Palisades Charter High School (usually colloquially known as Pali or Pali High and abbreviated as PCHS) is … See more

The school was founded in 1961. It was built for $6 million on a filled-in canyon. At the time it was the most expensive high school in the LA City Schools. The founding principal was Herbert L. Aigner (died in 2000). The … See more

The campus is bounded by Temescal Canyon Road to the east, Sunset Boulevard to the north, El Medio Street to the west, and Temescal Academy (formerly known as first Temescal Canyon Continuation School an… See more

As of 1998 , most of the school's classes were university preparatory in nature. It hosts a mathematics, science, and technology magnet program. The school also has humanities and marine biology courses. … See more

In 2016, extensive hate graffiti was found at the campus including references to the Ku Klux Klan, Jews, African-Americans, and LGBTQ people.
In June 2017, Palisades Charter High School gai… See more

• J. J. Abrams '84 – director, screenwriter, and television show creator
• Alex Alben '76 – author, columnist, internet executive
• Amy Alcott '75 – Hall of Fame golfer… See more

As some LAUSD zoned high schools do not have enough space to educate all residents in their attendance boundaries, some schools send excess students to Palisades.
They were, as of spring 2007:
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