Taper Avenue Elementary
1824 Taper Ave S, San Pedro
Rank
36 of 507
elementary schools
B
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Taper Avenue Elementary scored 38 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers four of five 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 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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William J. Johnston Community Day | 2210 Taper Ave S | C |
Park Western Place Elementary | 1214 Park Western | B |
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle | 28014 Montereina Dr | C |
Bandini Street Elementary | 425 N Bandini St | C |
Crestwood Street Elementary | 1946 W Crestwood St | C |
Barton Hill Elementary | 423 N Pacific Ave | B |
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary | 540 Hawaiian Ave | C |
Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center | 308 Weymouth Ave | D |
Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | 1111 Figueroa Pl | C |
Cabrillo Avenue Elementary | 732 S Cabrillo Av | C |
Seventh Street Elementary | 1570 W Seventh St | B |
Eshelman Avenue Elementary | 25902 Eshelman Av | C |
Harbor City Elementary | 1508 W 254th St | C |
Gulf Avenue Elementary | 828 W "l" St | C |
Alexander Fleming Middle | 25425 Walnut 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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