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Crenshaw Senior High School
5010 11th Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90043-4816 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Crenshaw Senior High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Los Angeles County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2501 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 115 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 790 students
Grade 10 - 651 students
Grade 11 - 462 students
Grade 12 - 392 students
Grade Not Listed - 206 students
This School ( CA ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:22 1:20
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( CA ) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian n/a 11%
% Hispanic 33% 45%
% Black 66% 7%
% White n/a 33%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School ( CA ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 79% 44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 10%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
( CA ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Los Angeles Unified School District
This School's Agency ( CA ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 808 4
Number of Students Managed 732,792 students 1,785 students
District Total Revenue $7,628,602,000 $16,194,000
District Expenditure $8,670,891,000 $16,545,000
District Revenue / Student $10,410 $8,848
District Expenditure / Student $11,833 $8,162
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
School Notes:
  • Crenshaw High School is a secondary school located in south-central Los Angeles, California. The school first opened in 1968. Crenshaw is one of the few, predominately African-American high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
  • Crenshaw High School is located at 5010 11th Avenue, near the corner of 50th Street. The school colors are blue and gold, and its mascot is the Cougar. Crenshaw's biggest rival is Susan Miller Dorsey High School, which is located in nearby Jungles.
  • The school is renound for its outstanding boys basketball program, which has been coached for over thirty years by Willie West. The Crenshaw Cougars have won numerous L.A. City and California State basketball titles.
  • Crenshaw was featured in the 1991 movie Boyz N the Hood, the 2000 movie Love & Basketball and from 1996 to 2001 on the UPN series Moesha.
  • On 2004 Kirk Douglas and the Amateur Athletic Foundation (AAF) donated stadium lights to Crenshaw high School. Portable lights were brought in for Crenshaw's homecoming game versus their big rival Dorsey High School. This was the school's first night game at home.
  • On August 15, 2005, Crenshaw High School lost its accreditation due to several reasons, including "rampant student tardiness". The accreditation was restored on February 1, 2006.
  • The Crenshaw High School Varsity Football team won its first "Championship Division" Los Angeles City championship in 2005 defeating Woodland Hills Taft High School, However, a "AAA" Championship was won in 1992, defeating Chatsworth High School. Both Championship titles were under the leadership of Robert Garrett.
  • Notable alumni: Chris Brown, former MLB player.
  • Darryl Strawberry, Major League Baseball player.
  • Larry Elder, radio talk show host, author, and political commentator.
  • Marques Johnson, NBA player and commentator.
  • Arthur Lee, rock musician.
  • Kevin Ollie.
  • Ice-T, rapper/actor.
  • Wendell Tyler, former star running back for UCLA and the former Los Angeles Rams.
  • John "Hot Plate" Williams, NCAA and NBA basketball player.
  • Daymeion Hughes, standout senior Cornerback for the Cal Bears football team, potential first-round pick.
  • Lee Webb, former USC Trojans and NFL fullback.
  • Marcus Darrel Williams, NBA basketball player.
  • Geoffrey Styles.
  • Kabeer Gbaji-Biamila, standout Defensive end Green Bay Packers.
  • Akbar Gbaji-Biamila, current San Diego Charger.
  • Terrence Whitehead, current Cincinati Bengal.
  • Brandon Mebane, standout senior [Defensive Tackle] for the [California Bears, Berkeley] football team, potential first-round pick.
  • Eric Yarber, former Super Bowl winner, Washington Redskins.
  • Mykelti Williamson (née Michael Tisdale), actor.
  • Darwin Cook, former NBA Player.
  • Robert Smith, former NBA Player.
  • Garland Frazier, television producer.
  • Reggie Lewis, former New Orleans Saint NFL.
  • Kerry Justin, former NFL cornerback, Seahawks.
  • Sid Justin, former NFL cornerback (Rams. 49ers) current lead singer for the Miracles.
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About This Zip Code (90043)
School Zip (90043) (CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 44,761 people 33,137,211 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 32%
Population Average Age 35 years old 33.3 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $34,069 $49,006
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.6 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 60 years old 39 years old
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