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Short Avenue Elementary

12814 Maxella Ave., Los Angeles, 90066

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ENROLLMENT

373

STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ?

17:1

API RANK ?

7/10

DIVERSITY RANK ?

5/10

» Student body

Student body ethnicity ?
Other: 3.5%,Asian: 8.0%,Latino: 68.1%,Black: 9.4%,White: 11.0%
  • Enrollment: 373 students
  • Free and reduced-price lunch: 65% ?
  • English language learners: 20%
  • Diversity rank: 5/10 ?
Source: 2007 state data

» Faculty

Faculty ethnic breakdown ?
Asian: 22.7%,Latino: 9.1%,Black: 27.3%,White: 40.9%
  • Total teachers: 21.5 ?
  • Median teacher experience: 13 years
  • Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 ?
Source: 2007 state data

» Immunization

  • Two of 62 kindergartners in 2008 were exempt from vaccinations.
  • The 3.2 percent exemption rate puts the school at low-risk for an outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ?
Source: California Department of Public Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

» Performance

    This school         State avg. ?    
Academic Performance Index (API) ?
Rank: 7/10 ?
Source: 2007, 2008, 2009 state data
California Standards Test (STAR) ?
Students scoring proficient or above:
Source: 2009 state data
No Child Left Behind (AYP) ?
Pass: Met federal targets for 2009

Pass: Met federal targets for 2008

Pass: Met federal targets for 2007

Reader insights

One comment about the Short Avenue Elementary

i think mrs. shigakawa is a great teacher. shes my favorite teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!

— daisy sharma (student of short)
June 26, 2009 at 6:19 p.m.
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