Loara High School
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1765 West Cerritos Anaheim, California 92804 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′42″N 117°56′39″W / 33.81167°N 117.94417°WCoordinates: 33°48′42″N 117°56′39″W / 33.81167°N 117.94417°W |
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| Type | Public Secondary, International School |
| Motto | "Once a Saxon, Always a Saxon" |
| Established | 1962 |
| Principal | Katrina Calloway |
| Staff | 111 (2007-8) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2624 (May 30, 2013) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Vegas Gold |
| Mascot | Saxon |
| Newspaper | The Saxon Shield |
| Yearbook | Seaxe |
| Website | Loara High Website |
Loara High School is a public four year American high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California. Loara is a Title I school that serves a large number of students from low-income families, and the campus consists of 2,578 students and 111 certificated staff. As of 2008 the student to teacher ratio of 25.8 to 1. Loara is a California Distinguished School which prepares students to "innovate in service of their community". The school was one of the premier institutions becoming an International School under the International Baccalaureate in Orange County in 1999, however, the program was discontinued in 2009 due to the lack of funding.
In 1962, the student body consisted of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 90% Caucasian, >0.1% Native Americans, >0.5% Asian/Indian American, >0.1 Filipino American, 8% Hispanic, >0.1% African American. As of 2010, the campus' over 2,686 students consists of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 0.3% American Indian, 11% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 3% Filipino, 71% Hispanic, 1% Asian Indian, 2% African-American, and 12% Caucasian. Over half of the student qualify for the reduced lunch program. Nearly one fourth of the students participate in an English learners program.
Loara was established in 1962, with the first graduating class in 1965, and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district.
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