High School Choices

High school students who reside in Hermosa Beach have the choice of which high school they may attend -- Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach or Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. This choice is guaranteed through legislation that was enacted in 1993 and will not change. The following is an excerpt from the legislation:

      Ch. 24 (AB 325 Felando. Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District.

      Existing law sets forth certain procedures for the organization of school districts.

      This bill would provide that, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a designated action to reorganize school districts that would eliminate the South Bay Union High School District, and convert the Hermosa City Elementary School District, the Manhattan Beach City Elementary School District, and the Redondo Beach City Elementary School District to unified school districts would not be effective as to the Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District, which would remain an elementary school district. The bill also would authorize each pupil in any grades 9 to 12, inclusive, who resides within the boundaries of the Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District to elect each year to attend high school in either the proposed Manhattan Beach City Unified School District or the proposed Redondo Beach City Unified School District.

      The bill would impose a state mandated local program by requiring the governing board of the proposed Manhattan Beach City Unified School District and the governing board of the proposed Redondo Beach City Unified School District each to establish a reasonable procedure to be employed by those pupils to make that annual election with regard to each of those districts…

To receive further information on each high school, please contact:

Mira Costa High School
701 S. Peck Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 318-7337
www.manhattan.k12.ca.us

Redondo Union High School
631 Vincent Park
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 798-8665
http://www.rbusd.org/