Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

Alliance Health Services Academy High School is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.

This school concentrates on college-readiness through a theme of health care to provide students with rigorous college-preparatory instruction and application-based curriculum. The school’s mission is to equip students in South Los Angeles with the tools necessary to excel in high school, enter and succeed in college and motivate students to select health-care related majors and careers—areas in which minority students such as those in the school community are grossly underrepresented.

Performance

Alliance Health Services Academy High School achieved a 2010 API score of 667 in their first year. CST results: 78.6% Advanced Proficient in English, 18% Advanced/Proficient in Math. For more on the school's 09-10 Performance Indicators, click here.

Community

South Los Angeles, in the area of Locke, Washington and Gardena high schools.  Alliance Health Services Academy is temporarily located on the campus of Henry Clay Middle School.

Demographics and Average Daily Attendance

71% Hispanic, 28% African American, 20% English Language Learner (ELL) students, and 90% free or reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 97.3%.

Principal Profile

Erik Elward has been an urban educator for more than 14 years. He began his career in education teaching English at Gardena High School. During his seven-year tenure within urban charter high schools, he has served in leadership capacities as a department chair, curriculum coach, new teacher mentor and assistant principal. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he received a Master’s degree through the Principal Leadership Institute at UCLA and an Ed.D. from the University of Southern California.