West Vernon Avenue Elementary
4312 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles
Rank
3 of 507
elementary schools
A
What arts classes are offered?
Theater
Visual
Dance
Music
Vocal
West Vernon Avenue Elementary scored 56 out of 83 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The elementary school offers one 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 an A grade in a Times analysis of the results. Districtwide, 35 schools (4.6%) 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 "$501 - $999" |
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 |
---|---|---|
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary | 4410 Orchard Ave | C |
Menlo Avenue Elementary | 4156 Menlo Ave | C |
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center | 1017 W 47th St | C |
Fifty-Second Street Elementary | 816 W 51st St | C |
Main Street Elementary | 129 E 53rd St | C |
Manual Arts Senior High | 4131 S Vermont Ave | C |
Trinity Street Elementary | 3736 Trinity St | D |
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary | 401 East 40th Place | C |
Maple Primary Center | 3601 S Maple Ave | C |
William Jefferson Clinton Middle | 3500 South Hill St | D |
Dr. Theo. T. Alexander Jr., Science Center | 3737 S Figueroa St | C |
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High | 300 E 53rd St | C |
Estrella Elementary | 120 E 57th St | C |
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary | 750 E 49th St | B |
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary | 750 E 49th 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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