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Eagle Rock High School

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{{Infobox school

|name = Eagle Rock High School

|motto =

|established = 1927

|type = Public

|affiliation =

|district = Los Angeles Unified School District

|campus = Urban

|grades = 7-12

|principal = Derek Steinorth

|head of school =

|dean = Vincent Vergara

|faculty = 150

|staff = 104.54 (FTE)

|ratio = 19.79

|enrollment = 2,069 (2022-23){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0622710&SchoolPageNum=20&ID=062271002970|title=Eagle Rock High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=April 7, 2024}}

|conference = Northern League
CIF

|colors = {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} Green
{{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} Gray
{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} White

|nickname = Eagles

|rival = Franklin High School

|newspaper = Eagle's Scream

|yearbook = Totem

|location = Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California

|address = 1750 Yosemite Drive, Los Angeles, California 90041

|coordinates = {{coord|34.1320|-118.2053|type:edu_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

|website = {{url|erhs.la}}

}}

Eagle Rock High School (ERHS) is a public school located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of northeast Los Angeles, California.

History

The school opened its doors on September 12, 1927.[http://www.erhsalum.com/history.htm Eagle Rock High School History & Traditions by Eric Warren S '65]It was replaced by a new building in 1970.

It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.{{cite web|url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/history/schoollist.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980207051712/www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/history/schoollist.html |archive-date=1998-02-07 |title=Los Angeles City School District|publisher=Los Angeles Unified School District|access-date=2020-10-27}}

Eagle Rock was relieved of overcrowding when Central Region High School 13, also known as Taylor Yard and then as Sonia M. Sotomayor Learning Academies opened in 2011.[http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=56.40007 Central Region HS #13]

Student Body

Eagle Rock High School serves the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock and Mt. Washington, as well as parts of Highland Park and Glassell Park.

The student body is estimated to be 60% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 9% Non-Hispanic White, 2% Black, 0.4% Pacific Islander/Native American, and 0.04% Mixed Race.{{cite web|title=Eagle Rock High School Student Body|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/los-angeles-unf/eagle-rock-high-school-2526/student-body|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2 June 2015}} U.S. News & World Report estimates that 65% of students are economically disadvantaged, meaning they are eligible for the free- or reduced-lunch program. Out of the student body, 51% are eligible for the free lunch program—capped at a household income of $29,995 for a family of four—while 14% of students are eligible for the reduced lunch program—capped at a household income of $42,643 for a family of four.{{cite web|title=Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price Meals or Free Milk in Child Nutrition Programs|url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/scales1213.asp|publisher=California Department of Education|access-date=2 June 2015}}

Notable alumni

References

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Category:Eagle Rock, Los Angeles

Category:Public high schools in Los Angeles

Category:Los Angeles Unified School District schools

Category:Middle schools in Los Angeles County, California

Category:Public middle schools in California

Category:1927 establishments in California