Grading the arts in LAUSD

Foshay Learning Center

3751 S Harvard Bl, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 1,952

Low-income students: 88%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 83%, white: 0%, Asian: 0%, black: 17%, other: 0%

Rank

8 of 249

secondary schools

A

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Foshay Learning Center scored 54 out of 80 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The secondary school offers three of seven standard arts classes tracked by the district and provides extra programs, according to responses by administrators before the 2015-16 academic year. The school's survey response earned an A grade in a Times analysis of the results. Districtwide, 35 schools (4.6%) received the same grade.

The campus is also home to elementary grades, which earned a D grade on a separate survey response published here.

How much is taught?

Administrators answered multiple-choice questions about arts instruction, training and equipment provided by the school.

Students and class availability

Instructional time per week: The estimated amount of time spent on arts education per week

Number of arts courses: The number of arts programs offered

Instructional time per week

Number of arts courses

Teachers and facilities

Arts instructors: For elementary schools, this is the number of days per week that a district-employed arts teacher provides instruction. For secondary schools, this is the number of full-time arts teachers on staff.

Training: Arts-specific training opportunites offered to teachers

Equipment and facilities: Quality of equipment and facilities available at each school to support the arts

Arts instructors

Training

Equipment and facilities

Who pays and who else teaches?

Administrators answered yes-or-no questions about sources of funding and instruction for arts education.

Funds for standard classes

Sources of funding for arts resources and supplies (e.g. paintbrushes, instruments) used for instruction during the regular school day

School budget*

Yes

Fundraising by school or parent groups

Yes

Grants

Yes

Donations

Yes
* Amount from budget reported as "more than $3,000"

Funds for extra instruction

Sources of funding for arts programs that are not provided as part of the regular school day

School budget

No

Fundraising by school or parent groups

No

Grants

No

Donations

Yes

Teachers of extra classes

Who provides the extra arts instruction at this school

A district teacher not dedicated to teaching the arts

No

Community arts partner

No

Parent or community volunteer

Yes

Accomplished artist

Yes

How did nearby schools score?

Compare the grades earned by L.A. Unified schools in surrounding neighborhoods.

Name Type Address Grade
Foshay Learning Center Elementary 3751 S Harvard Bl D
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary Elementary 1771 W 36th St C
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Elementary 3989 S Hobart Blv C
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary Elementary 1260 W 36th Pl C
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet Elementary 3875 Dublin Ave C
John W. Mack Elementary Elementary 3020 S Catalina St C
Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences Elementary 3150 W Adams Blvd C
Sixth Avenue Elementary Elementary 3109 Sixth Ave D
Manual Arts Senior High Secondary 4131 S Vermont Ave C
Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary Elementary 2055 W 24th St D
Vermont Avenue Elementary Elementary 1435 W 27th St C
Joseph Pomeroy Widney High Secondary 2302 S Gramercy P C
Forty-Second Street Elementary Elementary 4231 Fourth Ave D
Normandie Avenue Elementary Elementary 4505 S Raymond Av C
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy Secondary 1700 W 46th St C

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Footnote: Low-income percentage tallied using the total number of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch. Some errors in survey responses exist; read more about how these data were assembled.

Sources: Los Angeles Unified School District, California Department of Education, Times analysis

Credits: Ryan Menezes, Lily Mihalik, Zahira Torres, Ben Welsh

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