About Our School

 

 

Walter Reed Middle School has a long history of serving the students of North Hollywood and beyond, providing engaging and challenging classes in an environment that fosters a strong sense of belonging for students, parents, teachers, and staff alike. Through our five academies, we offer the benefits of a personalized, small-school experience while maintaining the advantages of a comprehensive middle school, including a wide range of electives. Each academy provides honors-level courses for students ready to take on an accelerated pace. When students culminate from Reed, they do so with the skills and confidence to succeed at any high school of their choice. 

 

Our elective offerings include computer graphics, video production, animation, fine art, robotics, JROTC, Spanish,  and three specialized areas of music, all taught by our award-winning music instructors. If you haven’t attended a performance in our auditorium, I encourage you to do so—you’ll be amazed at what our students can achieve. 

 

Beyond the classroom, our dedicated staff provides a full range of services to support students and enhance their middle school experience. These include three assistant principals, each with a specialized focus, as well as a full-time nurse, psychiatric social worker, school psychologist, school climate advocate, two intervention coordinators, a dean of students, four academic counselors, a college and career coach, a Title I coordinator, and an A-G counselor. We are also fortunate to have an active PTSA and dedicated parent groups who contribute their time and talents to our school. Our Parent Liaison serves as a vital connection between the school and community, organizing events and parent workshops to empower families. 

 

Walter Reed Middle School is part of Region North and the North Hollywood Valley Village Community of Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.  Our school has an enrollment of over 1500 students in grades six, seven, and eight from diverse backgrounds across Los Angeles. Walter Reed is a 2023 CA Exemplary Arts Education Program School, a Common Sense school for 2022-2024, and was a 2022 California Pivotal Practice Award recipient and a 2024 California Distinguished School. 

 

 

Walter Reed Middle School strives to provide its students with the ability to read, write and speak clearly; access information in a variety of ways, and become critical thinkers, by practicing problem solving in academic and societal situations. Walter Reed practices standards based instruction in order to help all students achieve mastery of the California State Standards in each content area. Reed’s mission is for its community of parents and staff to work together to make the students responsible citizens. This is exemplified by student involvement in their multi-cultural community and their ability to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Reed holds certain beliefs about its students. Among these beliefs are the following:

All Walter Reed students take part in one of our Smaller Learning Communities, each designed to fit the different interests of our students. All of Reed’s programs utilize collaborative cross-curricular assignments with an advanced library research curriculum. Our programs include:

 

Students may also participate in a variety of enrichment classes (including our award winning vocal and instrumental music programs), clubs, sports, academic competitions, leadership opportunities and performance venues for all students, regardless of SLC enrollment.

 

Here at Reed we are committed to educating all of our students to their maximum potential.  Ensuring a good match that places your child in the appropriate learning environment is our primary goal. We know the importance of matching the academic and social opportunities of our Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) with the needs and abilities of your child. 

• Our Special Education program focuses on delivering supports to all students in the Least Restrictive Environment through inclusive practices to ensure ALL students receive supports and services to support achievement. 
• To support our large population of LAUSD Gifted and Talented, or GATE identified students, Reed offers several programs and supports:
• Walter Reed's School for Advanced Studies provides an honors track in each of our academies.
• Our one-of-a-kind Individualized Honors Program supports our highly gifted students working 2 grade levels ahead. 
• Reed is able to offer math pathways for varying student levels, including an accelerated, highly acceleration, and highly highly accelerated math pathways that offers classes in Geometry and Algebra 2 to students ready to accelerate. 
• Our counselors and school climate advocate work closely with students, staff, and teachers, to foster a safe and social-emotionally supportive school climate.  

 

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying. For more information click here.

 

 

To contact our Director, Mrs. Josephine Stevens, please call 818-654-3600.