Grading the arts in LAUSD

Whitman Continuation

7795 Rosewood Ave, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 82

Low-income students: 87%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 80%, white: 5%, Asian: 9%, black: 5%, other: 1%

Rank

149 of 249

secondary schools

C

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Whitman Continuation scored 26 out of 80 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The secondary school offers three 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: The estimated amount of time spent on arts education per week

Number of arts courses: The number of arts programs offered

Instructional time per week

Number of arts courses

Teachers and facilities

Arts instructors: For elementary schools, this is the number of days per week that a district-employed arts teacher provides instruction. For secondary schools, this is the number of full-time arts teachers on staff.

Training: Arts-specific training opportunites offered to teachers

Equipment and facilities: Quality of equipment and facilities available at each school to support the arts

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

Sources of funding for arts resources and supplies (e.g. paintbrushes, instruments) used for instruction during the regular school day

School budget*

 Yes

Fundraising by school or parent groups

 No

Grants

 No

Donations

 No
* Amount from budget reported as "$1,001 - $2,999"

Funds for extra instruction

Sources of funding for arts programs that are not provided as part of the regular school day

School budget

 No

Fundraising by school or parent groups

 No

Grants

 No

Donations

 No

Teachers of extra classes

Who provides the extra arts instruction at this school

A district teacher not dedicated to teaching the arts

 No

Community arts partner

 No

Parent or community volunteer

 No

Accomplished artist

 No

How did nearby schools score?

Compare the grades earned by L.A. Unified schools in surrounding neighborhoods.

Name Type Address Grade
Fairfax Senior High Secondary 7850 Melrose Ave B
Laurel Elementary Elementary 925 N Hayworth Av C
Hancock Park Elementary Elementary 408 S Fairfax Ave B
Melrose Avenue Elementary Elementary 731 N Detroit St A
Rosewood Avenue Elementary Elementary 503 N Croft Ave D
Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle Secondary 929 N Las Palmas Ave B
Gardner Street Elementary Elementary 7450 Hawthorn Ave C
Carthay Center Elementary Elementary 6351 W Olympic Bl C
Third Street Elementary Elementary 201 S June St B
West Hollywood Elementary Elementary 970 N Hammond St C
Hollywood Senior High Secondary 1521 N Highland Ave B
John Burroughs Middle Secondary 600 S Mc Cadden P B
Wilshire Crest Elementary Elementary 5241 W Olympic Bl C
Vine Street Elementary Elementary 955 N Vine St C
Selma Avenue Elementary Elementary 6611 Selma Ave B

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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

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