Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles (''French School of Los Angeles'') is a private

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school founded in 1964.

School

, the school had more than 1,075 students, about 50%–60% of them being French citizens and the remainder Americans or incoming students from over 54 nations. It is composed of the following campuses: *Campus 55 (Jr Preschool, Preschool, and K1) *Century City Campus (K1, K2, and 1st Grade) *Main Campus (Grade 2 through 8) *The Raymond & Esther Kabbaz High School (Grade 9 through 12) File:Photo lyceeLA.jpg, The Raymond & Esther Kabbaz High School

Former campuses

In 1980, the Lycee bought the former Parkway School property, located in the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance, from the Torrance Unified School District. This property became the Lycee's Torrance campus, and as of February 1990 the campus had 100 students. In November 1989, the Lycee sold the property.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

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Raymond Kabbaz Theatre
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Former campuses

Notable alumni

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