Foshay Learning Center
3751 S Harvard Bl, Los Angeles
Rank
8 of 249
secondary schools
A
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Film
Media
Foshay Learning Center scored 54 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 provides extra programs, according to responses by administrators before the 2015-16 academic year. The school's survey response earned an A grade in a Times analysis of the results. Districtwide, 35 schools (4.6%) received the same grade.
The campus is also home to elementary grades, which earned a D grade on a separate survey response published here.
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 |
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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 |
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How did nearby schools score?
Compare the grades earned by L.A. Unified schools in surrounding neighborhoods.
| Name | Type | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Foshay Learning Center | 3751 S Harvard Bl | D |
| Birdielee V. Bright Elementary | 1771 W 36th St | C |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | 3989 S Hobart Blv | C |
| Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary | 1260 W 36th Pl | C |
| Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet | 3875 Dublin Ave | C |
| John W. Mack Elementary | 3020 S Catalina St | C |
| Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences | 3150 W Adams Blvd | C |
| Sixth Avenue Elementary | 3109 Sixth Ave | D |
| Manual Arts Senior High | 4131 S Vermont Ave | C |
| Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary | 2055 W 24th St | D |
| Vermont Avenue Elementary | 1435 W 27th St | C |
| Joseph Pomeroy Widney High | 2302 S Gramercy P | C |
| Forty-Second Street Elementary | 4231 Fourth Ave | D |
| Normandie Avenue Elementary | 4505 S Raymond Av | C |
| Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy | 1700 W 46th 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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