Granada Hills Charter

Granada Hills Charter
Address
Map
10535 Zelzah Avenue

Los Angeles
,
California
91344

United States
Coordinates34°15′40″N 118°31′31″W / 34.2611°N 118.5254°W / 34.2611; -118.5254
Information
TypeIndependent charter school
MottoHome of the Highlanders
Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
NCES School ID060220603050[4]
CEO/SuperintendentBrian Bauer[3]
Teaching staff231.49 (FTE) (2022–23)[4]
Grades
  • 9-12 (Main campus)[2]
  • K-8 (Devonshire campus)
Enrollment5,869 (2022–23)[4]
Student to teacher ratio25.35 (2022–23)[4]
Color(s)
  •   Green
  •   Black
  •   White
Athletics conferenceCIF Los Angeles City Section
NicknameHighlanders
AccreditationWASC[1]
NewspaperThe Plaid Press
YearbookTartan
Websiteghctk12.com

Granada Hills Charter (often abbreviated to GHCHS/GHC or simply Granada), formerly Granada Hills High School, is an independent charter school consisting of almost 6,000 students in grades K–12, located in the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is affiliated with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).[5]

Granada also, as of 2011, has a high Academic Performance Index (API) score of 878, greatly exceeding the target API score of 800 for all schools in California.[6] On April 12, 2011, Granada was named a 2011 California Distinguished School.[7] On December 22, 2011, Granada became an International Baccalaureate World School.[8] Since 2011, the school has won seven National Academic Decathlon Championships.

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  2. ^ "Maps". Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Leadership". Granada Hills Charter School. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Granada Hills Charter (060220603050)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Granada Hills Charter". Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Granada Hills Charter High School API Rockets to 874" (Press release). Granada Hills Charter High School. 2011. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Granada Hills Charter High School named California Distinguished School" (PDF) (Press release). Granada Hills Charter High School. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2013.
  8. ^ "GHCHS now an International Baccalaureate World School" (Press release). Granada Hills Charter High School. 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.