| Ánimo Venice Charter High School | |
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| Address | |
| 820 Broadway Street Los Angeles, California, 90291 United States |
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| Established | 2004 |
| Oversight | Green Dot Public Schools |
| Principal | Ms.Matamoros |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24 / 1 |
| Hours in school day | 7.5 hours |
| Campus size | 550 |
| School Color(s) | Navy Blue and Khaki |
| Slogan | preparing students for college, leadership, and life |
| Athletics | x-country, boys basketball,girls basketball, boys soccer, girls soccer, softball, baseball |
| Mascot | Pirate |
| Website | http://www.greendot.org/venice/ |
Ánimo Venice Charter High School is a public charter school in Los Angeles, California which originally opened in 2004 in Venice, California. Its mascot is a pirate, and it is operated by Green Dot Public Schools.
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The mission of Ánimo Venice Charter High School is to prepare students for college, leadership, and life through innovative instruction, a rigorous curriculum, and the use of technology."One of our goals is to empower the community to stand against poverty and violence and, at the same time, preserve the community and its cultural heritage. Another goal is to re-create a sense of community by bringing together long-time Venice residents and affluent new-comers."-School Site.Green Dot Public Schools is leading the charge to transform public education in Los Angeles and beyond so that all children receive the education they need to be successful in college, leadership, and life.
Due in part to the success of Animo Leadership Charter High School, Ánimo Venice Charter High School was established as the fifth Green Dot school. It opened in August 2002 with 145 students, adding a freshman class of 140 every year until 2006, when it reached its full capacity of approximately 525 students.
Classes began in fall 2004 in a sectioned-off portion of the playground of Broadway Elementary School in Venice. The school moved in 2006 to the former Ninety-Eighth Street Elementary School campus in Los Angeles, which had mostly recently been occupied by Renaissance Academy.
Animo Venice is known for its academic rigor and high academic expectations. It has outperformed local high schools, including Venice High in the annual API reports. Freshmen are admitted through a lottery process; about 145 applicanted to the school are accepted, and the remainder are placed on a waiting list.
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