Charles Drew Middle
8511 Compton Ave, Los Angeles
Rank
240 of 249
secondary schools
D
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Film
Media
Charles Drew Middle scored four out of 80 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The secondary school offers 0 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
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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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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Russell Elementary | 1263 E Firestone Blvd | C |
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy | 1536 E 89th St | B |
Parmelee Avenue Elementary | 1338 E 76th Pl | C |
Graham Elementary | 8407 S Fir Ave | C |
McKinley Avenue Elementary | 7812 Mc Kinley Av | C |
Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary | 1471 E 96th St | C |
Wisdom Elementary | 1125 E 74th St | C |
South Park Elementary | 8510 Towne Ave | C |
Ninety-Second Street Elementary | 9211 Grape St | C |
Florence Avenue Elementary | 7211 Bell Ave | C |
Academy for Multilingual Arts and Science at Mervyn M. Dymally High | 8800 S San Pedro Dr | C |
Miramonte Elementary | 1400 E 68th St | C |
John C. Fremont Senior High | 7676 S San Pedro | C |
Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary | 9900 S Wadsworth Ave | C |
Walnut Park Middle B Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Academy | 7500 Marbrisa Ave | N/A |
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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