Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a four-year public high school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California, United States. The school serves portions of Long Beach, including Bixby Knolls, and some parts of the cities of Signal Hill and Lakewood. Polytechnic is the flagship high school of the Long Beach Unified School District. It is a large urban high school with about 4,000 students. Polytechnic has long been distinguished in both academics and athletics. The PACE, and the CIC magnet programs boast more total University of California admissions than any other high school in California. In 2005, Sports Illustrated magazine named Polytechnic the "Sports School of the Century," in recognition of the school's badminton, baseball, basketball, football, track, cross country, swimming, water polo, wrestling, tennis, golf, and softball teams.
Type | Public |
Established | 1895 |
School district | Long Beach Unified School District |
Principal | Bill Salas & Quentin Brown |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 3,965 (2019–20) |
Campus | Urban |
Athletics conference | Moore League |
Yearbook | Caerulea |
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Flagship school of the Long Beach Unified School District with magnet programs called The PACE (Program of Additional Curricular Experiences) and the CIC (Center of International Curriculum) which boasted more University of California admissions than any other high school in California.
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Sports Illustrated called it the "Sports School of the Century" in 2005. The school has earned numerous prizes, including six Grammy Awards.
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Información más reciente sobre Long Beach Polytechnic High School actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.