Alliance College-Ready Academy High School #5
Alliance College-Ready Academy High School #5 is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Enrollment For Current School Year
624 students in grades 9-12
Date Opened
September 2007
Address
1729 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90062
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Phone
(213) 342-2874
Fax
(213) 342-2875
Website
Performance
Alliance College-Ready Academy High School #5 achieved a 2010 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 715. CST results: 28% Advanced/Proficient in English; 11% Advanced/Proficient in Math. For more on the school's 09-10 Performance Indicators, click here.
Community
Leimert Park area, near Jefferson, Santee Education Complex and Belmont high schools. The surrounding community is home to mainly non-charter public high schools that are primarily low-performing and/or overcrowded.
Demographics and Daily Attendance
82% Hispanic and 18% African American, 25% English Language Learner (ELL) Students, and 89% free or reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 97%.
Principal Profile
Dean Marolla was a former assistant principal in the Long Beach Unified School District and also is an instructor in the Master’s of the Arts Teaching Program at the University of Phoenix, where he specialized in math curriculum methods. He began teaching in 1985 and has been a successful administrator since 2000. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and history from State University of New York in Binghamton and a Master’s degree in teaching mathematics from Cal State Dominguez Hills.