BRENTWOOD SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL Go back
740 GRETNA GREEN WAY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
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Phone: 310-826-5631
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 7
  • Educational Climate: High
  • Technology Measure: Medium-low
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
  • District: Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Students/Teacher: 21
  • Students/Grade: 200
  • Number Students: 1200
  • Number Teachers: 57
  • Number Classrooms: 50
  • Expense/Pupil: $5,300.00 - 5,599.99
  • Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 220
  • Number PCs: 020
  • Number Macs: 200
  • Principal: Ms Jeanne Mata
  • 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
  • MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (151 ratings)
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    School Reviews (365 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-10-27
    "BSM is a great school! They have a new engaged principal who is very committed to improving an already great program (e.g. initiating a student leadership program for grades 3+). All staff respect diversity. The administration is caring and attentive, knowledgable, multilingual. Full time nurse and multiple specialists. Excellent science labs, enormous campus/park-like setting, heart of Brentwood, free bussing from your local school, free afterschool programs, lunchtime enrichment, family nights, etc. Excellent teachers who know teaching to the test is not a full education; utilize group activities and other approches to enhance children's learning. As a science magnet, critical thinking is emphasized throughout all subjects. GATE is embedded in classrooms with differential teaching; sciene labs would qualify as advanced science for all - hands on science. Our neighborhood school is a 950+; and we choose BSME because it is a great school, progressive, diverse, and respectful of children."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-07-10
    "Teachers range from average to great. There are some who seem to invest so much into their class and others who seemed they didn't care. Class work and homework depended on the teacher. Some teachers were organized and others weren't. Some gave frequent updates between grade reporting periods and others gave none. It's best if parents are proactive with their child's teacher. There is no separate gifted program which was very disappointing. You will need outside didactics if your child isn't challenged enough. The diversity of the student body is a major plus. My biggest complaint was the morning drop-off time at 7:50 am (and no earlier) which made it extremely difficult for parents who needed to be at work by 8 am. There is a particular main office staff member who was consistently rude and did not seem to understand or care. Cafeteria food was fair. The student body is very large with large class sizes. The school is amazingly well-organized and maintained to accomodate such a volume of students. However, if your child does not excel in this kind of enviroment, I would recommend a smaller school. A lot of fundraisers throughout the year. Overall I give this school a C+."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-16
    "Great school. My gifted son finished his math homework early, and the teacher brought in math students from UCLA to challenge the advanced kids. Three afterschool programs, two of which are free. One offered free was running $400 or more at other schools. Kids were greatly enriched in the free after-school programs: 2 musicals per year. My daughter entered the orchestra program which will last from second semester of her 3rd grade until she graduates from 5th grade. My son was in the 4th grade chorus. Both kids received 3 units of science, 1 unit of computer science, a unit of music, and a unit of art in addition to whatever is being offered by their regular teachers. Full magnet points upon graduation. Getting my kids into this school is like winning the lottery, and with the strong academic standards, this is a better school than my local charter school which is rated in the 900s but won't spend a dime tested my kids."
    Other Review | Rating:
    Posted 2010-12-04
    "I was an alumni of this school, and I won't say when and my name. In the beginning, Brentwood was a terrific school, with a great education. But now, great teachers are being promoted to lower grade levels. Many excellent teachers were fired, and I was shocked when they fired a very good 4th grade teacher. The cafeteria food is okay. The environment is becoming trashed and the bathrooms are smelly and slippery."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2010-10-27
    "I don't know how anyone can rate this a good school. I pulled my son out of a great school because of the good reviews on this website. I made a huge mistake! It's October 27th and to date I have not received one piece of corrected class work or home work from my child's teacher. Even after a letter to the principal and multiple requests to the teacher. The classrooms are very disorganized and messy. It seems to be a systemic problem and not just my son's teacher. A Big Sunday project is needed for this school- to help classroom organization, clean up and an auditorium makeover. So, if you're thinking of bringing your child to this school, think long and hard about it because I can't wait to get my son back to his home school!"
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