About Us
Larchmont Charter School is a free public school, grades TK - 12, based in Los Angeles, California.
Our school has established itself as one of the top performing public schools in L.A. Unique among public charter networks in our focus on racial, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity, Larchmont Charter School aims to provide a richly diverse community of students with a high quality public education. LCS is one school configured on four campuses: Wilshire (TK-3) in Hollywood; Fairfax (TK-3) in West Hollywood, Selma / H@S (4-5 & 6-8) in Hollywood; and Lafayette Park (9-12).
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Our Mission
The mission of Larchmont Charter School is to provide a socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse community of students with an exceptional public education. We foster creativity and academic excellence; our students learn with and from each other in an experience-centered, inquiry-based learning environment. With participation from our entire community, we strive to instill in each student a dedication to improving the world we inhabit.
Our Vision
Our country, indeed our world, has witnessed a rise in polarization between people along all lines of difference – be they political, racial, immigration status, religion, class, etc. This poses an existential threat to the historical American idealized identity of being a melting pot, a democracy, a beacon to the world of a place where there’s freedom, tolerance and social mobility - the home of the American Dream. The antidote to this is complex, but a key part of it is how we educate our children, how we prepare the next generation to be contributing members of society who know how to think deeply, critically and creatively, who know how to work across lines of difference with all kinds of people to address the challenges of the day, who are emotionally intelligent and adept at collaborating and leading and who have a sense of both respect and responsibility for the community and world around them. This is the work of Larchmont Charter School. We believe that every child in America should be able to attend an excellent public school that reflects the full diversity of his or her community. This, after all, was the opinion of our Supreme Court 65 years ago in Brown v. Board of Education. Yet, this promise is still not a reality for many students in Los Angeles. We believe Larchmont Charter School can help fulfill this promise for children in our communities.
