I had just graduated from this school and I think this school is pretty average. I was in the high honor classes throughout my three years at Orville Wright and my teachers were great. My teachers cared about me and my grades. If I was behind they would personally help me out until I got the lesson.
... Read more My councilor really helped me out and in my opinion the best councilor ever Dr.Kobashi she has the dedication to help out students and understands the students. But to honest i am not very fond of our new principal Mr.Stapleton and think that the schools old principal understood the students better.I also liked the electives offered but a language elective would be a nice edition.Orville Wright is pretty good school I enjoyed my years a Iot I would have no problem recommending this school to parents. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/08/09
I attended Orville Wright for 2 years now and I still am highly unimpressed.This school doesn't provide a safe environment for its students. Also the relationships between students are terrible in my opinion. The children are just plain rude and mean, and the school is dirty. Children here believe they
... Read more can have the last word in an argument and are highly disrepectful. The school work is far from challenging,and teachers don't seem to care. I wonder how much worse the school will become now that LAUSD has no money, they are already taking away some electives and i think getting rid of the library.I'm not sure how other children feel about this school, but if anything it probably isn't about education since here at Orville most of the children worry about social status. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/01/09
I realy think that this school is a realy good school. I tink that because this school offeres sooo much for us students, there is yearbook classes, flight simulator clases, book club, enviormental express which is a club, basketball teams, and alot of other things. It has a wonderful counciler for all
... Read more three grades, the 6th grade coulciler is Ms. Cheffy, the 7th grade counsiler is Ms.White, and the 8th grade counsiler is Mr. Mandell. Also our loving and caring principal is Mr.Staplton. They also provide honer clases, HighHoners clases, and S.A.S clases. I am mostl likly amnot going to be there next year because of the move i am going to do. But i am going to miss it alot. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/24/09
This is a great school. We have great teachers, supportive parents and smart kids. i currently attend orville as a seventh grade and cant wait for my last year there.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a student on 05/07/09
i think that this school is okay. i'm a seventh grader here, and the play production is awesome! :)
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a student on 01/08/09
This school is great. My 8th grader son likes it and he is learning alot. He really liked the Youth Summit Summit that was held for the first time.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 10/18/08
My son is currently attending Orville in the 8th grade. He really likes his school and feels great support from his teachers. This has motivated my son to excel in all subjects and not just the ones he cares for.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 09/24/08
I went to Orville Wright Magnet and I must say it is a great school. My teachers were outstanding and really did care about the well being of the students. The Magnet staff is the most caring and supportive.The Honors and SAS classes are great and challenging. Their Drama and Music programs are excellent
... Read more and make students want to participate. Most Teachers are very good but others are lacking. All in all I believe it is a great school and you should definately check it out. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/01/08
Im very please with orville keep up the good work
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 06/24/08
My son has attended Wright since the 6th grade. I am very happy with Wright. Overall it's a great school however, like any school it needs to work on the communication with the parents, students and teachers. don't wait until the very end of a grading period to notify a student that he is not working
... Read more up to par. Keep up with the phone calls when the parents call and keep a breast of what the child is doing in the form of academics. It takes the teacher , the student and the parents to succeed. Read less
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
AP classes are college-level classes offered at the high school level. Once a student completes an AP class and passes a final comprehensive examination conducted by the College Board, the student earns college credit for the course. AP classes are specific and not to be confused with other higher-level classes such as honors classes.
Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Los Angeles schools — Orville Wright Middle School is located at 6550 W 80th St, Los Angeles CA 90045. 6550 W 80th St is in the Westchester neighborhood and 90045 ZIP code in Los Angeles, CA The school district for Orville Wright Middle School is the Los Angeles Unified School District. Orville Wright Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
School information provided by OnBoard Informatics Copyright (c) 2008. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
We won't spam you. Nor will we give, sell, rent or otherwise make your email address available to third parties.
All our mailings include a link so you can easily unsubscribe. For more details, read our full privacy policy.
Parent Reviews
These reviews include feedback from parents, students, former students, administrators and other staff. This feedback
may help you further evaluate and compare schools, along with other information such as test scores, academic programs,
school resources, classroom and teacher ratios, etc. The reviews are provided by GreatSchools.
Ask a question about this school on Trulia Voices to learn more
about this school or district from residents and other local experts.
Test Score Ratings
Test score ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results reported by this state. These ratings may help
you compare similar schools in this district or area. For example, a rating of 8 indicates that, on average, students in
this school scored better than 70% of the students in the state on the same tests. We have indicated below which tests
were used in calculating these ratings. Other factors should be considered when comparing schools, including teacher
experience, academic programs, extracurricular activities, resources for special needs students, etc. These ratings are
not provided by the state Department of Education, which may have their own rating systems.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
