Crenshaw High School is a secondary school located in the South Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. The school first opened in 1968. The school currently enrolls an average of 2600 students. It is now one of the few, highly African American high schools in Los Angeles

The school is nationally well known for its outstanding boys basketball program.

Crenshaw was also featured in the 1991 movie Boyz N the Hood and from 1996 to 2001 on the UPN series, Moesha.

On August 15, 2005, Crenshaw High School lost its accreditation status due to several reasons, including "rampant student tardiness". The accreditation was restored February 1, 2006.

Crenshaw High School Varsity Football team is currently the city champions after beating Taft High School in Dec 2005.

Notable alumni

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Notable alumni of Crenshaw High School include:

• Chris Brown, former MLB player;
• Darryl Strawberry, Major League Baseball player.
• Larry Elder, Radio Talk Show Host,author, and political commentator
• Marques Johnson, National Basketball Association player and commentator
• Arthur Lee, rock musician
• Kevin Ollie, NBA basketball player
• Ice-T, Rapper/Actor

References

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• Shafer, Scott. "Crenshaw De-Certified", The California Report, KQED-FM public radio. 3:47-7:14 Requires RealPlayer (August 24, 2005)

External links

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• Crenshaw High School website
• Crenshaw High School profile provided by schooltree.org

Educational institutions established in the 1960s | High schools in California | Los Angeles Unified School District schools