Camino Nuevo High School

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name= Camino Nuevo High Tech High School of Learning


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location= 3500 W. Temple Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
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Camino Nuevo High School is a new charter school serving the Westlake/MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. [McDonald, Kathy A. "Camino Nuevo High School: Committed To Academics And Community." [http://www.losfelizledger.com/HealthNews.htm "Los Feliz Ledger"] , October 2006. Last accessed January 12, 2007.] CNHS received a 751 on its most recent API score, [ [http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=19647330106435 2005-06 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)] ] significantly higher than any other high school in its neighborhood. [ [http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006Grth_Dst.aspx?allcds=1964733 Local Educational Agency (LEA) List of Schools] ] The school was awarded a 10 out of 10 from the state of California for its similar schools ranking. [ [http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2005BaseSchSS.aspx?allcds=19647330106435 Similar Schools Report: 2005 Academic Performance Index (API) Base Report] ] 80 percent of sophomores passed the CAHSEE on their first attempt, [ [http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/ExitProf4.asp?cSelect=CAMINO^NUEVO^HIGH^SC--CAMINO^NUEVO^HI--1964733-0106435&cYear=2005-06&TestType=E&cAdmin=C&tDate=000000&cGrade=10&Pageno=1 California High School Exit Examination: Camino Nuevo High School] ] compared to only 67 percent of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students. [ [http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/ExitProg3.asp?cSelect=1964733^^--^Los^Angeles^Unified-000&cYear=2005-06&cChoice=ExitProg3&cAdmin=C&tDate=000000&cGrade=10&Pageno=1 California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Results: Los Angeles Unified School District] ]

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy operates two middle and two elementary schools in the same neighborhood. Students have a longer school day and year than students at traditional LAUSD schools, and smaller class sizes. Camino Nuevo schools are very involved with parents and the community at large; the school even operates a health clinic for family members. Over ninety percent of students at CNHS qualify for free or reduced lunch, and thirty-five percent are considered English learners. [ [http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006Grth_SchDem.aspx?allcds=19-64733-0106435 2006 API School Demographic Characteristics] ] Camino Nuevo High School currently enrolls 120 freshmen, 101 sophomores, and 120 juniors and will add the final class of freshmen in 2007-2008.

Campus

The school is located at the corners of [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=3500%20W%20Temple%20St&city=Los%20Angeles&state=CA&zipcode=90004%2d3620&country=US&title=%3cb%20class%3d%22fn%20org%22%3e3500%20W%20Temple%20St%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22locality%22%3eLos%20Angeles%3c%2fspan%3e%2c%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22region%22%3eCA%3c%2fspan%3e%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22postal%2dcode%22%3e90004%2d3620%3c%2fspan%3e%2c%20%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22country%2dname%22%3eUS%3c%2fspan%3e%3c%2fspan%3e&cid=lfmaplink2&name=&dtype=s Temple, Silverlake, and Beverly] in Los Angeles. The school serves students from a variety of local areas, including Koreatown, Rampart, Westlake, Downtown, Pico-Union, Silverlake, and Echo Park.

The school's distinctive yellow-and-grey building (shaped like a stapler)was designed by Kevin Daly of Santa Monica-based [http://dalygenik.com/ Daly, Genik Architects.

CNHS in the news

Three students from the school were interviewed on [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5376035 NPR's Morning Edition] regarding the immigration debate in the U.S.

References

External links

* [http://www.caminonuevo.org Official website]