LA Unified Academic Decathlon Won by Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

Students walk to their classrooms at a public middle school in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is headed to the California Academic Decathlon in Santa Clara next month after winning the top prize during the 42nd Annual Los Angeles Unified School District Academic Decathlon.

The nine-member Sherman Oaks team earned 37,165.2 out of 60,000 points and was presented Saturday with the Superintendent’s Trophy.