Leadership Public Schools, Hayward
Coordinates: 37°37′30.09″N 122°5′26.56″W / 37.6250250°N 122.0907111°W
| Leadership Public Schools, Hayward | |
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| Address | |
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28000 Calaroga Avenue Hayward, California United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter high school |
| Established | 2005 |
| School district | Leadership Public Schools[1] |
| Dean | Omar Wandera |
| Principal | Michael DeSousa |
| Teaching staff | 23 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 455 (2012-2013) |
| Color(s) | Purple |
| Mascot | Royals |
| Accreditation | WASC[2] |
| National ranking | Gold - US News and World Report |
| API average | 861 (2011-2012) |
| Website | LPS Hayward Website |
Leadership Public Schools, Hayward (colloquially known as LPS, Hayward) is a charter high school in Hayward, California. Founded in 2005, it is one of four schools in the Leadership Public Schools charter network in the California Bay Area. In 2011, Intel named LPS, Hayward a finalist in mathematics for its Intel Schools of Distinction program.[3]
Demographics
2012-13 total enrollment was 455.[4] Enrollment by ethnicity was: Hispanic or Latino (any race), 280; Filipino (not Hispanic), 48; Asian (not Hispanic), 49; African American (not Hispanic), 28; Caucasian (not Hispanic), 16; Other, 13.[4]
Courses and Achievements
Leadership Public Schools, Hayward offers college preparatory and Advanced Placement classes. Current AP classes include: biology, calculus, English language, English literature, government, physics, Spanish, statistics, and US history.
In 2012, a study from the University of Southern California ranked LPS, Hayward as the #2 charter school in California.[5] In 2015, LPS Hayward earned a prestigious Gold medal by ranking 54th nationwide among charter schools in U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools." In the same study, LPS placed 32nd in California and 186th in the nation among all high schools.[6])
Sports
LPS, Hayward is a member of the Bay Area Charter Schools Athletic Conference.[7] LPS offers teams in cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball and flag football.
External links
- LPS, Hayward school website
- Leadership Public Schools School District
- Bay Area Charter Schools Athletic Conference
References
- ↑ http://leadps.org/
- ↑ http://www.acswasc.org/
- ↑ http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/03/18-us-schools-named-intel-schools-of-distinction-finalists
- 1 2 http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Enrollment/EthnicEnr.aspx?cType=ALL&cGender=B&cYear=2010-11&Level=School&cSelect=MT.%5eEDEN%5eHIGH%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e%5e--HAYWARD%5eUNIFIED--0161192-0135319&cChoice=SchEnrEth
- ↑ "USC Report Names Top 10 California Charter Schools". Newswise.com. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ "US News and World Report's National Rankings". US News and World Report. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/13418/38856.pdf