Immaculate Heart Middle & High School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory day school for girls grades 6-12 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The school is located in the Los Feliz neighborhood, at the base of Griffith Park. There are approximately 200 students in the middle school (grades 6–8) and over 550 in the high school (grades 9–12).
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History
The school is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was founded by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906 as a girl's day and boarding school. Although the school remains on its original site, much of the original Spanish Mission style convent, classrooms and boarders' dormitories were torn down in 1973. The graduation ceremony for the senior class is traditionally held at the Hollywood Bowl. By far the majority of its more than 10,000 graduates have continued their education at colleges and universities across the country. They have served as artists, musicians, educators, journalists, doctors, lawyers, judges, and stars of stage and screen.
Notable alumnae
Lucie Arnaz, actress
Tyra Banks, model and TV personality
Elizabeth Baur, actress
Charlotte Caffey, musician
Pat Carroll, actress
Linda Dangcil, actress
Diane Disney, daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney
Elliot Fletcher, actor and trans advocate
Karen Gaviola, director
Margaret McFall-Ngai, animal physiologist and biochemist
Mary Tyler Moore, actress
Ruth Nelson, actress
Patricia Newcomb, film producer and publicist
Gigi Perreau, actress
Ione Skye, actress
Yara Shahidi, actress
Dakota Johnson, actress, attended the middle school
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, member of the British royal family, activist, philanthropist and former actress
Janet Weiss, musician