Environmental Charter High School
| ECHS | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Lawndale, California USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Four-year secondary school College Prep Curriculum |
| Established | 2001 |
| Principal | Mandy Breuer |
| Number of students | 450 |
| Campus | Small Campus about a quarter of a block small. |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Mascot | White Tiger |
| Address |
16315 Grevillea Ave. Lawndale, CA 90260 |
| Website | http://www.echsonline.org/ |
Environmental Charter High School is a 9th through 12th grade public charter high school in Lawndale, California. It is one of the schools in Lawndale and Los Angeles County.
About the school
ECHS was formed in 1999 by a group of parents, educators, businesses and non-profits.
ECHS is a small school with 28 teachers, an average class size of 29 students, and enrollment of about 450 students.
Academics
This school is preparing students to continue on to a four-year university is a top goal of ECHS. To build college readiness efforts ECHS offers CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) preparation and SAT preparation as part of the course curriculum. To ensure students are prepared for the SAT, all of students take the PSAT in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. To create more awareness about college, college tours take place throughout the high school years.
Outdoor education
In addition to the academic curriculum, all grade level students participate in an extended learning outdoor education trip each year. Each grade level has different trips, and each grade level has a difficulty level. Starting in 9th grade toward 12th grade, outdoor ed starts to get more harder from Catalina to a very challenging trip that involves the LA tour.
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