Lorne Street Elementary
17440 Lorne St, Northridge
Rank
72 of 507
elementary schools
B
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Lorne Street Elementary scored 33 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers five of five 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
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 "$501 - $999" |
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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Stagg Street Elementary | 7839 Amestoy Ave | A |
Northridge Middle | 17960 Chase St | C |
Anatola Avenue Elementary | 7364 Anatola Ave | C |
Parthenia Street Elementary | 16825 Napa St | A |
Garden Grove Elementary | 18141 Valerio St | B |
Gault Street Elementary | 17000 Gault St V | C |
Bertrand Avenue Elementary | 7021 Bertrand Ave | C |
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy | 9240 Wish Ave | A |
Lemay Street Elementary | 17520 Vanowen St | C |
Blythe Street Elementary | 18730 Blythe St | N/A |
John R. Wooden High | 18741 Elkwood St | C |
William Mulholland Middle | 17120 Vanowen St | C |
Reseda Elementary | 7265 Amigo Ave | C |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle | 9351 Paso Robles Ave | C |
Valley Alternative Magnet | 6701 Balboa Blvd | 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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