EAGLES Academy
It was founded and opened in 1992 along with the "Educational Options" program by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD); it closed down in 2004.[8] In 1996, the school had two campuses, one in Hollywood and a branch located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.Although there was a tax-exempt organization called "Friends of EAGLES Center – Los Angeles, Inc." for raising money and commodity contributions,[9] it was impossible to keep the school alive based only on donations.[1] A long-term collaboration between EAGLES and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) patronized several graduates to develop their talents like Marc Imme to become an actor, later known for the role of "Luke" in Ryan's Life (2004),[1][15] and Miguel Lopez, the playwright of Mariposas (2001), a play for children.[1][10] In statewide comparisons, the students of EAGLE reached in the Junior to Senior ratings of 1998 (known as the "Stanford 9 Assessment tests") six stars.