Campuses Ĭurrently, the school is split between the two campuses, with grades 7–9, the Middle School, located at the former Westlake campus in Holmby Hills and grades 10–12, the Upper School, located at the former Harvard campus in Studio City. In 2008, six sophomores were expelled and more than a dozen other students faced suspensions as a result of a cheating scandal. Complete integration and coeducation began in 1991. The two institutions had long been de facto sister schools, and interacted socially. Merger Īs both schools continued to grow in size towards the late 1980s, and as gender exclusivity became less of a factor both in the schools' reputations and desirability, the trustees of both Harvard and Westlake effectuated a merger in 1989. In 1968 Westlake became exclusively a secondary school. The Temple family owned the school until 1977, with Dickinson serving in an ex officio capacity. The school was purchased by Sydney Temple, whose daughter, Helen Temple Dickinson, was headmistress until 1966, when Westlake became a non-profit institution. It moved to its present-day campus located on North Faring Road in Holmby Hills, California, in 1927. At the time, the school was a for-profit alternative to the already-established Marlborough School, which had been established as a non-profit before the turn of the century. It was so-named because it was near Westlake Park, now known as MacArthur Park. The Westlake School for Girls was established in 1904 by Jessica Smith Vance and Frederica de Laguna in what is now downtown Los Angeles, California, as an exclusively female institution offering both elementary and secondary education. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Harvard School gradually discontinued both boarding and its standing as a military academy, while expanding its enrollment, courses, classes, teachers, and curriculum. In 1937, the school moved to its present-day campus at the former Hollywood Country Club on Coldwater Canyon in Studio City after receiving a $25,000 ($471,000 in current dollar terms) loan from aviation pioneer Donald Douglas. In 1911, it secured endorsement from the Episcopal Church, becoming a non-profit organization. Emery was originally from Boston, and around 1900 he wrote to Harvard University to ask permission to use the Harvard name for his new secondary school, and received permission from the university's then-President, Charles W. Emery as a military academy, on the site of a barley field located at the corner of Western Avenue and Sixteenth Street (now Venice Boulevard) in Los Angeles, California. The Harvard School for Boys was established in 1900 by Grenville C. To receive a silver or gold medal, schools have to meet established, minimum college-readiness thresholds.History Harvard School for Boys News only recognizes Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests in examining college readiness.Įconomically disadvantaged and minority students at both local schools outperformed their peers, thus guaranteeing them silver medals. If those students outperformed their peers, then college readiness becomes a factor.

The ranking examines how economically disadvantaged students and minorities perform on state tests. 2,486 nationally, while West Port was ranked No.

In Florida, 239 high schools made this year’s list. The magazine reviewed 20,487 eligible schools nationwide and awarded 500 gold, 2,109 silver, and 3,432 bronze medals based on performance on state assessments and how well schools prepare students for college. In addition, Forest and West Port repeated their Silver Medal rankings on the “Best High Schools” listing from U.S. This year, 2,323 schools made the list, including 350 in Florida and all seven in Marion. The Challenge Index identifies schools that have done the best job persuading average students to take college-level courses and tests. Here is how the high schools, listed in alphabetical order, fared: Belleview (No.

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