[citation needed] Shirley's husband, Erv Windward, renovated the studios where they lived into classrooms.

The school originally had fourteen full-time and part-time teachers who taught 65 students in a small building on Wilshire Boulevard.

[citation needed] In 1973, Windward School received its first full five-year WASC accreditation as a college-preparatory institution.

[citation needed] In 1982, Windward moved to a 9-acre (3.6 ha), multi-building campus at 11350 Palms Boulevard, Los Angeles.

In 2011, both the boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams won the CIF Division IV State Championship.

[8][9] The boys' varsity 8-man football team won back-to-back CIF Southern Sectional Championships (also the highest level of state competition) in 2010 and 2011.

The Boys Volleyball team was recently moved up to D1/D2 following their undefeated regular season last year(2019/2020/2021) in which the Wildcats continued to the CIF finals.