Immaculate Heart Middle & High School

Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory day school for young women grades 6-12. The school is located in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Western Avenue. There are approximately 200 students in the middle school (grades 6–8) and over 550 in the high school (grades 9–12). History The school is located in the Roman Catholic 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 Karen Gaviola, director 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 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 Markle, member of the British royal family and former actress Janet Weiss, musician