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Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy is a group of charter schools serving the Westlake/MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. In 2003 Camino Nuevo Charter Academy was awarded the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence gold medal. The school was founded by Philip Lance, an activist Episcopalian priest, community organizer, and psychologist.

Student body
Over ninety percent of students at Camino Nuevo High School qualify for free or reduced lunch, and 79% enter as English learners. As of the 2010–2011 school year, Camino Nuevo enrolls 3,100 students. ==Campuses==
Campuses
High School Camino Nuevo - Dalzell Lance High School: The school, which opened in 2004, is located at the corners of West Temple Street and Silverlake Boulevard in Los Angeles. The school serves students from a variety of local areas, including Koreatown, Rampart, Westlake, Downtown, Pico-Union, Silverlake, and Echo Park. Some students also travel from suburban cities like Canoga Park or Van Nuys; also from places like Highland Park and Lincoln Heights. In association with the Teach for America program, Camino Nuevo hires teachers training to earn their credentials in order to further the initiative to aid underserved communities. The school's distinctive yellow-and-grey building was designed by Kevin Daly of Santa Monica-based Kevin Daly Architects. TK-8 campuses Five TK-8 campuses (Burlington K-8, Kayne Siart K-8, Cisneros K-8, and Castellanos K-5, and Eisner 6-8 sister sites). ==In the news==
In the news
Three students from Camino Nuevo High School were interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition regarding the immigration debate in the U.S. Camino Nuevo Charter High and Camino Nuevo Elementary "are in the bottom 5 percent of public K-12 schools as measured by the [California's] new accountability tool". ==References==
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