Grading the arts in LAUSD

Metropolitan Continuation

727 S Wilson St, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 170

Low-income students: 87%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 95%, white: 0%, Asian: 0%, black: 4%, other: 1%

Rank

92 of 249

secondary schools

C

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Metropolitan Continuation scored 33 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 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

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

 No
* Amount from budget reported as "$1 - $500"

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

 Yes

Parent or community volunteer

 Yes

Accomplished artist

 Yes

How did nearby schools score?

Compare the grades earned by L.A. Unified schools in surrounding neighborhoods.

Name Type Address Grade
Ninth Street Elementary Elementary 835 Stanford Ave A
Soto Street Elementary Elementary 1020 S Soto St C
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High Secondary 1200 Plaza Del Sol N/A
Tri-C Community Day Secondary 716 E Fourteenth St C
Central High Secondary 716 E 14th St C
Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center Elementary 2705 East Hostetter St C
King/Drew Medical Magnet High Secondary 1601 E 20th St C
Twentieth Street Elementary Elementary 1353 E 20th St C
Utah Street Elementary Elementary 255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St C
Second Street Elementary Elementary 1942 E Second St D
Hollenbeck Middle Secondary 2510 E Sixth St C
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High Secondary 456 S Mathews St C
Boyle Heights STEM High Secondary 456 S Mathews Blvd D
Breed Street Elementary Elementary 2226 E Third St C
San Pedro Street Elementary Elementary 1635 S San Pedro 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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