History
The school was founded in 1981, when a visionary established a school that focused on academic excellence with a specialization in business training. The school was named Downtown Business Magnet High School. The school's first class consisted of 55 sophomores from different neighborhoods around LAUSD. By 1994, FCC & EIM were formed, and the school is currently undergoing a vote to change the name from Downtown Business Magnet into the more commonly used, but still unofficial, Downtown Magnets High School.
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