Culver City High School

School in Culver City, California, United States

Culver City High School

Front entrance of Culver City High School

Address

4401 Elenda Street

Culver City

California

90230

United States

Coordinates| 34°00′27″N 118°24′07″W﻿ / ﻿34.0075°N 118.4019°W﻿ / 34.0075; -118.4019
Information
Motto| "Learn To Achieve. Achieve To Learn. Tomorrow Starts Today."
Established| January 1951
School district| Culver City Unified School District
Principal| Adrienne Thomas (as of 7/1/2023)
Staff| 96.86 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment| 2,155 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 22.25[1]
Color(s)| Blue, white, silver
Mascot| Centaur
Newspaper| The Centaurian
Website| cchs.ccusd.org

Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. It was established in 1951.[2] The school's colors are blue and silver, and the mascot is the centaur. As of 2022, its enrollment was roughly 2,200.[3] Culver City High School is recognized as a California Distinguished School, earning the honor in 2005.[4] The Robert Frost Auditorium is located within the school grounds of Culver City High School.

The district, and therefore the high school's attendance boundary, includes Culver City and a portion of Los Angeles.[5]

## Notable alumni

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* Kurt Alexander \- "Big Boy" radio host
* Kelvin Atkinson – Nevada State Senate Majority Leader
* Ben Brode – designer of Hearthstone and MARVEL SNAP
* Derrick Deese – San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Zevi Eckhaus – college football quarterback for the Bryant Bulldogs and the Washington State Cougars[6]
* Joe Faust – Olympic high jumper, aviation publisher, renewable energy publisher
* Rocky George – Suicidal Tendencies guitarist[7]
* Darrin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs[8]
* Carnell Lake of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens[9]
* Billy Parks of the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Oilers[10]
* Karl Paymah of the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and San Francisco 49ers[11]
* Lauren Reynolds \- investigative reporter, KGTV 10 News, San Diego
* Ryan Sherriff – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Pepi Sonuga – actress
* Chris Strait \- comedian
* Robert Trujillo – Metallica bassist[12]
* Haji Wright \- professional soccer player

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Culver City High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
2. ^ Schools Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Culver City History.
3. ^ "Education Data Partnership". Retrieved July 13, 2022.
4. ^ 2005 California Distinguished High Schools Archived February 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Virtual Library; California Department of Education.
5. ^ "Culver City Unified School District".
6. ^ Finley, Steve (April 29, 2021). "Zevi Eckhaus: Culver City's greatest of all time". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
7. ^ "Rocky George: Going the Distance with Rocky." March 17, 2010. Guitar World. Accessed on June 23, 2010.
8. ^ Darrin Jackson Statistics – Baseball Reference.
9. ^ Carnell Lake Player Profile – NFL.com Website
10. ^ Billy Parks, WR at. Nfl.com (2012-01-01). Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
11. ^ Karl Paymah Biography Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine – Denver Broncos Website
12. ^ "Interview with Robert Trujillo". Juice Magazine. September 1, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

## External links

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* Culver City High School
* CCHS's Academy of Visual and Performing Arts

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Culver City, California

Geography

Areas|

* Carlson Park
* Culver Crest
* Fox Hills
* Sunkist Park

Government

City departments|

* Culver City Police Department

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Culver City USD
* Culver City HS
* STAR Prep Academy

Other education|

* West Los Angeles College (adjacent to Culver City)

Other

Landmarks|

* Dr. Paul Carlson Park
* Culver Hotel
* Culver Studios
* Helms Bakery
* Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
* Holy Cross Cemetery
* St. Augustine Catholic Church
* Wende Museum
* Westfield Culver City

Transportation|

* Culver CityBus
* Culver City Los Angeles Metro station

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Los Angeles USD|

* Emerson MS
* Hamilton HS
* LACES
* Palisades HS
* University HS
* Venice HS
* Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets

Beverly Hills USD|

* Beverly Hills HS

Culver City USD|

* Culver City HS

Santa Monica-Malibu USD|

* Malibu HS
* Santa Monica HS

Charter schools
Other publics|

* Ánimo Venice Charter High School
* UCLA Lab School

Private schools

Secular|

* The Archer School for Girls
* Brentwood School
* Berkeley Hall School
* Crossroads School
* John Thomas Dye School
* Harvard-Westlake School Middle School
* Lycée Français de Los Angeles
* The Mirman School
* Westland School

Religious|

* Marymount High School
* Milken Community Schools
* Saint Monica Catholic High School
* Wise School

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