North Park Academy of the Arts

North Park Middle School, located in Pico Rivera, Calif., is affiliated with El Rancho Unified School District. The school provides a variety of educational and cocurricular programs to students in grades six through eight. It offers various programs, such as English, arts, music, science, social studies, mathematics, and computer and physical education. North Park Middle School also provides language arts, algebra, writing, history, accelerated reader, band, special education, and gifted and talented education programs. The school has a parent-teacher association that focuses on increasing awareness and participation in curriculum and policy development by enhancing communication between home and school.