YPI Charter Schools

YPI’s Bert Corona Charter School and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter Middle School exemplify YPI's efforts to bring educational resources to low income families. Serving the Pacoima and Pico Union/Westlake communities of Los Angeles where many public schools are overcrowded and underperform on state achievement measures, the schools prepare students for academic success and active community participation.

• Bert Corona Charter School serves 359 students in grades 6 - 8. Opened in September 2004, the school is named in honor of the Latino activist and organizer who worked for decades to bring justice to immigrant families in California and nationwide. Bert Corona Charter School is located in the community of Pacoima and provides clear and high expectations for all students to achieve, a personalized and supportive learning environment that recognizes students’ accomplishments, family-school-community partnerships and service, and integrated technology in the classroom.

• Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter Middle School opened in September 2007 in the Pico Union/Westlake community of Los Angeles and is named in honor of Monseñor Oscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador assassinated in 1981 and renowned as a fearless defender of the poor during El Salvador’s civil war. The school offers students a culturally enriched curriculum that targets academic achievement while partnering with parents and community members. As with Bert Corona Charter School, Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School is a community hub that offers wrap-around services that include adult education, afterschool programs, health and legal services, and civic activities.