Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.

 

Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School achieved a 2011 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 842, ranking it the 7th top-performing public high school in LAUSD.  CST results: 66% Advanced/Proficient in English; 36% Advanced/Proficient in Math.  For more on the school's 10-11 Performance Indicators, click here.

 

Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School was recognized as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School, it is the only school in LAUSD to receive this honor.  Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School was also recognized as a 2010 Silver Medal EPIC Gains school for student achievement and a 2009 California Distinguished School, an award that recognizes the state’s most exemplar, inspiring, and well-rounded community public schools.

 

Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School is located in a permanent facility in the University Park area of Los Angeles.  The surrounding neighborhood includes Crenshaw, Jefferson, and Manual Arts high schools. The school shares a campus with and enrolls students from Alliance Richard Merkin Middle School.

 

92% Hispanic and 8% African American, 17% English Language Learner (ELL) students, and 93% free or reduced meal program participants.  Average daily attendance is 97%.

 

James Waller has worked in inner-city education for the past 12 years.  After finishing his teaching credential at USC in 1997, Mr. Waller began working at Foshay Learning Center where he was a bilingual history and ESL teacher for eight years. He served as the school’s literacy coach during his last two years at Foshay. Before taking over as Principal at Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School Mr. Waller served as Assistant Principal at Alliance William and Carol Ouchi High School.  Mr. Waller received his Master’s in education administration in 2005.