SHORT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Go back
12814 MAXELLA AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90066
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Phone: 310-397-4234
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 6
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Medium-low
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Pre-kindergarten - 6th Grade
  • District: Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Students/Teacher: 18
  • Students/Grade: 43.8
  • Number Students: 350
  • Number Teachers: 20
  • Number Classrooms: 25
  • Expense/Pupil: $5,300.00 - 5,599.99
  • Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 8
  • Number PCs: 0
  • Number Macs: 008
  • Principal: Dr James Downing
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (57 ratings)
Maximum Rating: 5




    School Reviews (59 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-06-07
    "Our daughter is finishing up kindergarten at Short Avenue. Full disclosure: we started the year with a shade of uncertainty given the negative press in the LA Times two days before the first day of class. But our daughter (a young five year old) has had an absolutely delightful year at Short, and we are choosing to return to our little neighborhood school again in the Fall despite the opportunity to enroll in a brand new Westside school with a lot of great things going for it. My family loves being a part of the Short Avenue community, and it's a shame that more of the young families in the neighborhood don't realize what a little gem of a school they have right within walking distance. The only reason I'm giving the school four stars instead of five is because of the ambivalence I have about the principal. It sounds like we have the opportunity to get new leadership in next year, which, given the strength of the teaching faculty and passion of the families who go there, can only give Short the opportunity to shine again. I'm optimistic that I'll be able to return next year at this time and give Short a five-star rating."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-08
    "Principals come and go. The last principal made it clear that she worked for the district not the school. The teachers work for the school and are loyal to the school. The heart and soul of the school is the teachers. They run the school not the principal or the booster club. The teachers love the booster club. So do the parents. There are not any girls in the fifth grade who have brothers who are three. Perhaps you should do your homework before spreading such vitriol on a public forum."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-08
    "Short Avenue has certainly seen it's share of administrators and I do believe, each one has shared their strengths in ways that have best supported the school needs during their post. Our current principal works very hard to orchestate the union of a very diverse and passionate population. As one of the original founders of the booster club, I believe the school has made profound strides in attracting the community, the private sector and new parents from the neighborhood. Friends of Short Avenue is proud of their accomplishments and their motivating force has always been the spirit of the children and the commitment to excellence demonstrated by the teachers. We are a wonderful little school and have always been extremely responsive to the positive inspiration of a new parent."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-06
    "Let me preface this by stating the school's teachers and staff are great. The principal is terrible and we wish that Principal H was still around. The current principal is very weak and now the test scores have started going down thanks to his lack of leadership. He is never around and when he is, he talks a lot and does little and just puts everything off so that someone else will do it. Sort of like a politician that didn't make it in politics and decided to go into education. Now the school is run by their booster club that used to do good things, but since Principal H left they don't listen to anything the parents have to say and act like bullies. It is really sad because the school used to be so much better than it is now. Our daughter is in 5th grade and we have a 3-year old son who will not be attending if things stay the way they are. It is sad that such a great group of teachers has to deal with this."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-05-04
    "My kindergartener loves everything about Short Avenue. She is in art club, glee club and Spanish club. It is a fabulous community school with a dedicated staff, and a very involved parent booster club."
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