Sun Valley Middle School

School History

    In April of 1948 School officials announced that "the most charming of all the new junior high schools" in the Los Angeles system would be built in the Roscoe area. The "dream school," Sun Valley Junior High was expected to be completed by September of 1949. However, the school did not open its doors until February 1950.
    Sun Valley Junior High School was built on a 14 acre tract at Valerio Street and Bakman Avenue. The new school was designed for 1200 students in grades seven through nine. The student population grew quickly resulting in the construction of the North bungalows in 1951 on Valerio and Fair Avenue. The auditorium, P.E. field, and the south bungalows were added as the student population continued to grow.
    The opening ceremony for Sun Valley Junior High was on January 29, 1950. Dr. Alexander J. Stoddard, superintendent of the Los Angeles City School System explained to students and parents, "You are about to enter Americas most up to date school." "This school has everything a school could offer for attainment of a good education."
    Fifty-five years later, Sun Valley Junior High is now Sun Valley Middle School, which serves over 2700 students, grades six through eight, year round. The school is going through modernization but it continues to offer students "everything a school could offer for attainment of a good education."



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