Richard A. Alonzo Community Day

5755 Fountain Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

alonzocds.lausd.org

55 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Richard A. Alonzo Community Day School, located in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, is an alternative education site within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The school is specifically designed to serve students who require a more structured, supportive, and individualized learning environment than a traditional comprehensive high school can provide. By maintaining smaller class sizes and fostering close relationships between staff and students, the school aims to help young people overcome academic or behavioral challenges and stay on track toward graduation.

The curriculum at Alonzo Community Day is focused on credit recovery, core academic standards, and personal development. Because it is a community day school, it often serves students who have been referred due to disciplinary issues, truancy, or a need for a fresh start in a smaller setting. The faculty emphasizes a holistic approach, integrating social-emotional support with academic instruction to help students develop the responsibility, focus, and skills necessary to transition back to a traditional school setting or move forward into post-secondary life.

Total Students

4.1

Full-Time Teachers

13.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

94.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Richard A. Alonzo Community Day
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	53
Black	1
Two or More	1

Hispanic
53 (96.4%)
Black
1 (1.8%)
Two or More
1 (1.8%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Los Angeles Unified
Phone:	(323)817-6500
Website:	http://alonzocds.lausd.org
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	55
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	4.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	51
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	1

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 1

Grade 8 5

Grade 9 6

Grade 10 16

Grade 11 21

Grade 12 6