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Arleta High School
Address
14200 Van Nuys Blvd Los Angeles, California Arleta, Los Angeles , Los Angeles County , California 91331 United States
Coordinates	34°15′02″N 118°26′32″W / 34.250556°N 118.442222°W / 34.250556; -118.442222
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	“We are Mustangs!”
Established	October 3, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-03)
Status	🟩 Opened
School district	Los Angeles Unified School District
NCES School ID	062271011652 [1]
Dean	Cynthia Garcia and Donald Scott
Principal	Ana Saucedo
Grades	9–12 [1]
Age range	14-18
Enrollment	1,126 (2023-24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	19:1
Education system	Los Angeles Unified School District initiative
Language	English, Spanish
Campus type	suburb
Color(s)	Victory Red   White   Black
Fight song	"We Are Mustangs!"
Athletics	Football, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Track & Field, Softball, Dance, Drill and Competitive Cheer
Athletics conference	East Valley League CIF Los Angeles City Section
Mascot	Horse Mustang
Rival	San Fernando High School Panorama Senior High School Sylmar Charter High School John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies James Monroe High School Granada Hills Charter High School North Hollywood High School
Feeder schools	Pacoima Middle School Sepulveda Middle School
Graduates	95% (2023-24)
Website	arletahigh.net

Arleta High School (AHS) is a secondary school located on Van Nuys Boulevard in the Arleta section of Los Angeles, California, United States in the San Fernando Valley.

History

The school opened on October 3, 2006, serving grades 9 through 10 during its first year of operation. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school phased in grade 11 in the fall of 2007 and grade 12 in the fall of 2008. In June 2009, the first class graduated.

The school houses three small schools: Social Justice (SJ), Science Math and Related Technologies (SMART), and Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA).

All three schools utilize block scheduling where students take four 82-minute classes a day. Students finish a year's study in sixteen weeks. Arleta High School is recognized as one of the California Gold Ribbon Schools by the California Department of Education.

Throughout the 4-year term, students are required to create a portfolio of all of their academic successes and present it in order to graduate and participate in the graduation ceremony. Transfer students must complete an essay of their academic success from their previous high school(s) and continue to complete their portfolio as much as possible.

On Tuesdays the school encourages students to dress professionally as a preparation in career seeking, many benefits include good participation grading, priority to receive lunch, certificates and more.

Athletics

Arleta High School Athletics is part of the East Valley League of the CIF Los Angeles City Section. Fall sports include football, girls volleyball, cross country. Winter sports include basketball and soccer. Spring sports include track and field, softball, baseball, boys volleyball, and cheer. Arleta High School's dance team performs and trains all year round.

Notable alumni

• Johnathan Jamall Porter - rapper ^[2]

Public Appearances

• On My Block (TV Series)
• Freeridge (TV Series)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arleta High School.

• Official website
• Arleta High, usnews.com