As a result, classes were held in hastily constructed tents for two years until a replacement school was built.

[8] On May 15, 2009, students staged a walkout in response to LAUSD increasing class sizes and cutting teachers.

[9] Students who engaged in the walkout received support from the ACLU and the National Lawyers Guild in clearing their truancies on that particular day.

A similar walkout occurred in 1951 when school administration disqualified a candidate for student body office because of a questionable campaign speech.

[10] Venice High is greatly supported by numerous community partnerships, parent groups, Booster, and Alumni associations.

[12] Additionally, as of 2017, the World Languages and Global Studies Magnet offers courses in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French and Spanish.

Written Voice, a literary journal started in the spring of 2012, features students' poetry, short stories, and other work.

The school was also used in other movies such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, American History X, Matchstick Men, and Heathers, as well as in several music videos, including Britney Spears' international hit "...Baby One More Time", Bowling for Soup's "High School Never Ends", Cher Lloyd's "Oath", and Young MC's "Principal's Office".

The campus was also used for the TV show Glee on an episode ("Yes/No", aired January 17, 2012) which recreates the classic "Summer Nights" scene from Grease, as made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (and filmed on the same location).

The unique educational pathways offered by the six small schools draw students from across Los Angeles.

Three University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) student housing facilities for families are zoned to Venice High School.

Until LAUSD established sufficient capacity in the area during the immediate post-World War II period, Culver City-based Betsy Ross Elementary, now closed, had been the largest single feeder to the then 7–12th grade high school.