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Vermont Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA
(KG-05 • 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 35
Address
 1435 W. 27th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Telephone
(323) 733-2195
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City-data.com school rating
35
Students
658
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
28.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
Yes, under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Free lunch eligible students
554
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
64
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:
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex (0.7 miles):

50
Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts (0.7 miles):

44
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

35
Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 (0.6 miles):

14
West Adams Preparatory High (0.6 miles):

14
Magnolia Avenue Elementary (0.9 miles):

14
Global Education Academy Middle (0.6 miles):

12
John W. Mack Elementary (0.3 miles):

8
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary (0.7 miles):

6
Vermont Avenue Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Los Angeles:

36
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

35

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 658
Enrollment in 2015: 719
Enrollment in 2014: 754
Enrollment in 2013: 754
Enrollment in 2012: 741
Enrollment in 2011: 719
Enrollment in 2010: 817
Enrollment in 2009: 841
Enrollment in 2008: 860
Enrollment in 2007: 893
Enrollment in 2006: 1,008
Enrollment in 2005: 1,256
Enrollment in 2004: 1,430
Enrollment in 2003: 1,504
Enrollment in 2002: 1,576
Enrollment in 2001: 1,623
Enrollment in 2000: 1,625
Enrollment in 1999: 1,587

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)

GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05Total
All students12782108109118114658
Female students573852536164325
Male students704456565750333
Asian students2 - 111 - 5
Hispanic students109709698107107587
Black students9510910649
White students7711 - 117

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 127
1st grade enrollment: 82
2nd grade enrollment: 108
3rd grade enrollment: 109
4th grade enrollment: 118
5th grade enrollment: 114

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)

Female enrollment: 325 (49.4%)
School:

49.4%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 333 (50.6%)
Here:

50.6%
State:

49.6%

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)

Asian enrollment: 5 (0.8%)
Here:

0.8%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 587 (89.2%)
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

89.2%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 49 (7.4%)
Here:

7.4%
State:

6.1%
White enrollment: 17 (2.6%)
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

2.6%
California:

28.3%

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)

Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 618 (93.9%)
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

93.9%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 554 (84.2%)
School:

84.2%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 64 (9.7%)
Here:

9.7%
State:

8.6%

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


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

Classroom Teachers (FTE): 28

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 3
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 2
Number of FTE security guards: 1
Number of FTE nurses: 3
Number of FTE psychologists: 2
Number of FTE social workers: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

23.5
State:

22.8

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $2,788,367
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 30.3 (Salary Expenditures: $2,279,024)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $38,630)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.9 (Salary Expenditures: $244,474)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $226,240)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $239,071
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $3,901,596
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $2,791,282
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 13.8 (Salary Expenditures: $336,095)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2.9 (Salary Expenditures: $497,348)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $276,871)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $288,179

Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic286
  • Asian2
  • White7
  • IDEA40
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 295 (male: 151, female: 144)
  • Hispanic: 286 (male: 146, female: 140)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 40 (male: 26, female: 14)

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 (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.

    Students with disabilities served under IDEA

  • Hispanic77
  • Black8
  • White8
  • LEP50
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 93 (male: 63, female: 30)
  • Hispanic: 77 (male: 55, female: 22)
  • Black: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
  • White: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 50 (male: 34, female: 16)

Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

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 1st grade: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2

Percent of 1st grade students retained
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

2.4%
State:

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: 12 (male: 4, female: 8)
  • Hispanic: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
  • Black: 2 (all male)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

18.2
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

  • All35%
  • Males30%
  • Females40%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic35%
ELA students tested: 322
ELA students with scores: 322

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

35%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 38.5%
Standard Nearly Met: 26.7%
Standard Met: 21.7%
Standard Exceeded: 13.0%

All Grades:
38.5%
26.7%
21.7%
13.0%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2368.5, Students tested: 105, Standard Not Met: 47.6%, Nearly Met: 30.5%, Met: 14.3%, Exceeded: 7.6%)
47.6%
30.5%
14.3%
7.6%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2431.4, Students tested: 103, Standard Not Met: 41.8%, Nearly Met: 24.3%, Met: 24.3%, Exceeded: 9.7%)
41.8%
24.3%
24.3%
9.7%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2497.7, Students tested: 114, Standard Not Met: 27.2%, Nearly Met: 25.4%, Met: 26.3%, Exceeded: 21.1%)
27.2%
25.4%
26.3%
21.1%

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All30%
  • Males34%
  • Females25%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic30%
Math students tested: 323
Math students with scores: 323

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

30%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 36.5%
Standard Nearly Met: 33.8%
Standard Met: 21.4%
Standard Exceeded: 8.4%

All Grades:
36.5%
33.8%
21.4%
8.4%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2407.4, Students tested: 106, Standard Not Met: 31.1%, Nearly Met: 34.9%, Met: 28.3%, Exceeded: 5.7%)
31.1%
34.9%
28.3%
5.7%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2433.6, Students tested: 103, Standard Not Met: 32.0%, Nearly Met: 42.7%, Met: 19.4%, Exceeded: 5.8%)
32.0%
42.7%
19.4%
5.8%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2474.7, Students tested: 114, Standard Not Met: 45.6%, Nearly Met: 24.6%, Met: 16.7%, Exceeded: 13.2%)
45.6%
24.6%
16.7%
13.2%

Vermont Avenue 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: 109
CST Science students with scores: 109

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

48%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 5.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 9.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 38.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 35.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 13.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 350.4, Students tested: 109, Far Below Basic: 5.0%, Below Basic: 9.0%, Basic: 38.0%, Proficient: 35.0%, Advanced: 13.0%)
5.0%
9.0%
38.0%
35.0%
13.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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: 117, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 53.0%, Needs Improvement: 35.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 11.1%)
53.0%
35.9%
11.1%


Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 117, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 47.9%, Needs Improvement: 17.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 35.0%)
47.9%
17.1%
35.0%


Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 117, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 55.6%, Needs Improvement: 44.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
55.6%
44.4%


Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 117, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 92.3%, Needs Improvement: 7.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
92.3%
7.7%


Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 117, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 35.0%, Needs Improvement: 65.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
35.0%
65.0%


Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 117, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 58.1%, Needs Improvement: 41.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
58.1%
41.9%


California English Language Development Test:
(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).

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 331
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 106

Students who met CELDT criterion:

32.0%
State:

34.0%

Kindergarten:
Student Count: 80
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4

Students who met CELDT criterion:

5.0%
California:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

336.9
California:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

264.6
State:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

348.9
California:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

266.3
State:

286.0

Grade 1:
Student Count: 58
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 35

Students who met CELDT criterion:

60.0%
State:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

450.5
State:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

412.8
California:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

470.1
California:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

416.8
State:

386.5

Grade 2:
Student Count: 56
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 16

Students who met CELDT criterion:

29.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

477.8
State:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

436.5
California:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

505.5
California:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

447.5
State:

456.4

Grade 3:
Student Count: 50
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 10

Students who met CELDT criterion:

20.0%
State:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

454.6
State:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

427.7
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

511.2
State:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

465.1
State:

478.6

Grade 4:
Student Count: 53
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 20

Students who met CELDT criterion:

38.0%
State:

37.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

503.1
California:

509.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

493.5
State:

490.7
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

525.6
California:

515.2
Writing Mean Scale Score:

499.6
State:

502.2

Grade 5:
Student Count: 34
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 21

Students who met CELDT criterion:

62.0%
California:

48.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

534.5
California:

533.7
Reading Mean Scale Score:

498.9
State:

514.0
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

625.1
California:

530.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

504.5
California:

519.1

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
(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).

Vermont Avenue Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic99
  • Asian100
  • Black97
  • White100
  • SED99
  • LEP98
  • With Disabilities88
  • Hispanic: 99% (tested 301 out of 304 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 97% (tested 26 out of 27 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 315 out of 319 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 98% (tested 233 out of 237 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 88% (tested 22 out of 25 enrolled)


Math Participation Rate
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

99.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic99
  • Asian100
  • Black97
  • White100
  • SED99
  • LEP99
  • With Disabilities88
  • Hispanic: 99% (tested 304 out of 307 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 97% (tested 26 out of 27 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 318 out of 322 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 99% (tested 238 out of 240 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 88% (tested 22 out of 25 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Harassment & Bullying:
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(State average from 2,337 schools)

An allegation is a claim or assertion that someone has done something wrong or illegal, typically made without proof.

Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment or bullying and gender-based harassment or bullying. Sexual harassment or bullying is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment or bullying is nonsexual intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on the student's actual or perceived sex, including harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and nonconformity with gender stereotypes. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Both male and female students can be victims of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, and the harasser or bully and the victim can be of the same sex. Bullying on the basis of sex constitutes sexual harassment.
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex: 2
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex per 1,000 students
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

3.0
State:

6.8
Students reported as harassed or bullied on the basis of sex: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2



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

  • Hispanic52
  • Black13
  • White4
  • LEP22
  • IDEA13
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 69 (male: 30, female: 39)
  • Hispanic: 52 (male: 23, female: 29)
  • Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
School:

104.9
State:

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).
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 5 (all male)
  • Black: 5

Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 1

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Vermont Avenue Elementary School:

1.5
California:

84.8

Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2

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