Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary

1963 East 103rd St., Los Angeles, 90002 (Schools in Watts)

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ENROLLMENT

869

STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ?

18:1

UNOFFICIAL API RANK ?

1/10

DIVERSITY RANK ?

4/10

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Student body

Student body ethnicity ?
  • Enrollment: 869 students
  • Free and reduced-price lunch: 60.6% ?
  • English language learners: 42.0%
  • Diversity rank: 4/10 ?
Source: 2009, 2010 state data

Faculty

Faculty ethnic breakdown ?
  • Total teachers: 49
  • Median teacher experience: 12.5 years
  • Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 ?
Source: 2008, 2009 state data

Performance

Academic Performance Index (API) ?
Unofficial Rank: 1/10 ?
Source: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 state data
California Standards Tests (STAR) ?
Students scoring "proficient" or above:

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No Child Left Behind (AYP) ?
Fail: Missed five of 21 federal targets for 2012

Fail: Missed 11 of 21 federal targets for 2011

Fail: Missed four of 21 federal targets for 2010

Fail: Missed 11 of 21 federal targets for 2009

Fail: Missed five of 21 federal targets for 2008

Fail: Missed six of 21 federal targets for 2007

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    Three comments about Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary

    your comment about investigating our principal is out of line.. you need to investigate the mayors people who were passing out flyers out side of our school. they were being paid $15.00 an hour to do it.. our teachers, staff, and parents fought to save our school for free, only the love of our kids.

    — pancho pantera
    February 10, 2010 at 11:25 a.m.

    i voted for the mayor, but this time he is wrong..his people are the ones that came and misguided the parents on how to vote...

    — pancho pantera
    February 10, 2010 at 11:23 a.m.

    you need to leave our school alone. our kids have been improving in the last five or six years. people would find out better information if they came and get involved in our community. the dynamics of our community reflects the scores in the star, and ayp.

    — pancho pantera
    February 10, 2010 at 11:20 a.m.

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