Manual Arts Senior High

Manual Arts Senior High sits in South Los Angeles, a dense, working-class neighborhood with deep roots in the city's history and a strong sense of community pride. The school serves a predominantly Latino and Black student population, and families here are often drawn together by shared experience and neighborhood ties rather than test scores or rankings. For families rooted in this part of LA who want a large traditional high school with a long history — Manual Arts was founded in 1910 — and are looking for a place where their kids can build connections in the community they already call home, this school reflects the fabric of the neighborhood around it.