Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
1700 W 46Th St, Los Angeles
Rank
188 of 249
secondary schools
C
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Film
Media
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy scored 21 out of 80 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The secondary school offers one of seven standard arts classes tracked by the district and does not provide extra programs, according to responses by administrators before the 2015-16 academic year. The school's survey response earned a C grade in a Times analysis of the results. Districtwide, 535 schools (70.8%) received the same grade.
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
Number of arts courses
Teachers and facilities
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
School budget* |
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Fundraising by school or parent groups |
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Grants |
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Donations |
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* Amount from budget reported as "more than $3,000" |
Funds for extra instruction
School budget |
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Fundraising by school or parent groups |
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Grants |
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Donations |
Teachers of extra classes
A district teacher not dedicated to teaching the arts |
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Community arts partner |
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Parent or community volunteer |
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Accomplished artist |
How did nearby schools score?
Compare the grades earned by L.A. Unified schools in surrounding neighborhoods.
Name | Type | Grade |
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Western Avenue Elementary | 1724 W 53rd St | C |
Normandie Avenue Elementary | 4505 S Raymond Av | C |
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | 3989 S Hobart Blv | C |
Angeles Mesa Elementary | 2611 W 52nd St | C |
Forty-Second Street Elementary | 4231 Fourth Ave | D |
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center | 1017 W 47th St | C |
Crenshaw Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine Magnet | 5010 11th Ave | C |
Manual Arts Senior High | 4131 S Vermont Ave | C |
Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary | 5939 Second Ave | C |
Audubon Middle | 4120 11th Ave | D |
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet | 3875 Dublin Ave | C |
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary | 4410 Orchard Ave | C |
Foshay Learning Center | 3751 S Harvard Bl | D |
Foshay Learning Center | 3751 S Harvard Bl | A |
Fifty-Second Street Elementary | 816 W 51st St | C |
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
Icons: The Noun Project, Artworkbean, Raz Cohen, Benjamin Bours, Paul Stevens, Creative Stall, BraveBros., Jakub Caja, Alexander Cherkinsky, Austin Condiff, Yu Luck
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