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Where Our Kids Are Going to School
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Public Schools
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University High School (1922)
 11800 Texas Ave, Los Angeles 90025

Click here for a colorful and fascinating look at University High School, which serves North Westdale. This link will take you right to the student newspaper, the University High School Wildcat.

For more information, go to this LAUSD link.
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Venice High School (1925)
 13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles 90066

This link takes you to a statistics page that will bend your brain when you look at it. Much more interesting are the school's Web site, here, and that of the student newspaper, The Oarsman, here.

Venice High has a renowned Foreign Language Magnet element, with an emphasis in international studies. Go here for more information.
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Richland Avenue Elementary School (1926)
11562 Richland Ave, (90064)

Richland has a thoroughly attractive Web site, graced by an octet of roaring tigers.

"Richland Avenue has set aside a portion of our expansive grounds for a School and Community Garden. While the community is doing most of the work, the children enjoy the opportunity to plant, to work the soil, and to harvest their agricultural produce in the fullness of time. Lessons relating to the garden can literally include all aspects of the elementary curiculum, including Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Science, Health, Physical Education, and the Arts."

LAUSD statistics here.
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Beethoven Street Elementary School (1947)
3711 Beethoven St. (90066)

Statistics here.

It has a fine Web site with a complete calendar and an ad section provided by Google. The school's motto is "An Oasis of Excellence."
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Mar Vista Elementary School (1947)
3330 Granville Ave. (90064)

Statistics here.

Its Web site is here.
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Mark Twain Middle School (1949)
 2224 Walgrove Ave, (90066)

Statistics here.

There is no Web site.
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Walgrove Avenue Elementary School (1953)
  1630 Walgrove Ave. (90066)

Statistics here.

There is no Web site.
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Grand View Boulevard Elementary School (1953)
  3951 Grand View Blvd, (90066)

Statistics here.

Its Web site is here.
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Webster (Daniel) Middle School (1954)
 11330 W Graham Place 90064

Statistics here.

There is no Web site.
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Private Schools
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Culver Christian School
11312 Washington Blvd. (90066)
(Click the address to see the location on a map.)
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Culver City SDA School
11828 Washington Blvd. (90066)
(Click the address to see the location on a map.)
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Saint Gerard Majella School
4451 Inglewood Blvd. (90066)
(Click the address to see the location on a map.)
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Wildwood School
12201 Washington Place (90066)
(Click the address to see the location on a map.)
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Windward School (Grades 7-12)
11350 Palms Blvd. (90066)
(Click the address to see the location on a map.)
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255 CRIMES REPORTED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Source: LAUSD Police Department

VENICE HIGH SCHOOL: Crimes reported at Venice High jumped by 48% in 2001-2002, the last year for which figures are available. There were 95, including one asault with a deadly weapon, 11 batteries (one person beating up another one), 43 drug or alcohol charges (the highest in the past six years). 30 property crimes, 1 destructive device, 4 people loitering or trespassing, 2 robberies and 3 sex offenses. The total crime report was the highest in the past seven years.

The previous year, 2000-2001, 64 crimes were reported. And the year before there were 63.

UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL: Reported crimes were at the lowest point since 1995-96. 35 were reported in 2001-2002, including 2 assaults with a deadly weapon, 9 batteries, 4 drug or alcohol charges, 8 property crimes, 5 cases of loitering or trespassing, 1 robbery and 5 sex offenses.

The previous year, 2000-2001, 44 crimes were reported. And the year before there were 57.

WEBSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL: Reported crimes shot up dramatically at Webster in 2001-2002, to 87, compared to 39 the year before. They included 13 sex offenses, the highest number reported at any local campus in the past seven years (as far back as the school records go on the LAUSD Police Web site). Other crimes were 4 assaults with deadly weapons, 43 batteries (the highest for the past seven years of any school in our area reported on the Web site), 8 chemical abuses, 14 property crimes, 5 destructive devices and 4 robberies.

MARK TWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL: Reported crimes were low, at 29 during the 2001-2002 year, a slight drop from the previous year's 35. They included 1 assault with a deadly weapon, 7 batteries, 5 abuses of chemical substances, 8 property crimes, 1 loiter or trespass and 7 robberies.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: As you might expect, local elementary schools did not have to call the cops very often in 2001-2002. Two batteries and 4 property crimes at Grand View, 1 battery and 2 property crimes at Mar Vista, and no crimes at Richland or Beethoven. Total, 9.

LAUSD LINKS
Here is where you report a crime or talk to a campus police officer.
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