Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
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Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Arts High or LACHSA, icon) is a Visual and Performing Arts high school
located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles
in Los Angeles, California
, United States
. Founded in 1984, the public, tuition-free school offers both college preparatory courses and conservatory style training. Though it shares facilities with the university, the two schools' activities are usually separate. It is operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education. LACHSA maintains a unique affiliation with International Polytechnic High School
, which is also run by LACOE.
The school specializes in the training of music, theater, dance, visual arts, and film. It is one of two arts high schools in Los Angeles
that allows students from any district within Los Angeles County to attend, the other being Charter High School of the Arts
in Van Nuys.
Acceptance into the school is based on an audition process for the approximately 130 spots available for incoming students, about 90% of whom are freshman. In 2011 more than 1000 students auditioned, the highest number ever.
LACHSA has four departments, Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts, with sub-departments that any student may participate in, such as musical theater and film. The Music Department has the most students, followed by the Theater Department, Visual Arts and Dance.
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located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles
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in Los Angeles, California
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. Founded in 1984, the public, tuition-free school offers both college preparatory courses and conservatory style training. Though it shares facilities with the university, the two schools' activities are usually separate. It is operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education. LACHSA maintains a unique affiliation with International Polytechnic High School
International Polytechnic High School
International Polytechnic High School, commonly abbreviated merely as iPoly, is a public college preparatory high school located on the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona campus and operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education in conjunction with the College of Education...
, which is also run by LACOE.
The school specializes in the training of music, theater, dance, visual arts, and film. It is one of two arts high schools in Los Angeles
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that allows students from any district within Los Angeles County to attend, the other being Charter High School of the Arts
Charter High School of the Arts
Charter High School of the Arts Multimedia and Performing is a public high school that operates on the campus of the First Lutheran Church of Van Nuys. It is located at 6952 Van Nuys Boulevard, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. Though it shares the facilities with the Lutheran Church, the...
in Van Nuys.
Acceptance into the school is based on an audition process for the approximately 130 spots available for incoming students, about 90% of whom are freshman. In 2011 more than 1000 students auditioned, the highest number ever.
LACHSA has four departments, Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts, with sub-departments that any student may participate in, such as musical theater and film. The Music Department has the most students, followed by the Theater Department, Visual Arts and Dance.
Academic recognition
- California Distinguished School for Academic Excellence
- Golden Bell Award
- Grammy Signature School
- Bravo Award for excellence in arts education
- One of the "Best High Schools" in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine
- LACHSA was among the few public high schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.
Notable alumni
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