Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

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{{Infobox school

|name= Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

|image = Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies.JPG

|streetaddress= 18605 Erwin Street

|city= Tarzana

|state= California

|zipcode= 91335

|country= United States

|coordinates = {{coord|34|11|3|N|118|32|18|W|display=inline,title}}

|district= Los Angeles Unified School District

|principal= Susan Parker

|established= 1953{{cite web|url=http://www.shermanoaksces.com/about-us/school-profile/|title=School Profile - Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies|access-date=November 18, 2016}}

|type= Public/ Magnet

|grades= 4-12

|enrollment= 2089 {{cite web|url=http://www.shermanoaksces.com/about-us/principals-message/|title=Principal's Message - Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies|access-date=November 18, 2016}}

|teaching_staff = 66.00 (FTE)

|ratio = 31.36

|campus= Suburban

|colors= {{Color box|#800020|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|Gray|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|Black|border=darkgray}} Burgundy, Gray, Black

|nickname= SOCES, CES

|mascot= Knights

|website= {{URL|http://www.shermanoaksces.com/}}

|pushpin_map = United States San Fernando Valley#United States Los Angeles Metropolitan Area#USA California#United States

|footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=062271009151|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies|work=ed.gov|access-date=20 March 2015}}

|}}

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is a magnet public school in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Despite the name, SOCES is located in the Tarzana section of Los Angeles on the former campus of Sequoia Junior High School. (Prior to 1980, the campus was located at the site of present-day Sherman Oaks Elementary School in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles). The school is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

SOCES is a California Distinguished School at which students can stay from 4th through 12th grade. SOCES is listed as a national gold-rated school and is one of the "Best High Schools in America" according to U.S. News & World Report.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/los-angeles-unified-school-district/sherman-oaks-center-for-enriched-studies-2620|title=Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in RESEDA, CA - Best High Schools - US News|work=usnews.com|access-date=20 March 2015}} The school is also listed in the Washington Post's "America's Most Challenging High Schools".{{cite web|url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2014/list/california-schools/sherman-oaks-center-for-enriched-studies-los-angeles-ca/|title=Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies|work=washingtonpost.com|access-date=20 March 2015}} The school was named a National Magnet School of Distinction by the Magnet Schools of America in 2008 and 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20080602/two-academic-veterans-are-honored-by-alliance|title=Two academic veterans are honored by alliance|website=Los Angeles Daily News |date=June 2, 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/04/magnet-school.html|title=L.A. magnet school wins another award|date=April 28, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 18, 2016}} As of July 2007, the school was issued a full six-year term of accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges' accreditation process. SOCES has a three-year average Academic Performance Index score of 888 as of September 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pr/api.asp|title=Academic Performance Index (API) - Programs No Longer Administered by CDE (CA Dept of Education)|website=www.cde.ca.gov}}