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smidt tech , also known as alliance susan & eric smidt technology high school , is a free public charter school , authorized by the los angeles unified school district and is located in the lincoln heights area , northeast of downtown los angeles .
the area is the primary home to latino and asian immigrant families .
the high school shares its campus with alliance college-ready middle academy it is one of 21 public schools -lrb- 15 high schools and 6 middle schools -rrb- which make up alliance for college-ready public schools , a non-profit charter management organization that covers east and south los angeles .
smidt tech opened its doors in 2012 when eric smidt , chairman and ceo of harbor freight tools , donated the funds towards its formation .
according to the smidt tech website , its mission `` is to operate a small high performance school equipped to prepare each student to enter and succeed in college . ''
the high school has an average daily attendance rate of 97.68 % .
