LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Hollywood High School
1521 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, California 90028
(323) 993-1700FAX (323) 957-0238
Hollywood High School College Center
521 North Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Los Angeles Unified School District
Phone: 323.993.1700
Fax: 323.957.0238
CEEB Code: 051615
Ms. Alejandra Sanchez– Principal
Mrs. Heather Brown – College Counselor
Hollywood High School and Performing Arts Magnet, New Media Magnet School Profile 2016/17
Accredited by WASC
4 semesters on Early Start Calendar
4 Year Public High School
Number of Teachers: 52
Number of Counselors: 6
Title One- 81%+ qualify for Free or Reduced Federal Lunch Program
Total Enrollment 1537 American Indian 0.3%
Freshmen 475 Asian 6.4%
Sophomores 399 Black 10.4%
Juniors 354 Pacific Islander 0.5%
Seniors 309 Hispanic 69.6%
English Language Learners 176 White 12.8%
Marking System
The letter grades A, B, C, D and F are given in all credit classes. One semester class is equal to 5 units of credit. Courses taken by transfer students in another country or at unaccredited schools are given credit only instead of grades.
Method of Computing GPA and Class Rank
In accordance with LAUSD guidelines, all courses, including physical education and repeated courses, are
counted in the GPA on a 5-point scale. Only Advanced Placement courses are weighted by being given
incremental points (0.25) per semester class. The passing grades is a D; college bound recommendation is a C. The GPA and class rank include ninth grade and are calculated at the end of junior year and again after the first semester of the senior year. Students with the same GPA are given the same rank.
Graduation Requirements for the class of 2015 210 credits
English 40 credits
Social Science 30 credits
Mathematics 20 credits
Science 20 credits
Fine Arts 10 credits
Health 5 credits
Physical Education 20 credits
World Language 20 credits
Curriculum
Advanced Placement courses are offered in the following subject areas this year at Hollywood High: English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science A, United States History, European History, US Government & Politics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Spanish Language, Psychology and Spanish Literature, Human Geography and Psychology.
Honors Level courses are offered in Biology, English 9AB, English 10AB, American Literature, Expository Composition, World History, Geography, US History, Italian 2, Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra 2, Principles of American Democracy, Economics, Statistics, Physics, Trigonometry, and Math Analysis.
Students may enroll concurrently in community colleges or local universities to take advanced coursework and in Adult School or Regional Occupational Centers for job training or remedial coursework. LA City College conducts classes on our campus. Our students are also served by LACER and Upward Bound programs.
Test Information
SAT mean scores: Critical Reading: 449
Math: 432
Writing: 442
ACT mean composite score: 19.1
Future Plans of the Class of 2015
4 year colleges and universities 48.4%
2 year community colleges 44.2%
Other Information About Hollywood High School
“World Famous Hollywood High” is located near the heart of Los Angeles, in the geographical center of a greater metropolitan area of over 10 million people. Economically, our population ranges from middle class to welfare dependent, with 77 percent of our students qualifying for the federal lunch program. Because of its fame throughout the world, the city of Hollywood has become the first stop for thousands of newly-arrived immigrants from all over the world. Our student body is composed of a multitude of nationalities speaking 31 different languages.
We are now on a traditional single-track schedule and have adopted the Small Learning Community model for the organization of our campus. Students apply to become members of one of six programs: the School for Advanced Studies SLC provides a challenging, accelerated curriculum for gifted and high-achieving students; the Media and Technology SLC prepares students to work with new media and technology as a delivery system for academic content in partnership with the Health, Nutrition Arts and Sciences which prepares students for post secondary and career opportunities in the culinary arts, hospitality, travel and tourism, fitness, and business and management; the Multilingual Teacher Career Academy prepares students to enter college upon graduating, to increase their fluency in foreign languages, and to consider careers in education; the long-established Performing Arts Magnet continues to draw students from across the city to hone their talents in acting, dance, and vocal music.
Hollywood High School has a 108 year-old tradition of producing outstanding graduates who have gone on to become a Secretary of State, a Nobel Prize winner, federal judges, Olympic Athletes, composers, inventors, generals, directors, writers, as well as Academy, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award winners who are honored in our school’s museum.