Type Charter high school Dean Omar Wandera Teaching staff 23 Mascot Royals | Established 2005 Principal Michael DeSousa Phone +1 510-300-1340 Number of students 455 (2012–2013) | |
School district Leadership Public Schools District Sbe - Leadership Public Schools - Hayward Similar Impact Academy of Arts, Hayward Unified School Di, KIPP King Collegiate High Sch, James Logan High Sch, Moreau Catholic High Sch Profiles | ||
Leadership Public Schools, Hayward (colloquially known as LPS, Hayward) is a charter high school in Hayward, California. Founded in 2005, it is one of four schools in the Leadership Public Schools charter network in the California Bay Area. In 2011, Intel named LPS, Hayward a finalist in mathematics for its Intel Schools of Distinction program.
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Demographics
2012-13 total enrollment was 455. Enrollment by ethnicity was: Hispanic or Latino (any race), 280; Filipino (not Hispanic), 48; Asian (not Hispanic), 49; African American (not Hispanic), 28; Caucasian (not Hispanic), 16; Other, 13.
Courses and Achievements
Leadership Public Schools, Hayward offers college preparatory and Advanced Placement classes. Current AP classes include: biology, calculus, English language, English literature, government, physics, Spanish, statistics, and US history.
In 2012, a study from the University of Southern California ranked LPS, Hayward as the #2 charter school in California. In 2015, LPS Hayward earned a prestigious Gold medal by ranking 54th nationwide among charter schools in U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools." In the same study, LPS placed 32nd in California and 186th in the nation among all high schools.)
Sports
LPS, Hayward is a member of the Bay Area Charter Schools Athletic Conference. LPS offers teams in cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball and flag football.