| James A. Foshay Learning Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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3751 South Harvard Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90018 | |
| Coordinates | 34°01′09″N118°18′24″W / 34.01916°N 118.30653°W /34.01916; -118.30653 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1925 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Tracy Triplett-Murray |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,957 (2015-16)[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | White and Blue |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Website | Official website |
James A. Foshay Learning Center[2] (often referred to asFoshay L.C. orFoshay HighSchool orFoshay) is a K-12Los Angeles Unified School District public school inLos Angeles, California, in theExposition Park District. It follows a traditional calendar. As part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD),[3] it falls into the Local District Central of LAUSD.
Established originally as James A. FoshayJunior High School, Foshay L.C. opened in February 1925, named afterJames A. Foshay, who served as Assistant Superintendent of the Los Angeles public schools in 1893 and later asSuperintendent in 1895.[4]
Theelementary school is often referred to asThe Village and makes up only a small portion of the student population.
TheMiddle School (grades 6-8) make up the largest percentage of students at Foshay Learning Center.
FoshayHigh School was started in 1994,[7] and the first graduating class was in 1997.[8] To this day Foshay maintains a high school student population of 700-775.
Foshay High School created three academies starting in 1995: In 2015, an additional career path was created for Engineering, which merged with the Tech Academy in 2016.[9] They are: