Grading the arts in LAUSD

Florence Avenue Elementary

7211 Bell Ave, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 785

Low-income students: 93%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 98%, white: 0%, Asian: 0%, black: 1%, other: 1%

Rank

446 of 507

elementary schools

C

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Florence Avenue Elementary scored 14 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers two of five 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

Percentage of students receiving arts instruction: The estimated percentage of students who get arts instruction

Weeks of arts instruction: The number of weeks that each student receives arts instruction

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

Percentage of students receiving arts instruction

Weeks of arts instruction

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

 No

Grants

 No

Donations

 No
* Amount from budget reported as "$501 - $999"

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
Walnut Park Middle B Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Academy Secondary 7500 Marbrisa Ave N/A
Walnut Park Middle A School of Social Justice and Service Learning Secondary 7500 Marbrisa Ave D
Middleton Primary Center Elementary 2410 Zoe Ave D
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice Secondary 6361 Cottage St C
Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy Secondary 6361 Cottage St C
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine Secondary 6361 Cottage St C
Miramonte Elementary Elementary 1400 E 68th St C
Parmelee Avenue Elementary Elementary 1338 E 76th Pl C
Middleton Street Elementary Elementary 6537 Malabar St C
Thomas A. Edison Middle Secondary 6500 Hooper Ave C
Lillian Street Elementary Elementary 5909 Lillian St C
Graham Elementary Elementary 8407 S Fir Ave C
Wisdom Elementary Elementary 1125 E 74th St C
Walnut Park Elementary Elementary 2642 Olive St C
Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math, Science, Technology Academy Elementary 1321 E 61st 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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