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Notre Dame High School (NDHS) in
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley, founded in 1927. The neighborhood includes a portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, which gives Sherman Oaks a lower population density than ...
, is a
co-ed Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...
Catholic college preparatory high school founded by the
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in 1947. Located in the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Notre Dame was designated a United States Department of Education
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school for 1990–1991 and 1994–1996 .


Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,229 students enrolled for 2017–18 was: * Native American/Alaskan = 0.6% * Asian = 6.2% * Black = 8.0% * Hispanic = 17.3% * Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander = 5.8% * White = 62.2%


Notable alumni

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– actor and director *
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– football player *
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– football player * Patrick Curtis – motion picture/TV writer producer * Chris Dickerson
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– men's basketball coach at TCU. *
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– women's basketball coach at
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– football player and coach * Kelly Dugan – MiLB baseball player *
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– MLB player *
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– NFL kicker *
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– NFL kicker * Taylor Fry – actress *
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—baseball coach and manager *
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– baseball executive *
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– MLB player *
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– NFL football
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* Hunter Greene – MLB pitcher *
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– NFL
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– football running back *
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– actor *
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Winner *
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- NFL running back *
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– actress *
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– NFL offensive lineman *
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– actress *
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– drummer *
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– filmmaker *
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– actress * John Vella – NFL offensive lineman. *
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