Marymount High School

Marymount High School
Address
10643 W Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles (Holmby Hills/Bel Air), (Los Angeles County), California 90077
United States
Coordinates 34°4′31″N 118°26′43″W / 34.07528°N 118.44528°W / 34.07528; -118.44528Coordinates: 34°4′31″N 118°26′43″W / 34.07528°N 118.44528°W / 34.07528; -118.44528
Information
Type Private
Motto That all may have life, and have it to the full
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1923
Founder Mother Marie Joseph Butler RSHM
Head of school Jacqueline L. Landry
Faculty 50[1]
Grades 9-12
Gender Girls
Enrollment 380 (2017-18)
Average class size 14
Student to teacher ratio 8:1[2]
Color(s) Blue and white         
Athletics soccer, track and field, cross country, volleyball, rowing, golf, water polo, swimming.
Athletics conference Sunshine League (CIF)
Mascot Sailor
Team name Sailors
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges[3]
Average SAT scores 660 (reading & writing); 650 (math)[4]
Average ACT scores 31.5 (english), 26.0 (math), 30.6 (reading), 27.1 (science), 29.0 (composite)[5]
Publication Sunset Magazine (literary and art magazine)
Newspaper The Anchor
Tuition $36,385 (2018-19)
Affiliation Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Academic Dean Tika Martin
Dean of Students Dawn Regan
Director of Admission and Enrollment Management Patti Lemlein
Athletic Director Elizabeth Driscoll
Website http://www.mhs-la.org/
Designated September 28, 1982
Reference no. 254

Marymount High School is an independent, Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory high school located in the Holmby Hills/Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It sits across from the University of California, Los Angeles campus at 10643 Sunset Boulevard. The school's main administration building, chapel and auditorium are listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.[6]

Marymount was established in 1923 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. Mother Joseph Butler of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary founded the school in 1923. Marymount students and teams are known as the "Sailors."

Marymount High School is one of twenty members of the RSHM International Network of Schools worldwide.

Academics

Marymount offers a broad, college preparatory curriculum, including seventeen Advanced Placement courses and dozens of electives and co-curriculars, from Model United Nations to Robotics, in addition to a core curriculum. Average class size is fifteen. Marymount is one of the first all-girl schools in the United States to deploy a 1:1 laptop initiative with Apple MacBook Pro computers and has been an "Apple Distinguished School" since 2010. Marymount is a member of the Online School for Girls. Marymount educates young women to be ethical leaders and global advocates.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mhs-la.org/Page/About/School-Facts
  2. ↑ https://www.mhs-la.org/page#scroll-down
  3. ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. ↑ https://k12.niche.com/marymount-high-school-los-angeles-ca/
  5. ↑ https://k12.niche.com/marymount-high-school-los-angeles-ca/
  6. ↑ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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