King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science

King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science
Location
1601 East 120th Street Los Angeles, California 90059
Coordinates 33°55′28″N 118°14′45″W / 33.924359°N 118.245724°WCoordinates: 33°55′28″N 118°14′45″W / 33.924359°N 118.245724°W
Information
Type Alternative
Established 1982
Principal Dr. J. Michelle Woods
Enrollment Approx. 1,600
Color(s) Black, white, and gold
Mascot The Golden Eagles
Website Official Website

King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science is an alternative high school of the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in Willowbrook, unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.[1]

It is affiliated with both the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.[2]

History

The school opened in bungalows across the street from the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center and adjacent to the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in 1982.[3] In 1999 it moved to a standalone campus adjacent to the original bungalows.

In 2005 J. Michelle Woods, the principal, stated that problems at the King Drew hospital caused damage to the perception of the high school.[2] According to Mitchell Landsberg of the Los Angeles Times, the administrators and students at the school stated that the problems at the university and medical center did not affect them.[2]

On September 14, 2007 Hillary Clinton made a special appearance at King Drew Magnet High School. .

In 2008 and 2009 U.S. News & World Report ranked King Drew Magnet High School as a Silver Medal Winner amongst America's Best High Schools.[4][5]

Academics

As of 2005 the school requires all students to adhere to the course loads, including four years of mathematics, two years of a foreign language, and two years of science, required by the University of California, Los Angeles and California State University, Los Angeles.[3]

Demographics

As of 2005 the school had slightly fewer than 1,700 students.[3] As of that year, the school had twice the number of female students as it does male students. Administrators at King Drew stated that because the school does not offer American football, more girls than boys apply to the school.[2]

Student performance

In 2005, Richard "Richie" Black, the assistant vice chancellor for admissions and enrollment of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), stated that of all high schools, King Drew had the second highest combined number of Black and Latino/Chicano students accepted by his school. As of 2005, the school, out of all high schools in the United States, habitually has the highest number of black students going to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As of that year, five University of California campuses, including UCLA, accepted students at King Drew. In addition, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Princeton University, and Stanford University accepted King Drew students. In 2005 there were 20 King/Drew students accepted to UCLA. 12 of them were Latino and 8 were Black.[3]

Sports

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "Willowbrook CDP, California." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Landsberg, Mitchell. "This King/Drew, a Magnet School, Is a Robust Success." Los Angeles Times. April 27, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved on April 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Landsberg, Mitchell. "This King/Drew, a Magnet School, Is a Robust Success." Los Angeles Times. April 27, 2005. p. 1. Retrieved on April 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://static.usnews.com/documents/best-highschools/silver-schools-2009.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.pgcps.org/~erhs/silverschools2008.pdf
  6. ↑ http://kingdrew-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/clubs

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