J. P. Widney High School

Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School, also known as Widney Career Preparatory & Transition Center, is a special-education magnet high school in Los Angeles, California.^[4] A part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, this school is named in honor of Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney.

Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School
Address
2302 South Gramercy Place Los Angeles , Los Angeles County , California 90018 United States
Coordinates	34.035464°N 118.312315°W / 34.035464; -118.312315
Information
Type	Public special education
School district	Los Angeles Unified School District
Principal	Michael J. Terry[1]
Teaching staff	27.86 (FTE)[2]
Grades	11-12[3]
Number of students	275 (2022-23)[2]
Average class size	10.5[3]
Student to teacher ratio	9.87[2]
Website	Official website

Student profile

The school serves students ranging in ages 13 to 22 who have severe disabilities. Because students from surrounding communities are bussed to the Central Los Angeles school, its student body reflects widely diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.

Students' race/ethnicity is:^[2]

• Asian: 21
• Hispanic: 208
• Black, non-Hispanic: 44
• White, non-Hispanic: 6
• Two or more races: 1

The Kids of Widney High

The school is possibly best known for its music group, The Kids of Widney High, a rock band whose membership rotates with the changing student body. The group has recorded three CDs and has appeared in the 2005 film The Ringer.

References

1. "Staff Directory". School Website. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
2. "Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
3. "Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center - Public Schoo". Retrieved November 1, 2022.
4. "Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center". School Website. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

External links

• Widney High website