Grading the arts in LAUSD

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

915 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles

Enrollment: 346

Low-income students: 77%

Race/Ethnicity: Latino: 70%, white: 4%, Asian: 0%, black: 24%, other: 3%

Rank

62 of 249

secondary schools

C

What arts classes are offered?

Theater

Visual

Dance

Music

Vocal

Film

Media

Youth Opportunities Unlimited scored 37 out of 80 points on a first-of-its-kind survey of arts education at L.A. Unified. The secondary school offers two of seven 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

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

Yes

Donations

Yes
* Amount from budget reported as "$1 - $500"

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

Yes

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

Yes

How did nearby schools score?

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

Name Type Address Grade
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Primary Center Elementary 8621 South Baring Cross St D
Manchester Avenue Elementary Elementary 661 W 87th St D
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle Secondary 9301 S Hoover St C
Loren Miller Elementary Elementary 830 W 77th St C
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Elementary 1109 W 96th St C
La Salle Avenue Elementary Elementary 8715 La Salle Ave C
Raymond Avenue Elementary Elementary 7511 Raymond Ave C
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary Elementary 8919 S Main St C
Charles W. Barrett Elementary Elementary 419 W 98th St C
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary Elementary 142 W 75th St C
Gerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts, Mathematics and Science Elementary 929 W 69th St C
Sixty-Eighth Street Elementary Elementary 612 W 68th St C
Academy for Multilingual Arts and Science at Mervyn M. Dymally High Secondary 8800 S San Pedro Dr C
South Park Elementary Elementary 8510 Towne Ave C
Ninety-Third Street Elementary Elementary 330 E 93rd St C

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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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