Grading the arts in LAUSD

Olympic Primary Center

950 S Albany St, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 184

Low-income students: 93%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 99%, white: 1%, Asian: 0%, black: 0%, other: 0%

Rank

127 of 507

elementary schools

C

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Olympic Primary Center scored 29 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers one 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 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

Percentage of students receiving arts instruction: The estimated percentage of students who get arts instruction

Weeks of arts instruction: The number of weeks that each student receives arts instruction

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

Percentage of students receiving arts instruction

Weeks of arts instruction

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

Yes

Grants

No

Donations

Yes
* Amount from budget reported as "$501 - $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

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

No

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
Tenth Street Elementary Elementary 1000 Grattan St A
John H. Liechty Middle Secondary 650 S Union Ave C
Esperanza Elementary Elementary 680 Little St B
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) Elementary 309 Lucas Ave C
MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Performing Arts Elementary 2300 W 7th St C
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community Secondary 322 Lucas Ave C
Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies Secondary 322 S Lucas Ave D
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice Secondary 322 S Lucas Ave C
CDS Secondary Secondary 333 S Beaudry Ave 18th Fl D
School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex Secondary 322 S Lucas Ave C
Leo Politi Elementary Elementary 2481 W 11th St C
Sal Castro Middle Secondary 1575 W 2nd St C
Magnolia Avenue Elementary Elementary 1626 S Orchard Av B
Charles White Elementary Elementary 2401 Wilshire Blvd B
Hoover Street Elementary Elementary 2726 Francis Ave B

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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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