Los Angeles Teacher Ratings

Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary

4865 East First St., Los Angeles, 90022

A least effective school, according to The Times “value-added” analysis.

Each school’s rating was based on the performance of all students who took the California Standards Tests in math and English between 2003-04 to 2009-10. Value-added measures the difference between the expected progress of the student body and its actual performance. It is designed to estimate what the school contributes to students’ learning. By contrast, the state’s Academic Performance Index measures students’ achievement level, which is tied closely to students’ socio-economic background.

Overall effectiveness

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Math effectiveness

English effectiveness

API: 738/1000

Learn more about test scores and demographics at Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary using the The Times’ California Schools Guide ».

Faculty

This faculty list includes nearly all third-through fifth-grade classroom instructors who have taught at the school at some point during the 2004-05 to 2009-10 school years. Some teachers have retired or left the school.

School years / Grade taught

Teacher	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Amezcua Lee, Patricia					4th	4th	4th
Banuelos, Laura	5th
Chavira, Mariela	3rd						3rd
Contreras, Sonia		4th
Gutierrez, Elizabeth					3rd	3rd	3rd
Jimenez, Diana				5th	5th
Juarez, Iris		5th	5th	4th	3rd
Kittl, Kristin			5th	4/5			2/3
Marmolejo, Alma							4th
Melendez, Ricardo						3rd	5th
Ornelas, Alejandro	4th	4th	4th	3rd	5th	5th	5th
Padilla, Marielena							3rd
Perez, Jennifer	5th	5th	5th	4th	4th	4th
Pliska, Zeena				5th
Quezada, Livia		3rd	3rd
Rivas, Heriberto					4/5	4/5	5th
Sanyika, Abrafi		3rd	3rd				3rd
Stewart, Emma	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	4th
Villarreal, Jeanette	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd