Short Avenue Elementary
12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles
Rank
244 of 507
elementary schools
C
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Short Avenue Elementary scored 23 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers two 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
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 |
---|---|---|
Phoenix Continuation | 12971 Zanja St | C |
Marina del Rey Middle | 12500 Braddock Dr | C |
James J. McBride Special Education Center | 3960 Centinela Av | D |
Venice Senior High | 13000 Venice Blvd | C |
Grand View Boulevard Elementary | 3951 Grand View Blvd | B |
Braddock Drive Elementary | 4711 Inglewood Blvd | C |
Beethoven Street Elementary | 3711 Beethoven St | B |
Mark Twain Middle | 2224 Walgrove Ave | C |
Stoner Avenue Elementary | 11735 Braddock Dr | C |
Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary | 810 Coeur D'alene Ave | B |
Playa del Rey Elementary | 12221 Juniette St | C |
Walgrove Avenue Elementary | 1630 Walgrove Ave | B |
Broadway Elementary | 1015 Lincoln Blvd | C |
Mar Vista Elementary | 3330 Granville Ave | C |
Cowan Avenue Elementary | 7615 Cowan Ave | B |
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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