San Fernando Middle
130 N Brand Blvd, San Fernando
Rank
128 of 249
secondary schools
C
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Film
Media
San Fernando Middle scored 28 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 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
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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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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San Fernando Institute of Applied Media | 130 N Brand Blvd | C |
Morningside Elementary | 576 N Maclay Ave | N/A |
O'Melveny Elementary | 728 Woodworth St | C |
San Fernando Elementary | 1130 Mott St | C |
San Fernando Senior High | 11133 O'melveny Ave | C |
Mission Continuation | 11015 O'melveny Ave | C |
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Teacher Preparation Academy | 1001 Arroyo Ave | C |
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Arts,Theatre, Entertainment (ArTES) | 1001 Arroyo Ave | A |
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy | 1001 Arroyo Ave | B |
Telfair Avenue Elementary | 10975 Telfair Ave | C |
Osceola Street Elementary | 14940 Osceola St | B |
Vista del Valle Dual Language Academy | 12411 N Bromont Ave | C |
Dyer Street Elementary | 14500 Dyer St | C |
Gridley Street Elementary | 1907 Eighth St | D |
Hillery T. Broadous Elementary | 12561 Filmore St | 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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