El Camino Real Charter High School Explained

El Camino Real Charter High School
Streetaddress:5440 Valley Circle Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Schooltype:Charter
District:Los Angeles Unified School District
Grades:9–12
Colors:Light blue, dark blue, and camel
Conference:CIF Los Angeles City Section
Nickname:Royals[1]
Opened:February 3, 1969
Yearbook:El Corazón
Newspaper:The King's Courier
Enrollment:3,523 (2019–20)[2]
Staff:128.90 (FTE)
Ratio:27.63
Coordinates:34.1704°N -118.6431°W
Principal:David Hussey

El Camino Real Charter High School (also known locally as "ECR" or "Elco") is an independent charter secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. The school, founded in 1969, was designed to emulate a small college campus, with a large central "quad" and an open campus policy.

ECR serves portions of Woodland Hills and West Hills and also maintains a sizable "traveling" student population from other areas of the district.

ECR's Academic Performance Index was 832 out of 1,000 in 2012.[3]

On March 31, 2009, El Camino Real High School became a California Distinguished School. In December 2010, the teachers and staff at the school voted for it to become a charter school. This change took effect in the fall of 2011.

Demographics

In 1998, the school had 3,315 students enrolled.[4] 5% were African American, 1% American Indian, 15% Asian, 42% White, 29% Latino, 6% Two or more races, 5% English learners, 7% special education students, 43% gifted and talented, 22% economically disadvantaged, and 15% students moving in and out of this school during the year. Over 1,000 of them, as of 1998, were classified as "gifted and talented". Several area parents disliked the LAUSD magnet program points admission system, so they chose to instead move to the ECR attendance zone and enroll their gifted-classified children there.[4]

As of 1998, 70% of ECR graduates went on to colleges and universities, compared to 52% overall for LAUSD.[4]

Academic competitions

Academic Decathlon team

The school's Academic Decathlon team won national titles in 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023, and 2024.[5]

Junior Engineering Technical Society

The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) promoted interest in engineering, science, math and technology in high school students and provides them with real-world engineering teamwork and problem-solving experiences. The team participates in the TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) Competition that occurs annually in March and is hosted and sponsored by the Viterbi[6] School of Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). The Technology Student Association acquired TEAMS from JETS in 2011.[7]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ECRCHS New Mascot . Mailchimp . El Camino Real Charter High School via Mailchimp . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718230254/https://mailchi.mp/ecrchs/ecrchs-new-mascot-2628702?e=602368c067. 18 July 2021. July 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: El Camino Real Charter High School. National Center for Education Statistics. September 3, 2021.
  3. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/los-angeles-unified-school-district/el-camino-real-senior-high-2530 El Camino Real Senior High in WOODLAND HILLS, CA | Best High Schools | US News
  4. Hardy, Terry. "Top of the Class" (education section). Los Angeles Magazine. Emmis Communications, October 1998. Vol. 43, No. 10. ISSN 1522-9149. Start: p. 52. CITED: p. 68.
  5. http://acadecscores.gilslotd.com/wiki/National Academic Decathlon National Champions
  6. Web site: Viterbi . May 27, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070503203502/http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/ced/precollege/mesa/highschool/competition.htm . May 3, 2007 . dead .
  7. Web site: History . Technology Student Association . 13 April 2023.
  8. http://www.jets.org/teams/archives/nationalRankings2010.cfm?competitionLevel=11th/12th%20Grade#9 JETS 2010 National Rankings
  9. Web site: 1998 All-NFL Team. infoplease.com.
  10. Web site: Elling. Steve. El Camino Real Fullback Anderson Raised by Protective Father. Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2014. October 22, 1989.
  11. Web site: Chu. Henry. El Camino Real High Team Wins State Academic Decathlon and a Spot in Nationals. Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2014. March 9, 1992.
  12. Web site: Fire signs forward Barouch, midfielder Videira . . March 26, 2014 . March 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140326072508/http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/article/165550/0/Fire-signs-forward-Barouch-midfielder-Videira . March 26, 2014 . mdy .
  13. Web site: America Ferrera – Biography – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090323161336/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/302580/America-Ferrera/biography . dead . March 23, 2009 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Jason Buchanan . 2009 . May 22, 2011.
  14. Web site: Sondheimer. Eric. Ex-ECR standout Conor Jackson announces his retirement . Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2014. April 14, 2013.
  15. Web site: Bolch. Ben. Boston Red Sox call up El Camino Real's Ryan Lavarnway. Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2014. August 18, 2011.
  16. Web site: Glove affair: Dad helps Mejia become big-play shortstop. Ryan Finley Arizona Daily Star. Arizona Daily Star. August 31, 2015.
  17. Web site: Farmer. Sam. El Camino Real Baseball Team Strikingly Similar to '78 Version. Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2014. May 6, 1990.
  18. Web site: Elling. Steve. Competitiveness Feeds El Camino Real's Wolf. Los Angeles Times. April 21, 1993.
  19. Web site: Fletcher. Jeff. After Banner Junior Season, El Camino Real's Ace Pitcher Hasn't Changed His Prioritie. Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2014. March 3, 1994.

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