Gertz-Ressler High School, An Alliance College-Ready Academy
Gertz-Ressler High School, An Alliance College-Ready Academy, is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Enrollment for Current School Year
534 students in grades 9-12
Date Opened
September 2004
Address
2023 South Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
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Phone
(213) 745-8141
Fax
(213) 745-8142
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Performance
Gertz-Ressler High School, An Alliance College-Ready Academy, achieved a 2010 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 853, ranking it the 9th top-performing public high school in LAUSD. CST results: 62% Advanced/Proficient in English; 29% Advanced/Proficient in Math. For more on the school's 09-10 Performance Indicators, click here.
The school was recognized as a 2010 Silver Medal EPIC Gains school for student achievement and a 2009 California Distinguished School, an award that recognizes the state’s most exemplar, inspiring and well-rounded community public schools.
Community
University Park area, near Crenshaw, Jefferson and Manual Arts high schools.
Demographics and Average Daily Attendance
93% Hispanic and 7% African American, 16% English Language Learner (ELL) students, and 97% free or reduced meal program participants. Average daily attendance is 98%.
Principal Profile
James Waller has worked in inner-city education for the past 12 years.
After finishing his teaching credential at USC in 1997, he began working at Foshay Learning Center where he was a bilingual history and ESL teacher for eight years. He served as the school’s literacy coach during his last two years at Foshay.
He received his Master’s in education administration in 2005 and moved to the Alliance to serve as assistant principal at Alliance William and Carol Ouchi High School in the summer of 2007.