Benjamin Franklin High School (FHS) is a public high school in the Highland Park neighborhood, approximately seven miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. First established in 1916 with an enrollment of 225 students, the school currently educates approximately 2,600 students within the facility. The classes were held several in each room. A sewing class was held on a balcony. All were very happy and excited about the new school. On May 1 of that year, the students planned a May Fiesta. All the students' paraded up Avenue 54 to the new building that was under construction. On April 3, 1916 the science building was completed and all moved into it. Classes were still very cramped and three classes going on at one time in room 220. The assemblies were held in the cafeteria. All of the speakers stood on soap-boxes to address their audience. Presentations were also made from the soap-boxes in the cafeteria. The physical education classes were held in room 102 and consisted of exercises and basketball drills. The basketball was loaned by one of the students. The first principal was Dr. Charles B. Benjamin Franklin High School Diploma from 1934
The school will be relieved by Central Region High School 13 when the school opens in 2011.
