Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

The school was founded by philanthropist Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson in 1985.[2][3]

LACHSA is a public and tuition-free school. Most people identify the school by its aesthetic campus along with its ability to offer both college preparatory courses and conservatory style training. Though it shares facilities with Cal State LA, the two schools' activities are usually separate. It is operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education.[4]

The school specializes in preparing students for careers in the arts . It is one of two arts high schools in Los Angeles that allows students from any district within Los Angeles County to attend, the other being Charter High School of the Arts in Van Nuys. Acceptance into the school is based on an audition process for the approximately 130 spots available for incoming students, about 90% of whom are freshmen.

The school has five departments, Dance, Music (Vocals and Instrumental), Theatre, Visual Arts, and Cinematic Arts (Film). There is also a double major offered for Musical Theatre. The Music Department has the most students, followed by the Theatre Department, Visual Arts, Dance, and Cinematic Arts.

In 2012, Academy Award nominee Scott Hamilton Kennedy made an award-winning documentary about LACHSA called Fame High.[5]

In late March 2013, LACHSA officially moved to a more permanent building on the edge of Cal State LA's campus. It has three stories, the third floor being a black box theater, where most performances from the school take place.[6]

As of 2019 the total minority enrollment is 65%, and 19% of students are economically disadvantaged. L.A. County High School for the Arts is 1 of 2 high schools in the Los Angeles County Office Of Education.

In 2018–19 LACHSA had 542 students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, with a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.[1]

• LACHSA received a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.[8]

• Ai, singer[11]
• Anthony Anderson, Emmy Award-nominated actor for his role as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. on ABC's Black-ish[12][13]
• Jon B., singer and songwriter
• Corbin Bleu, actor[14]
• Angel Blue, opera singer
• Phoebe Bridgers, Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter
• Daniel Brummel, bassist
• Monica Calhoun, actress
• Sadie Calvano, actress on the CBS series Mom
• Ako Castuera, sculptor, storyboard artist on Adventure Time[15]
• Gerald Clayton, Grammy Award-nominated jazz pianist and composer
• Zoey Deutch, actress
• Clea DuVall, actress
• Jenna Elfman, actor[14]
• Michael Fitzpatrick, the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of Fitz and the Tantrums
• Dillon Francis, music producer
• Drew Garrett, actor[16]
• Spencer Grammer, actress on Greek
• Josh Groban, singer[17]
• The Hound, singer
• Taran Killam, actor on Saturday Night Live
• Thomas Kotcheff, composer
• Josefina Lopez, playwright
• Christina Milian, pop singer
• Rashaan Nall, actor
• Ryan Scott Oliver, musical theatre composer and lyricist
• Gretchen Parlato, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and composer[18]
• Marla Sokoloff, actress and musician
• Tammy Townsend, actress and singer
• McKenzie Westmore, actress on Passions and host of Syfy's Face Off
• Kehinde Wiley, painter[14]
• Finn Wittrock, actor on American Horror Story: Freak Show

• Official LACHSA website