Port Of Los Angeles High School

Posted: October 8, 2025

Don’t send your child here if you actually want them to experience a normal highschool life/want them to be successful later on in life

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Posted: October 31, 2024

I attended this POLAHS a few years ago. It completely changed my mind about what a school experience could be. Students and staff were polite, diverse, and welcoming from day one. Teachers truly care about student success. I never did better in school than when I went to POLAHS. Now, they offer hundreds of after school programs and internships which will only benefit students further. If I had any issue with the school, it's that we didn't have much PE equipment during the whole time I attended, however, we used the parks nearby to enjoy sports and walk-paths which was always fun. Please, consider having your student attend this school.

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Posted: July 31, 2024

I sent my son here for one year and one year only because I could not stand the horrific bullying stories I would hear from my son. My son would come home in tears sometimes from these kids. I reported to admin about the issue and nothing would change. I would reach out the the principal and had a meeting with him about the issue and he said it would be dealt with, still nothing.

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My son has autism and suffers from it. It hasn’t been easy for me and my wife. When I get a call from the school saying my son has been getting bullied it breaks me and my wife’s heart. This has been a constant thing. The teachers don’t help either. My son comes home crying everyday. I can only assume the teachers don’t do much to stop this. I hate this school and I’m glad I moved. Filled with BULLIES!

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thsi school is awful, the kids there are rude and I have had countless bad expiriences with students from there. The classrooms are set up to distract students and learning there is barely possible.

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amazing school amanda should go here. I would recommend this to anybody looking for a hood near by school in this area

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My daughter was constantly bullied. Terrible school had to move her.

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Posted: March 21, 2023

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Posted: March 21, 2023

This school has changed dramatically in the last 3 years. We no longer recommend the school and feel we dodged a bullet because our daughter graduated 2 years ago, but our nephew still attends. The school is lacking in a reality check or something. Too much nonsense with academics and no social outlets worth partaking in according to our nephew. He looks bored and sad. I hope the best for the school but the leaders are missing so many points that need change, or the school will fail the kids.

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Posted: April 14, 2022

Teachers at this school are very helpful, but are VERY strict. I can see some potential but the strictness ruins the school spirit. I have gone far and became better with my education in this school but i can not name something fun that came out of this school. Teachers also give a crazy amount of homework; assigning homework while already having homework. Really hard catching up when giving a ridiculous amount of work.

Posted: April 14, 2022

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Posted: October 14, 2021

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Posted: October 14, 2021

If you are looking for a high school experience DON’T go here. There are only a few teachers that are great at teaching. This school has no spirit AT ALL. I believe that a high school should set rules and allow students to have fun but this school is beyond strict and as the worst punishment for the smallest things like not wearing your polo under a hoodie, and learning here isn’t fun any more. This school gives an exaggerating amount of homework.

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Posted: August 29, 2018

My son has never been happier and is truly thriving in high school. We suffered thru middle school, and he completely changed everything around at POLAH. The small campus definitely benefits my son and he has so much support from teachers after school for tutoring. I couldn't be happier, and the teachers truly show how involved they are in making sure each student succeeds in life. Their approach to teaching has definitely made an impact and we are so excited with all my son has learned.

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Posted: November 18, 2015

My kids have learned a lot from the teachers at POLAHS. Not only from the classes they take, but also from discussion outside of class.

Posted: November 18, 2015

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POLAHS provides many ways for the students to build their character and the administration deals fairly with infractions.

Posted: November 18, 2015

All the staff at POLAHS put the student's success first and go out of their way to encourage all students to participate in their education.

Posted: October 12, 2015

This school is amazing. My son is in the 9th grade at POLAHS and I am super impressed with the education, faculty & facilities. Mr Scotti and Mr Cosgrove are attentive and caring, they make sure our kids are safe by being present outside everyday. The education is equivalent to any private education you would receive. J. Correa RN

Posted: October 12, 2015

Off campus learning is being utilized with trips down to the port or on Catalina island. This helps our kids develop their hands on learning skills by exploring real world application in addition to their didactic learning.

Posted: October 12, 2015

My son is not an academic honors child but he has been able to keep up with the amount of work given to him. Tutoring is available if needed free of charge.

Posted: October 12, 2015

The attention given to each individual students academic learning program is equal to any private education. Uniform and dress standards are maintained that allow for a professional learning environment. Teachers show an active interest in the students that attend.

Posted: April 6, 2015

I am a proud alumni of Port of Los Angeles High School and Varsity Cheer. After reading all of the reviews on this site, I would like to present several rebuttals. There may be a lot of homework given at the school, but all of the students have a sufficient amount of time to complete it. The school runs on what is called a "block-schedule." This means that students attend all 6 classes on Monday, 1-3 periods on Tuesday and Thursday, and 4-6 periods on Wednesday and Friday. It is the student's responsibility to manage their time properly. As an alumni of the cheer team, I don't believe that all of the cheerleaders act like mean girls. I agree that a whole group of cheerleaders can be perceived as intimidating (all thanks to stereotypes) but these assumptions are false. Stereotypes say that cheerleaders are selfish and stupid. Majority of the cheerleaders have high GPAs and take AP and Honors classes. Class of 2013's top 3 students consisted of 2 cheerleaders. A lot of the cheerleaders participate in volunteer work and ASB as well. Ms. Angelica is AMAZING. She can be your best friend and give you the respect that you deserve.

Posted: April 10, 2014

As a current student, I would like the parents of this site to strongly reconsider sending your son or daughter here. The bullying is absolutely out of control, and the administration does nothing about it. And we get so much homework, if we get home at 3:30 pm, we won't be done until at least dinner time. And that's if we take zero breaks for relaxation, a snack, a nap, etc., and that's not including time to study. We have several tests per week. The staff does their very best to catch students walking in hallways during break and lunch (yes, we get harsh punishments for walking in the hallways, wearing socks that aren't black or white, wearing certain shoelaces...) We have the most ridiculous rules. The teachers and staff like to publicly humiliate students. They treat us like absolute trash. I won't be back next year.

Posted: February 8, 2014

Its great..would have loved for my kids to go to Pedro High like I did but I wouldn't Change it for anything. They may have to look for a new campus soon.. I see alot of kids wanting to transfer already especially girls wanting to play softball and kids just tired of the chaos at LA city public schools. The staff and administrators are the best. You wont regret sending you're child there.

Posted: October 23, 2013

My daughter has attended this school and enjoys the challenge with the academics. The teachers are well qualified and there are plenty of tutoring through out the week if needed. Great school to send your high school child.

Posted: May 23, 2013

Awesome! Great for academics and for extracurricular activities (WARNING: no football of swimming). A lot of options, including a sailing team! This is a commercial building restructured for academics, so it is more like a college campus than a high school campus. Athletics are done a Daniels Field, 22nd Street Park & Peck Park. There is not traditional cafeteria (lousy food anyway) but vending machines & microwaves with vendors also offering lunches (pizza, Chinese chicken salad, etc) for reasonable prices. Our child LOVES this school! When offered an opening at the SP Holguin campus she declined (many friends at both campuses). Teachers are dedicated, caring, and all are physically fit. Tutoring is offered daily plus every other Saturday. A great school where the students can be and are proud of their school. Students are encouraged to be independent and self reliant.

Posted: May 5, 2013

I am a student (Junior) at POLAHS. This is my first year here as I transferred from a public school. I would not advise parents to send their kids here if they want to play sports...or really do anything extracurricular based at all. First off, let me say, the facilities are at the most bottom-level possible. POLAHS does not have: a gym (or locker rooms) [they hold PE outside (even on hot, 90 degree days)], a commons, they don't even have a cafeteria; they have vendors come and sell food at ridiculous 3 dollars for a 4.5-5 inch sandwich (with no drink), which is way too much for a school to charge kids; and when the vendors do not show up, like last Friday, what does the school do about it? They gave a note to students saying they were "very disappointed" with the vendors..unacceptable for a school to allow that. On another note, the school really is solely academics. The 'elective' classes they offer are things such as "history of the port" and "economics," doesn't sound like electives to me. The kids here hate the school and are immature. That's the biggest difference that I saw when moving. The way the school treats students, it does not allow the children to mature...at all.

Posted: June 28, 2012

Excellent. My daughter graduated class of 2012. She only attended POLAHS for 2 1/2 after 1.5 yrs at Warren in Downey. I must say the staff, teachers and administrators are all top notch! Just awesome. She's headed off to college this fall and I thank Mr. Scotti (principal) and all of the teachers for her education. Also thanks to my neighbor Mr. C. who told me about this class A school!

Posted: January 24, 2012

GREAT SCHOOL. ALL MY GIRLS ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL AND THEY LOVE IT. THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE EVERYTHING OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE BUT ITS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL WITH WELL RESPECTFUL STUDENTS. I HAVE ATTENDED SPORT GAMES AT OTHER SCHOOLS AND THERE STUDENTS ARE RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL AND WHEN YOU ATTEND A POLAHS HOME GAME YOU COULD SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR STUDENTS WHICH I LOVE. SIMPLY THE BEST. I AM VERY GRATEFUL MY GIRLS ATTEND POLAHS.