3] The school was awarded a 10 out of 10 from the state of California for its similar schools ranking.[4] 80 percent of sophomores passed the CAHSEE on their first attempt,[5] compared to only 67 percent of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students.[6]

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy operates two middle and two elementary schools in the same neighborhood. Students have a longer school day and year than students at traditional LAUSD schools, and smaller class sizes. Camino Nuevo schools are very involved with parents and the community at large; the school even operates a health clinic for family members. Over ninety percent of students at CNHS qualify for free or reduced lunch, and thirty-five percent are considered English learners.[7] Camino Nuevo High School currently enrolls 120 freshmen, 101 sophomores, and 120 juniors and will add the final class of freshmen in 2007-2008.

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[edit] Campus

The school is located at the corners of Temple, Silverlake, and Beverly in Los Angeles. The school serves students from a variety of local areas, including Koreatown, Rampart, Westlake, Downtown, Pico-Union, Silverlake, and Echo Park.

The school's distinctive yellow-and-grey building (shaped like a stapler)was designed by Kevin Daly of Santa Monica-based [http://dalygenik.com/ Daly, Genik Architects.

[edit] CNHS in the news

Three students from the school were interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition regarding the immigration debate in the U.S.

[edit] References

  1. ^ McDonald, Kathy A. "Camino Nuevo High School: Committed To Academics And Community." Los Feliz Ledger, October 2006. Last accessed January 12, 2007.
  2. ^ 2005-06 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)
  3. ^ Local Educational Agency (LEA) List of Schools
  4. ^ Similar Schools Report: 2005 Academic Performance Index (API) Base Report
  5. ^ California High School Exit Examination: Camino Nuevo High School
  6. ^ California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Results: Los Angeles Unified School District
  7. ^ 2006 API School Demographic Characteristics

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