Grand View Boulevard Elementary
3951 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles
Rank
54 of 507
elementary schools
B
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Grand View Boulevard Elementary scored 35 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers four 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 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
Percentage of students receiving arts instruction
Weeks of arts instruction
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 $1,000" |
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|
James J. McBride Special Education Center | 3960 Centinela Av | D |
Phoenix Continuation | 12971 Zanja St | C |
Beethoven Street Elementary | 3711 Beethoven St | B |
Short Avenue Elementary | 12814 Maxella Ave | C |
Venice Senior High | 13000 Venice Blvd | C |
Mark Twain Middle | 2224 Walgrove Ave | C |
Braddock Drive Elementary | 4711 Inglewood Blvd | C |
Mar Vista Elementary | 3330 Granville Ave | C |
Stoner Avenue Elementary | 11735 Braddock Dr | C |
Marina del Rey Middle | 12500 Braddock Dr | C |
Charnock Road Elementary | 11133 Charnock Rd | C |
Walgrove Avenue Elementary | 1630 Walgrove Ave | B |
Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary | 810 Coeur D'alene Ave | B |
Palms Middle | 10860 Woodbine St | B |
Clover Avenue Elementary | 11020 Clover Ave | 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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