Esteban Torres High School


Esteban Torres High School is a public high school, it opened in 2010 in East Los Angeles, an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, California.

History

The school was originally known as East Los Angeles Area High School #2. In 2006 the school was named Esteban E. Torres High School, after retired U.S. Representative Esteban Edward Torres. The school opened on September 13, 2010 with students in grades 9–12.

Campus

The school is sited on 12.15 acres which was formerly occupied by Hammel Street Elementary School and commercial and housing developments. The buildings were designed by Langdon Wilson Architects.

Curriculum

The school is composed of five smaller schools:
SchoolPrincipalFocus--
East Los Angeles Performing Arts AcademyCarolyn L. McKnightEthnic Breakdown20212020
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.2%0.5%--
Hispanic and Latino American92%91%--
Black6%6%--
Asian American1%0.2%--
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander0%0%--
White1%2%--
Multiracial Americans0%0.2%--
Female61%62%--
Male39%38%--

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In 2020 serves around 397 students in grades nine through twelve, with a student-teacher ratio of 21:1. Full-time teachers 19.
Ethnic Breakdown20212020
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.3%0.3%
Hispanic and Latino American99%99%
Black0%0%
Asian American1%1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander0%0%
White0.3%0%
Multiracial Americans0%0%
Female23%23%
Male77%77%

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In 2020 serves around 415 students in grades nine through twelve, with a student-teacher ratio of 21:1. Full-time teachers 20.
Ethnic Breakdown20212020
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.3%0.2%
Hispanic and Latino American99%98%
Black0.3%0.2%
Asian American0%0%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander0%0%
White1%1%
Multiracial Americans0%0.2%
Female53%56%
Male47%44%

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In 2020 serves around 392 students in grades nine through twelve, with a student-teacher ratio of 20:1. Full-time teachers 20.
Ethnic Breakdown20212020
American Indian/Alaskan Native0%0%
Hispanic and Latino American99%99%
Black0%0.3%
Asian American0%1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander0%0%
White1%1%
Multiracial Americans0%0%
Female50%47%
Male50%53%

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In 2020 serves around 346 students in grades nine through twelve, with a student-teacher ratio of 22:1. Full-time teachers 16.
Ethnic Breakdown20212020
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.3%0%
Hispanic and Latino American98%99%
Black0.3%0.3%
Asian American0%0%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander0.3%0.3%
White1%1%
Multiracial Americans0%0%
Female56%55%
Male44%45%

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Sports

Soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling and volleyball are offered for both boys and girls. Additional sports for boys include baseball and football, and for girls they have a softball team.

Noted person

Actress Candy Moore taught English at the East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy Magnet at the school till 2019.