Grading the arts in LAUSD

Berendo Middle

1157 S Berendo St, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 919

Low-income students: 97%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 95%, white: 0%, Asian: 3%, black: 2%, other: 1%

Rank

13 of 249

secondary schools

B

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Berendo Middle scored 50 out of 80 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The secondary school offers four 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 a B grade in a Times analysis of the results. Districtwide, 94 schools (12.4%) 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*

 Yes

Fundraising by school or parent groups

 Yes

Grants

 No

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

 Yes

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

 Yes

Accomplished artist

 No

How did nearby schools score?

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

Name Type Address Grade
Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center Elementary 987 S Mariposa Ave D
Leo Politi Elementary Elementary 2481 W 11th St C
RFK Community Schools-New Open World Academy K-12 Elementary 3201 W 8th St C
RFK Community Schools-New Open World Academy K-12 Secondary 3201 W 8th St C
RFK Community Schools - Ambassador School - Global Education Elementary 3201 W 8th St C
Hobart Boulevard Elementary Elementary 980 S Hobart Blvd C
Magnolia Avenue Elementary Elementary 1626 S Orchard Av B
Los Angeles Elementary Elementary 1211 S Hobart Blv C
RFK Community Schools-Ambassador-Global Leadership Secondary 701 S Catalina St C
RFK Community Schools-Los Angeles High School of the Arts Secondary 701 S Catalina St A
RFK Community Schools- for the Visual Arts and Humanities Secondary 701 S Catalina St B
RFK Community Schools-UCLA Community K-12 Elementary 700 S Mariposa Ave C
Hoover Street Elementary Elementary 2726 Francis Ave B
Sophia T. Salvin Special Education Center Elementary 1925 Budlong Ave C
West Adams Preparatory High Secondary 1500 W Washington Bl 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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