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South Park Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA
(KG-06 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 12
Address
 8510 Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90003
Telephone
(323) 753-4591
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City-data.com school rating
12
Students
1,064
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
43.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
Yes, under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Free lunch eligible students
946
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
54
School district
Los Angeles Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
John Hope Continuation (0.5 miles):

20
John C. Fremont Senior High (0.7 miles):

20
Ninety-Third Street Elementary (0.6 miles):

12
McKinley Avenue Elementary (0.6 miles):

12
South Park Elementary School:

12
Acad for Multilingual Arts and Sci at Mervyn M. Dymally High (0.3 miles):

11
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary (0.6 miles):

11
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle (0.3 miles):

6
Pathways Community (0.3 miles):

5
South Park Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Los Angeles:

36
South Park Elementary School:

12

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 1,064
Enrollment in 2015: 1,047
Enrollment in 2014: 1,049
Enrollment in 2013: 1,029
Enrollment in 2012: 964
Enrollment in 2011: 927
Enrollment in 2010: 946
Enrollment in 2009: 977
Enrollment in 2008: 1,042
Enrollment in 2007: 1,037
Enrollment in 2006: 1,126
Enrollment in 2005: 1,114
Enrollment in 2004: 1,087
Enrollment in 2003: 1,142
Enrollment in 2002: 1,131
Enrollment in 2001: 1,090
Enrollment in 2000: 1,133
Enrollment in 1999: 1,099

South Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05G06Total
All students1951401501571401361461,064
Female students82738274676758503
Male students113676883736988561
American Indian/Alaska Native students - - 1 - 1 - - 2
Asian students - - - 1 - - - 1
Hispanic students164116116138112114117877
Black students27193017262027166
White students223 - 1 - 210
Two or More Races students23 - 1 - 2 - 8

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 195
1st grade enrollment: 140
2nd grade enrollment: 150
3rd grade enrollment: 157
4th grade enrollment: 140
5th grade enrollment: 136
6th grade enrollment: 146

South Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 503 (47.3%)
School:

47.3%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 561 (52.7%)
Here:

52.7%
California:

49.6%

South Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 2 (0.2%)
South Park Elementary School:

0.2%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 1 (0.1%)
South Park Elementary School:

0.1%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 877 (82.4%)
School:

82.4%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 166 (15.6%)
South Park Elementary School:

15.6%
State:

6.1%
White enrollment: 10 (0.9%)
South Park Elementary School:

0.9%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 8 (0.8%)
Here:

0.8%
California:

4.5%

South Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 1,000 (94.0%)
Here:

94.0%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 946 (88.9%)
South Park Elementary School:

88.9%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 54 (5.1%)
School:

5.1%
California:

8.6%

South Park Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 43

Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE nurses: 2
Number of FTE psychologists: 3

Student/Teacher Ratio
South Park Elementary School:

24.7
State:

22.8

South Park Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $3,851,262
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 40.3 (Salary Expenditures: $3,315,250)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $21,577)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.9 (Salary Expenditures: $204,085)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4.5 (Salary Expenditures: $310,350)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $225,844
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $5,227,555
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $4,010,517
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 15.2 (Salary Expenditures: $357,024)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.9 (Salary Expenditures: $483,744)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4.5 (Salary Expenditures: $376,270)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $291,515

Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic439
  • Black2
  • White4
  • Multirace2
  • IDEA46
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 447 (male: 246, female: 201)
  • Hispanic: 439 (male: 242, female: 197)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 46 (male: 35, female: 11)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 106 (male: 80, female: 26)
  • Hispanic: 77 (male: 58, female: 19)
  • Black: 29 (male: 22, female: 7)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 50 (male: 37, female: 13)

Retention:
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(State average from 2,285 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
Here:

1.0%
California:

5.3%
Total number of students retained in 1st grade: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2

Percent of 1st grade students retained
School:

1.4%
California:

4.8%

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.

    Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment

  • Hispanic31
  • Black2
  • LEP4
  • IDEA2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 33 (male: 20, female: 13)
  • Hispanic: 31 (male: 20, female: 11)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here:

31.0
California:

84.3

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All24%
  • Males23%
  • Females24%
  • Black8%
  • Hispanic27%
ELA students tested: 534
ELA students with scores: 534

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

24%
California:

49%

Standard Not Met: 57.3%
Standard Nearly Met: 19.1%
Standard Met: 17.4%
Standard Exceeded: 6.2%

All Grades:
57.3%
19.1%
17.4%
6.2%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2348.5, Students tested: 141, Standard Not Met: 64.5%, Nearly Met: 17.7%, Met: 10.6%, Exceeded: 7.1%)
64.5%
17.7%
10.6%
7.1%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2398.6, Students tested: 147, Standard Not Met: 65.3%, Nearly Met: 13.6%, Met: 15.0%, Exceeded: 6.1%)
65.3%
13.6%
15.0%
6.1%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2434.8, Students tested: 128, Standard Not Met: 53.9%, Nearly Met: 21.1%, Met: 21.9%, Exceeded: 3.1%)
53.9%
21.1%
21.9%
3.1%
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2477.2, Students tested: 118, Standard Not Met: 42.4%, Nearly Met: 25.4%, Met: 23.7%, Exceeded: 8.5%)
42.4%
25.4%
23.7%
8.5%

South Park Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All19%
  • Males21%
  • Females16%
  • Black4%
  • Hispanic20%
Math students tested: 540
Math students with scores: 540

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

19%
State:

38%

Standard Not Met: 57.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 24.3%
Standard Met: 14.6%
Standard Exceeded: 3.9%

All Grades:
57.2%
24.3%
14.6%
3.9%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2372.2, Students tested: 141, Standard Not Met: 56.0%, Nearly Met: 24.1%, Met: 14.2%, Exceeded: 5.7%)
56.0%
24.1%
14.2%
5.7%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2408.1, Students tested: 148, Standard Not Met: 50.7%, Nearly Met: 31.1%, Met: 14.9%, Exceeded: 3.4%)
50.7%
31.1%
14.9%
3.4%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2432.0, Students tested: 129, Standard Not Met: 62.0%, Nearly Met: 23.3%, Met: 12.4%, Exceeded: 2.3%)
62.0%
23.3%
12.4%
2.3%
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2445.3, Students tested: 122, Standard Not Met: 61.5%, Nearly Met: 17.2%, Met: 17.2%, Exceeded: 4.1%)
61.5%
17.2%
17.2%
4.1%

South Park Elementary School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 132
CST Science students with scores: 132

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

32%
California:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 24.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 18.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 26.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 27.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 5.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 314.8, Students tested: 132, Far Below Basic: 24.0%, Below Basic: 18.0%, Basic: 26.0%, Proficient: 27.0%, Advanced: 5.0%)
24.0%
18.0%
26.0%
27.0%
5.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 128, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 70.3%, Needs Improvement: 21.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 8.6%)
70.3%
21.1%
8.6%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 128, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 37.5%, Needs Improvement: 16.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 46.1%)
37.5%
16.4%
46.1%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 128, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 46.1%, Needs Improvement: 53.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
46.1%
53.9%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 128, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 83.6%, Needs Improvement: 16.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
83.6%
16.4%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 128, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 43.0%, Needs Improvement: 57.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
43.0%
57.0%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 128, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 73.4%, Needs Improvement: 26.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
73.4%
26.6%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

South Park Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 509
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 181

Students who met CELDT criterion:

36.0%
State:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 136
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 31

Students who met CELDT criterion:

23.0%
State:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

391.5
State:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

285.9
California:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

394.3
California:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

291.8
State:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 60
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 34

Students who met CELDT criterion:

57.0%
State:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

462.7
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

374.2
California:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

466.7
State:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

381.4
State:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 77
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 25

Students who met CELDT criterion:

32.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

496.2
State:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

440.6
State:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

523.2
State:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

456.4
State:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 64
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 16

Students who met CELDT criterion:

25.0%
California:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

455.4
California:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

447.4
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

514.7
California:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

468.5
California:

478.6
Grade 4:
Student Count: 75
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 26

Students who met CELDT criterion:

35.0%
State:

37.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

483.6
State:

509.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

485.4
State:

490.7
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

542.1
California:

515.2
Writing Mean Scale Score:

495.7
California:

502.2
Grade 5:
Student Count: 55
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 32

Students who met CELDT criterion:

58.0%
California:

48.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

527.7
California:

533.7
Reading Mean Scale Score:

500.9
State:

514.0
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

598.1
State:

530.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

502.9
California:

519.1
Grade 6:
Student Count: 42
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 17

Students who met CELDT criterion:

40.0%
California:

39.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

515.3
California:

532.4
Reading Mean Scale Score:

498.8
State:

518.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

567.6
State:

518.5
Writing Mean Scale Score:

482.9
California:

522.0

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

South Park Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
School:

99.0%
California:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Black99
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED99
  • LEP99
  • With Disabilities99
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 472 out of 474 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 99% (tested 93 out of 94 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 553 out of 556 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 99% (tested 343 out of 348 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 99% (tested 63 out of 64 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Black99
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities99
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 476 out of 477 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 99% (tested 93 out of 94 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 556 out of 558 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 351 out of 351 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 99% (tested 63 out of 64 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Referrals and Arrests:
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(State average from 2,295 schools)
Referral to law enforcement is an action by which a student is reported to any law enforcement agency or official, including a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during school-related events, or while taking school transportation, regardless of whether official action is taken. Citations, tickets, court referrals, and school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.

School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Black: 2

Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Here:

3.8
California:

21.3

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic76
  • Black25
  • White2
  • LEP37
  • IDEA13
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 103 (male: 60, female: 43)
  • Hispanic: 76 (male: 44, female: 32)
  • Black: 25 (male: 14, female: 11)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 37 (male: 20, female: 17)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
School:

96.8
California:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2

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