Richard Merkin Middle School, An Alliance College-Ready Academy
Richard Merkin Middle 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
471 students in grades 6-8
Date Opened
September 2005
Address
2023 South Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
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Phone
(213) 748-0141
Fax
(213) 748-0142
Website
Performance
The school achieved a 2010 API score of 775. CST results: 41% Advanced Proficient in English, 42% Advanced/Proficient in Math. For more on the school's 09-10 Performance Indicators, click here.
Community
University Park area, near Audubon, John Adams and John Muir middle schools. Richard Merkin Middle School, An Alliance College-Ready Academy, acts as a feeder school and shares a campus with Gertz-Ressler High School, An Alliance College-Ready Academy. Many of the schools in this community serve a range of 1,500 to over 3,000 students per campus.
Demographics and Average Daily Attendance
97% Hispanic and 3% African American, 22% English Language Learner (ELL) students, and 96% free or reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 98%.
Principal Profile
Donna Jacobson began her career in education as a teacher in the
Inglewood Unified School District, where she also served as an
administrator at the elementary level. Before joining the Alliance, she
served as assistant principal at Culver City Middle School. She has a
Masters degree from Loyola Marymount University and is completing her
doctorate in education from the University of Southern California.