San Jose Street Elementary
14928 Clymer St, Mission Hills
Rank
54 of 507
elementary schools
B
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
San Jose Street Elementary scored 35 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 does not provide 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 "more than $1,000" |
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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Lassen Elementary | 15017 Superior St | D |
San Fernando Senior High | 11133 O'melveny Ave | C |
Mission Continuation | 11015 O'melveny Ave | C |
O'Melveny Elementary | 728 Woodworth St | C |
Arleta High | 14200 Van Nuys Blvd | C |
Haskell Elementary | 15850 Tulsa St G | C |
Danube Avenue Elementary | 11220 Danube Ave | C |
George K. Porter Middle | 15960 Kingsbury St | C |
Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet | 15848 Stare St | C |
San Fernando Elementary | 1130 Mott St | C |
Beachy Avenue Elementary | 9757 Beachy Ave | C |
Francisco Sepulveda Middle | 15330 Plummer St | C |
Plummer Elementary | 9340 Noble Ave | C |
Telfair Avenue Elementary | 10975 Telfair Ave | C |
Sharp Avenue Elementary | 13800 Pierce 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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