Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School
Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Enrollment for Current School Year
596 students in grades 9-12
Date Opened
September 2005
Address
10101 South Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90003
Phone
(323) 920-6125Fax
(323) 920-6950Website:
www.heritagecollegeready.orgPerformance
Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School students achieved a 2010 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 717. CST results: 37% Advanced/Proficient in English, 18% Advanced/Proficient in Math. For more on the school's 09-10 Performance Indicators, click here.
Community
The school is located in South Los Angeles where students in the surrounding area attend overcrowded schools.
Demographics and Daily Attendance
89% Hispanic and 11% African American, 23% English Language Learner (ELL) Students, and 98% free or reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 99%.
Principal Profile
Davida Fountain began her career in education as an academic peer counselor at Loyola Marymount University over 15 years ago. Throughout her career she has taught computer science and technology, coordinated LMU's Academic Persistence Program, tutored 4th and 5th grade math, taught language, music and dance, and served as a therapist for children with autism before joining the charter community as a teacher and assessment and interventions coordinator at Soledada Enrichment Action Charter School. Prior to assuming her current role as principal of Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School, she served as the school's assistant principal. Ms. Fountain has a bachelor's degree from LMU and a master's degree in educational leadership from Cal State University, Sacramento.