Boys Academic Leadership Academy
Boys Academic Leadership Academy (BALA) is a grade 6–12 public school for boys located in Westmont, California, with a Los Angeles postal address. A part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), BALA is on the property of George Washington Preparatory High School (Washington Prep). The school has a STEAM focus.
History
After LAUSD opened Girls Academic Leadership Academy, a school for girls, the district decided that in order to obey rules from the federal government which barred discrimination on the basis of gender, the district should also operate a dedicated magnet school for male students. The projected initial enrollment was 200. The inspiration was Eagle Academy for Young Men.
It opened in 2017, and it was the district's first all-male school. Originally the school only had the 6th grade and the 7th grade.
School uniforms
The school uniform includes neckties.
References
- ^ "Boys Academic Leadership Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Home". Boys Academic Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
1511 W 110th St Los Angeles, CA 90047
- Compare to: "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Westmont CDP, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
Note: Note that the City of Houston had stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries." - ^ Resmovits, Joy (2017-08-15). "The newest battlefield in L.A. Unified's enrollment war is a boys school". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "LA 90: L.A. opens boys' school". Los Angeles Times. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Resmovits, Joy (2017-08-25). "In Los Angeles, a public school just for boys". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-19. - Copy at the Chicago Tribune