| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy | |
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| Burlington Middle School campus | |
| Location | |
| 3500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90004 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public, Charter |
| Established | 2000 |
| Enrollment | 930 [1] |
| Website | Official website |
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy is a charter school serving the Westlake/MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles -[2] CNHS received a 751 on its most recent API score,[3] significantly higher than any other high school in its neighborhood.[4] The school was awarded a 10 out of 10 from the state of California for its similar schools ranking.[5] 80 percent of sophomores passed the CAHSEE on their first attempt,[6] compared to only 67 percent of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students.[7]
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. Camino Nuevo's official mission statement is to turn students into "agents of social change" by promoting liberal values (such as gay rights). At least once a month an event called Community Dialogue takes place in which pro amnesty for immigrants and pro gay rights activism takes place. Over ninety percent of students at CNHS qualify for free or reduced lunch, and thirty-five percent are considered English learners.Although Camino Nuevo has a high graduation rate and a large percentage of students who get admitted into college, most of them are placed in remedial classes and are unprepared for college.[8] As of the 2010-2011 school year, Camino Nuevo enrolls 930 students.[9]
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The school, opened in 2004, is located at the corners of Temple and Silverlake in Los Angeles. The school serves students from a variety of local areas, including Koreatown, Rampart, Westlake, Downtown, Pico-Union, Silverlake, and Echo Park. Some students also travel from suburban cities like Canoga Park or Van Nuys.
Unique Policies As punishment, students who do not get to school by 8:15 are forced to spend their lunch time in the schools small auditorium where 50-100 students have to eat their lunch quietly without saying a word. Any student who gets a grade below a "C" in any class is forced to stay an hour a day afterschool twice a week in a program called ROE. When students somehow manage to escape lunch detention, they are sometimes forced to serve detention for 3–4 hours on Saturdays. Camino Nuevo Charter High School does not yet have a real Physical Education class but Students Run L.A. is highly encouraged.
The school's distinctive yellow-and-grey building was designed by Kevin Daly of Santa Monica-based Daly, Genik Architects.
The early childhood education center opened in 2004.
Two K-8 campuses (Burlington and Harvard sites) were opened in 2000 and 2001.
Three students from the school were interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition regarding the immigration debate in the U.S.
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