Carson High School (Carson, California)

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Carson Senior High School
Address
Carson High School (Carson, California)
22328 South Main Street

Carson
,
California
90745
Coordinates 33°49′21″N118°16′30″W / 33.822497°N 118.274919°W / 33.822497; -118.274919
Information
School type Public, high school
Motto"Where Excellence Is the Expectation"
Founded1963
School district Los Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalDr. Diana Faatai
Staff141 [1]
Teaching staff63.26 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,496 (2019-20) [2]
Student to teacher ratio23.70 [2]
Language English
Color(s)   Black & Powder Blue
Athletics conferenceMarine League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
Mascot️Colt
Team name Colts
Rival Banning High School [3]
NewspaperThe Trailblazer
Feeder schoolsCarnegie Middle School, Stephen White Middle School, Caroldale Learning Community (K-8)
AffiliationDistrict 8
Website https://carsonhighschool.org/

Carson High School is a four-year public high school in Carson, California, United States. It is situated in the District South area of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Carson High is located on the corner of 223rd Street and Main Street. Carson's rivalry with Banning High School in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California is one of the top high school rivalries in the South Bay region of Los Angeles. [4] [5] Enrollment at Carson High School for the 2018–2019 academic year was 1,499 students. [6]

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Academies

Carson High School is made up of four learning academies: [7]

The school offers 10 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as several extracurricular programs, which include MCJROTC (Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps), Marching Blue Thunder (a combined color guard, marching band, and dance team [8] ), cheerleading, and drama.

School profile

According to the California Department of Education, in the 2019–2020 school year, there were a total of 1,499 students attending Carson High Steam School, comprising the following ethnic origins. [9]

Most recent SAT participation rate is 63%, with an average score of 1065 (2019) [10]

Sports

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "An Annual Report to the Community". Los Angeles Unified School District. February 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carson Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Mario Villegas , A 'Classic' for many reasons, ESPN Los Angeles, November 4, 2010
  4. ↑ "The best rivalry in the South Bay ..."
  5. ↑ "Carson-Banning Rivalry" Archived March 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "EdData - School Profile - Carson Senior High". www.ed-data.org. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ↑ "Carson High STEAM School". carsonhighschool.org. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  8. ↑ "Marching Blue Thunder (MBT)" . Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. ↑ "Enrollment by Ethnicity - Carson Senior High (CA Dept of Education)". dq.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  10. ↑ Cheng, Allen. "Average SAT Scores by State (Most Recent)". blog.prepscholar.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  11. ↑ Rob Fernas (June 30, 1994). "Scramblin' Man : Quarterback Perry Klein Has Been Vilified for Switching Schools--But That Was Before the NFL Called". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ↑ Rob Fernas (November 10, 1988). "Winning Acceptance: Football Star Perry Klein Wasn't Used to the Tough Time He Got From Carson Team, But He Won That Game, Too". Los Angeles Times.
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