Manual Arts High School was founded in 1910 in the middle of bean fields, one-half mile from the nearest bus stop.

During the same year, a section of the Manual Arts attendance zone was transferred to Belmont High School.

[7] As a result, several of the school's small learning communities will be restructured and the number of security on campus will be reduced.

During Alejandro Macias’ tenure, he helped the school meet or exceed all metrics measured by LAUSD’s Data Dig program, which aims to drive continuous improvement.

[10] More than 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District.