Grading the arts in LAUSD

Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle

929 N Las Palmas Ave, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 841

Low-income students: 87%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 79%, white: 5%, Asian: 2%, black: 10%, other: 4%

Rank

22 of 249

secondary schools

B

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle scored 47 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

No

Grants

No

Donations

Yes
* Amount from budget reported as "$1,001 - $2,999"

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

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

Yes

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
Melrose Avenue Elementary Elementary 731 N Detroit St A
Vine Street Elementary Elementary 955 N Vine St C
Hollywood Senior High Secondary 1521 N Highland Ave B
Selma Avenue Elementary Elementary 6611 Selma Ave B
Hollywood Primary Center Elementary 1115 Tamarind Ave C
Gardner Street Elementary Elementary 7450 Hawthorn Ave C
Third Street Elementary Elementary 201 S June St B
Joseph Le Conte Middle Secondary 1316 N Bronson Av B
Van Ness Avenue Elementary Elementary 501 N Van Ness Av C
Fairfax Senior High Secondary 7850 Melrose Ave B
Whitman Continuation Secondary 7795 Rosewood Ave C
STEM Academy at Bernstein High Secondary 1309 N Wilton Pl C
Laurel Elementary Elementary 925 N Hayworth Av C
Cheremoya Avenue Elementary Elementary 6017 Franklin Ave B
Grant Elementary Elementary 1530 N Wilton Pl C

Reader comments

Share what you know about arts education at Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle in the comments or on social media using #gradeyourschool.

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