About Us

Eagle Rock Junior/Senior High School, an International Baccalaureate World School, is located between the cities of Pasadena and Glendale in the northeastern tip of Los Angeles, one of sixty-one high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is the only one with a 7-12 grade configuration, housing both a comprehensive junior and senior high school, as well a magnet program serving gifted, high ability and highly gifted students in grades 7-10.  ERHS also offers a fully authorized IB Middle Years Programme to all students grades 7-10.

Mission Statement

ERHS is a learning community whose mission is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people, who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural respect and understanding. To this end, the school works with communities and organizations to develop a challenging program of international education and rigorous assessment.  The school encourages students to become compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people with their differences provide valuable insights.

Vision Statement

The ERHS educational community is accountable for rigorous standards-based curricula in a safe, well-maintained learning environment, which provides a climate of respect for self and others.  The school provides an environment, which promotes intercultural awareness, holistic learning, and effective communication.

Eagle Rock Junior High School
Grades 7-8, 800 students

Gifted and High Ability Magnet (545 students):  The Magnet Program meets the needs of gifted learners with respect to curriculum content, pace, process, and/or enrichment within an academic environment that values and enhances intelligence, talent, affective growth, and intuitive ability. Students develop and use critical-thinking skills, comprehension, application, analysis, and synthesis.  Contact Derek Steinorth, Magnet Coordinator, for more information.

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (490 students):  ERHS is a fully authorized IB Middle Years Programmee.  Students participating in the Programme develop a broad and balanced base of knowledge through the study of eight subjects, completing a minimum of 50 hours instruction each year, in each of the following subjects: Arts- Performing and Visual, Humanities - Social Studies, Language A - English, Language B - Spanish, German or French, Mathematics, Physical Education/Health, Science, Technology.  Contact Laurie Bollman-Little, IBMYP Coordinator, for more information.

Foreign Languages:   German, French, and Spanish.

Music:    Students may participate in the following ensembles that practice and perform year round: Junior Choir, Beginning Orchestra, and Junior Jazz.  Advanced students may join the high school ensembles.  

Sports:  Intramural sports are available as an activity for junior high students.

Eagle Rock Senior High School
Grades 9-12, 1,826 students

Curriculum

Gifted and High Ability Magnet:  The Magnet Program is discussed above and continues for eligible students in grades 9-10.  Effective Fall 2011, it will be expanded to include the 11th grade and the 12 grade by Fall 2012.

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme:  The Programme is described above and continues for all students in grades 7-10.

AP Courses:   US History, World History, US Government, Human Geography, English Language, English Literature, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Environmental Science, Psychology, Art History and Studio Art.

Foreign Languages:  German, French, and Spanish.

Music:   Students may participate in the following ensembles that practice and perform year round: Chorale, Beginning Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Junior Jazz and Senior Jazz.  The Eagle Rock Senior Jazz Band has distinguished itself as one of the finest high school bands in Los Angeles.  Under Music Director Greg Samuel, the band has qualified to participate in many festivals and performed around the country, including the Inaugural Ball for President Clinton in 1992.

Drama:  Theater Arts students produce and present a play each semester.  Students also participate in drama competitions and festivals.

Journalism:  Journalism students are responsible for writing and producing The Eagle's Scream, a weekly student newspaper that reports on ERHS and the local community.

Yearbook:   Students produce, raise funds for and publish the Totem Yearbook developing photography skills as well as fundraising and business skills.

Leadership:  Students organize and lead numerous student activities including fund raising, community service, recognition events, and school dances.  Students in Grades 7-12 may take a Leadership class. 

Academic Decathlon:  Students join the ERHS Academic Decathlon team to prepare for and participate at district wide academic competitions.

Sports

Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Water Polo, Cross-country, Volleyball, Track & Field, and Swimming. ERHS fields Boys and Girls varsity and junior varsity teams in each sport except for Football (boys only) and Softball (girls only).  ERHS sports teams compete in the Northeastern League of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Student Clubs & Organizations

Students participate in numerous clubs and organizations including but not limited to: Key Club, Debate Club, SAT Club, Anime Club, MESA, Sierra Club, Amnesty International, Latin Jazz Band, Cheer, Computer Science, California Scholarship Federation, Yearbook, Recycling Club, Drill Team, The Writer’s Bloc, Battle of the Bands, Nature Club, and, the Harry Potter Club. A more comprehensive can be found on our Clubs & Organizations page.

College Admission Rates

4 year colleges:  47% of ERHS graduates attend four year colleges including California public universities (UC and Cal State systems), MIT, Stanford, the Ivy League (including Harvard and Yale), and other private and public colleges.

2 year colleges:  51% of ERHS graduates attend 2 year colleges.

Other:  2% of ERHS graduates attend vocational school and other post secondary educational opportunities such as the military or occupational programs.

University Partnership:  Occidental College has an established partnership with ERHS.  Oxy's Neighborhood Partnership Program enables 42 Oxy students to work as tutors in 115 classes at ERHS.  Oxy provides science laboratory equipment to ERHS that enables students to enjoy a more rigorous, enriched science laboratory experience.  Each year, Oxy awards a full scholarship (the Occidental Centennial) including room & board, to a graduating ERHS Senior. 

Rate of Students Attending College: 97%.

Diversity:  The total student population consists of 0.7% American Indian/Alaskan, 4.3% Asian, 16.0% Filipino, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.2% African-American, 68.6% Hispanic, and 7.8% White.

Facility: The 40-acre campus was established in 1927.  The campus includes the current main building, gymnasium facilities, auditorium, tennis courts, and a swimming pool

Rankings

NEWSWEEK America's Best High Schools 2010 is based on how hard school staffs work to challenge students with advanced-placement college-level courses and tests. Just over 1.600 schools--only 6 percent of all the public schools in the U.S.--made the list.   ERHS placed 650th.  http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html

2010 U.S.News & World Report - Silver Medalist
U.S.News & World Report analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 21,000 public high schools to find the very best across the country. These top schools were placed into gold, silver, bronze, or honorable mention categories. ERHS was awarded a Silver Medal. http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/