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Palisades Charter High School
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Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California United States |
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Type | Public, Charter |
Established | 1961 |
School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
Principal | Dr. Pamela Magee |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 2,966 students |
Color(s) | Royal blue, Columbia blue, and White |
Athletics conference | CIF Los Angeles City Section |
Mascot | Dolphins |
Website | palihigh.org |
Palisades Charter High School (usually colloquially known as "Pali High,"or "Pali," abbreviated as "PCHS") is a secondary school in Los Angeles, California, United States. The public high school serves the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Palisades Highlands, Kenter Canyon, and portions of Brentwood (including Brentwood Circle). Residents in Topanga, an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, may attend Palisades or Taft High School.
The school serves grades 9 through 12. Formerly directly administered by the Los Angeles Unified School District school, the school is now an independent charter school. Its current enrollment numbers 2,903 students. Many students travel long distances to attend Palisades Charter High which is one of the most highly ranked public high schools in the Los Angeles area.
In 2005, Palisades was recognized as a California Distinguished School. In 2015, Palisades was named one of America's Best High Schools by Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report.
The school is located at 15777 Bowdoin Street, Pacific Palisades, California, 90272.
Paul Revere Charter Middle School students are allowed to attend as a feeder school to Pali High.
The school was founded in 1961. It was built for $6,000,000. The founding principal was Herbert L. Aigner (died in 2000). The Class of 2012 was the 50th graduating class.