Washington Irving Middle School (Los Angeles)
Washington Irving Middle School is a junior high school in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Irving, which serves grades 6 through 8, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school is named after American author Washington Irving.
The school is located at 3010 Estara Avenue in the Glassell Park district of the city. Students at Irving come from Atwater Avenue Elementary School, Glassell Park Elementary, Glen Feliz Elementary, Dorris Place Elementary, Fletcher Drive Elementary, Allesandro Elementary, and more schools all over the Atwater, Eagle Rock, Elysian park, and Glassell Park areas of northeast Los Angeles. Most students that graduate from Irving go to John Marshall High School or Eagle Rock High School, both in Los Angeles.
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