Grading the arts in LAUSD

Benjamin Banneker Special Education Center

14024 S San Pedro, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 180

Low-income students: 73%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 66%, white: 3%, Asian: 1%, black: 29%, other: 2%

Rank

217 of 249

secondary schools

D

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Benjamin Banneker Special Education Center scored 16 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 does not provide extra programs, according to responses by administrators before the 2015-16 academic year. The school's survey response earned a D grade in a Times analysis of the results. Districtwide, 79 schools (10.4%) 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: 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*

No

Fundraising by school or parent groups

No

Grants

No

Donations

No

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

No

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

No

Accomplished artist

No

How did nearby schools score?

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

Name Type Address Grade
Avalon Gardens Elementary Elementary 13940 S San Pedro C
One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary Elementary 405 E 122nd St C
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary Elementary 801 W 135th St C
Amestoy Elementary Elementary 1048 W 149th St C
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary 144 E 118th St C
One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Elementary 11610 Stanford Ave D
Ambler Avenue Elementary Elementary 319 E Sherman Dr C
Gardena Elementary Elementary 647 W Gardena Blv C
West Athens Elementary Elementary 1110 W 119th St C
One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary Elementary 1265 E 112th St C
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary 1605 W 153rd St C
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary Elementary 10915 S Mc Kinley Ave C
Robert E. Peary Middle Secondary 1415 W Gardena Blvd C
Washington Primary Center Elementary 860 West 112th Street D
Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary Elementary 1630 E 111th 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

Icons: The Noun Project, Artworkbean, Raz Cohen, Benjamin Bours, Paul Stevens, Creative Stall, BraveBros., Jakub Caja, Alexander Cherkinsky, Austin Condiff, Yu Luck