 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2010) |
| Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
7400 West Manchester Avenue , 90045 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°57′30″N 118°25′43″W / 33.95833°N 118.42861°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Motto | The Future of Scientific Thought... Today |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Janet Mack[1] |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Teaching staff | 43.96 (FTE)[2] |
| Enrollment | 899 (2018-19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.45[2] |
| Campus | Suburban Los Angeles International Airport |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, and White |
| Athletics conference | CIF Los Angeles City Section Western League |
| Mascot | Chester the Comet & Chester the Dog |
| Nickname | Comets |
| Website | www.westchestercomets.org |
Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets (WESM) is a magnet high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, West Region. [3] It is located in Westchester (Los Angeles), a neighborhood adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport and bordered by Playa Vista to the north, Inglewood to the east, El Segundo to the south, and Playa del Rey to the west. Until the 2010–11 school year, the school was a comprehensive high school known as Westchester High School.
- ^ "WESM home page". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c "WESM Health/Sports Medicine". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Sandra Poindexter and Ben Welsh (April 13, 2011). "Westchester High to become magnet school amid cost, ethnicity concerns". LA Times. Retrieved August 11, 2012.