Wadsworth Avenue Elementary
981 E 41St St, Los Angeles
Rank
179 of 507
elementary schools
C
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary scored 26 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers three 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 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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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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Harmony Elementary | 898 E 42nd St | C |
Quincy Jones Elementary | 900 E 33rd St | C |
NAVA College Preparatory Academy | 1319 E 41st St | C |
Thomas Jefferson Senior High | 1319 E 41st St | C |
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary | 401 East 40th Place | C |
George Washington Carver Middle | 4410 Mc Kinley Av | C |
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy | 1041 E 46th St | C |
Trinity Street Elementary | 3736 Trinity St | D |
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academies-School of Arts and Culture | 1420 E Adams Blvd | B |
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academies-School of Business and Technology | 1420 E Adams Blvd | N/A |
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary | 2807 Stanford Ave | C |
Nevin Avenue Elementary | 1569 E 32nd St | C |
Ascot Avenue Elementary | 1447 E 45th St | C |
Maple Primary Center | 3601 S Maple Ave | C |
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary | 750 E 49th St | 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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