Avalon School (California)

Avalon School
Address
200 Falls Canyon Rd, Avalon, CA 90704
33°20′N 118°20′W / 33.34°N 118.33°W / 33.34; -118.33Coordinates: 33°20′N 118°20′W / 33.34°N 118.33°W / 33.34; -118.33
Avalon, California
USA
Information
Type Public
Established 1924
School district Long Beach Unified School District
Principal Angelica Gonzalez
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 632 (210 in high school) (as of 2014-2015)
Color(s)      Blue
     Gold
Team name Lancers
Website http://www.lbavalon.schoolloop.com

Avalon School is a K-12 school in Avalon, California on Santa Catalina Island, 26 miles off the coast of California. The school is a part of the Long Beach Unified School District. It also has a remote One-room school house, Two Harbors Elementary located 18 miles (an hour's bus ride) away at The Isthmus.

Academics

According to the California Department of Education, the school has an overall Academic Performance Index (API) score of 788, as of 2012.[1] This is considered a slightly low score; according to state standards, a passing grade is 800.

Athletics

The school is the farthest south of any school in the CIF Southern Section. With the commute by boat from the mainland taking over an hour, some opposing team members get sea sick or don't get their land legs back by game time. It is said they have a sea sick home field advantage.[2]

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