Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School
Address
Map
1200 Plaza Del Sol

Los Angeles
,
Los Angeles
,
California
90033

United States
Coordinates34°02′54″N 118°13′37″W / 34.048395°N 118.226994°W / 34.048395; -118.226994
Information
TypePublic
OpenedSeptember 2009
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
Principalnone [1]
Teaching staff52.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,044 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.08[2]
Color(s)Navy, White & Light Blue    
Athletics conferenceCentral League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
MascotJaguar
Websitewww.mendezhs.org

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School is a public high school in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is also known as Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Center.

History

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School is shown behind the Pico-Aliso Station of the Gold Line on First Street

The school is named after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, parents of American civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez who at eight years old, played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. The case successfully ended de jure segregation in California.[3]

It was the first high school to open in Boyle Heights in 28 years.

Campus

The school was built to alleviate the overcrowded Roosevelt High School. The site was designated in 2003, broke ground in 2006, and the campus opened in September 2009. It is built on 6.22 acres (2.52 ha).

The building occupies 109,378 square feet (10,161.5 m2) and contains 38 classrooms. It was designed by Nadel Architects and Barrio Planners and was built by Hensel Phelps Construction at a cost of $108 million. The site attained a Collaborative for High Performance Schools score of 24.[4]

Rankings

Demographics of student body
Ethnic Breakdown 2021 [5]
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0%
Hispanic and Latino American 98%
Black 1%
Asian American 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0%
White 1%
Multiracial Americans 0.1%
Female 47%
Male 53%

US News 2021 Rankings

US News 2020 Rankings

References

  1. ^ "Mendez Learning Center: Staff Directory". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Geisler, Lindsey (September 11, 2006). "Mendez case paved way for Brown v. Board". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  4. ^ "Mendez Learning Center Project Details". Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. ^ "usnews". Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. ^ "usnews". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  7. ^ "usnews". Retrieved 2020-12-16.