Boys Academic Leadership Academy (BALA) is a grade 6–12[1] public school for boys located in Westmont, California, with a Los Angeles postal address.[2] A part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), BALA is on the property of George Washington Preparatory High School (Washington Prep). The school has a STEAM focus.[3]
After LAUSD opened Girls Academic Leadership Academy,[3] a school for girls, the district decided that in order to obey rules from the federal government which barred discrimination on the basis of gender, the district should also operate a dedicated magnet school for male students.[4] The projected initial enrollment was 200.[3] The inspiration was Eagle Academy for Young Men.[5]
It opened in 2017, and it was the district's first all-male school.[5] Originally the school only had the 6th grade and the 7th grade.[3]
The school uniform includes neckties.[5]
1511 W 110th St Los Angeles, CA 90047- Compare to: "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Westmont CDP, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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