Santee Education Complex
1921 South Maple Ave, Los Angeles
Rank
68 of 249
secondary schools
C
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Film
Media
Santee Education Complex scored 36 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 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
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 |
---|---|---|
Frida Kahlo High | 1924 S Los Angeles St | C |
San Pedro Street Elementary | 1635 S San Pedro | C |
Orthopaedic Hospital | 300 W 23rd St | C |
Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College | 400 W Washington Blvd | C |
John Adams Middle | 151 W 30th St | B |
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary | 2807 Stanford Ave | C |
Tri-C Community Day | 716 E Fourteenth St | C |
Central High | 716 E 14th St | C |
Dolores Huerta Elementary | 260 E 31st St | C |
Twentieth Street Elementary | 1353 E 20th St | C |
Frank Lanterman | 2328 St James Pl | C |
Maple Primary Center | 3601 S Maple Ave | C |
Quincy Jones Elementary | 900 E 33rd St | C |
William Jefferson Clinton Middle | 3500 South Hill St | D |
Ninth Street Elementary | 835 Stanford Ave | A |
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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