Type Independent Faculty 64 Phone +1 310-873-7000 | Head of school Elizabeth English Grades 6–12 Founded 1995 | |
Motto "ambitious, joyful learning" Established 1995; 22 years ago (1995) Address 11725 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA Founders Megan Callaway, Diana Meehan, Victoria Shorr Similar Crossroads School, Marlboro School, Marymount High School, Windward School, Harvard School Profiles | ||
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The Archer School for Girls is an independent, college preparatory, fee-paying girls' school, grades 6–12, located in West Los Angeles, California, United States. Archer currently enrolls 490 students from 86 different zip codes and 151 feeder schools. Tuition fees were $35,000 a year as of 2014.
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Naming
The school derives its name from the Greek goddess Artemis, called Diana in later Roman myth, classically depicted taking aim with her bow and arrow, guided by the moon. In addition to being a skilled hunter, Artemis was also traditionally a protectress of girls and women, teaching girls in her protection to be self-sufficient and strong before rejoining society.
History
Archer was founded in 1995 by Megan Callaway, Victoria Shorr, and Diana Meehan, all graduates of girls' schools and all parents of daughters who were about to enter middle school. The school started in a converted Pacific Palisades dance studio with just over 30 sixth and seventh grade students. In 1999 the school purchased the Eastern Star Home for Women and relocated to its present site in Brentwood Village. Built in 1931, the Home was designed by California architect William Mooser, famous for his work in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The building has been designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and is listed in the California Register of Historic Places.
Demographics
Thirty-nine percent of Archer girls identify themselves as students of color.
Academics
Middle school subjects include English, history, mathematics, science, modern world languages, fitness and wellness, arts, co-curriculars, and community service. Upper school students may also study visual and media arts, human development, and take independent study, honors, and AP courses. Archer partners with The Online School for Girls to offer additional AP, STEM, and language courses to students. In 2015 the school offered 155 classes.
Archer puts on an annual STEM symposium as part of an initiative to increase female participation in these fields. The school also has an extensive film program including an annual film festival.
Archer students received a Lemelson-MIT program grant for proposing a compact, faucet-mounted water meter to encourage awareness surrounding water consumption as part of the program’s 2015-16 InvenTeam initiative. Archer was one of 14 schools selected to receive a grant. In spring 2016, Archer ran a design challenge for 6th-8th graders sponsored by XPRIZE on the topic of food sustainability.
Traditions and extracurriculars
One of Archer's long standing traditions is the raising of a maypole each year in spring. The tradition began in 1981 when an anonymous donor arranged to have the maypole erected for the residents of the Eastern Star Home for Women then located at the site. Archer has continued this tradition, with sixth graders performing a maypole dance on the last day of school.
The school newspaper, The Oracle, was one of thirty finalists in the 2014 National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker competition.
Awards and recognition
In 2003, Archer received the LA Conservancy Preservation Award for Adaptive Reuse and in 2007 received an award from the Brentwood Historical Society for Outstanding Repurposing of an Historic Landmark.