Locke High School
Alain Leroy Locke High School is a Title 1 co-educational charter high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District/Green Dot Public Schools. It is named after Alain LeRoy Locke.
Locke is located in South Los Angeles near Watts. The school colors are Columbia blue and gold; their mascot is the saint.
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