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Leo Politi 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 10
Address
 2481 W. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90006
Telephone
(213) 480-1244
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City-data.com school rating
10
Students
752
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
33.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
Yes, under Provision 2
Free lunch eligible students
714
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
25
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:
Equitas Academy Charter (0.6 miles):

77
Rise Kohyang Middle (0.7 miles):

75
Hoover Street Elementary (0.4 miles):

59
Equitas Academy #2 (0.5 miles):

44
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle (0.4 miles):

19
MacArthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf Arts (0.6 miles):

18
Magnolia Avenue Elementary (0.5 miles):

14
Berendo Middle (0.4 miles):

10
Leo Politi Elementary School:

10
Leo Politi Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Los Angeles:

36
Leo Politi Elementary School:

10

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 752
Enrollment in 2015: 732
Enrollment in 2014: 737
Enrollment in 2013: 713
Enrollment in 2012: 696
Enrollment in 2011: 716
Enrollment in 2010: 746
Enrollment in 2009: 762
Enrollment in 2008: 809
Enrollment in 2007: 879
Enrollment in 2006: 937
Enrollment in 2005: 1,046
Enrollment in 2004: 1,119
Enrollment in 2003: 1,211
Enrollment in 2002: 1,209
Enrollment in 2001: 1,181
Enrollment in 2000: 1,163
Enrollment in 1999: 1,093

Leo Politi Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05Total
All students174119113118123105752
Female students796258565557367
Male students955755626848385
American Indian/Alaska Native students - 1 - - - - 1
Asian students32222213
Hispanic students16510910611211699707
Black students36323320
White students2 - 21 - 16
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students - - - 1 - - 1
Two or More Races students11 - - 2 - 4

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 174
1st grade enrollment: 119
2nd grade enrollment: 113
3rd grade enrollment: 118
4th grade enrollment: 123
5th grade enrollment: 105

Leo Politi Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 367 (48.8%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

48.8%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 385 (51.2%)
Here:

51.2%
State:

49.6%

Leo Politi Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.1%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

0.1%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 13 (1.7%)
Here:

1.7%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 707 (94.0%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

94.0%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 20 (2.7%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

2.7%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 6 (0.8%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

0.8%
State:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 1 (0.1%)
Here:

0.1%
State:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 4 (0.5%)
School:

0.5%
State:

4.5%

Leo Politi Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 739 (98.3%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

98.3%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 714 (94.9%)
School:

94.9%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 25 (3.3%)
Leo Politi Elementary School:

3.3%
California:

8.6%

Leo Politi Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 33

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE sworn law enforcement officers: 1
Number of FTE nurses: 2
Number of FTE psychologists: 3

Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

22.8
State:

22.8

Leo Politi Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $3,062,196
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 30.1 (Salary Expenditures: $2,505,791)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 5.7 (Salary Expenditures: $69,536)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.9 (Salary Expenditures: $233,757)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $253,111)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $177,141
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $4,753,901
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $3,248,691
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 23.4 (Salary Expenditures: $601,886)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2.9 (Salary Expenditures: $581,686)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $321,638)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $250,415

Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic457
  • Asian7
  • White4
  • Multirace2
  • IDEA49
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 470 (male: 257, female: 213)
  • Hispanic: 457 (male: 248, female: 209)
  • Asian: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 49 (male: 35, 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 served under IDEA: 93 (male: 58, female: 35)
  • Hispanic: 89 (male: 58, female: 31)
  • Black: 4 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 65 (male: 43, female: 22)

Retention:
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(State average from 2,659 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 Kindergarten: 6 (male: 2, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
Leo Politi Elementary School:

3.4%
State:

5.3%
Total number of students retained in 1st grade: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Percent of 1st grade students retained
School:

5.9%
California:

4.8%
Total number of students retained in 2nd grade: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

Percent of 2nd grade students retained
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.9%

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

  • Hispanic43
  • Asian2
  • LEP2
  • IDEA2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 45 (male: 23, female: 22)
  • Hispanic: 43 (male: 23, female: 20)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Leo Politi Elementary School:

59.8
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

  • All21%
  • Males18%
  • Females25%
  • Hispanic22%
ELA students tested: 344
ELA students with scores: 344

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

21%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 53.5%
Standard Nearly Met: 25.3%
Standard Met: 16.3%
Standard Exceeded: 4.9%

All Grades:
53.5%
25.3%
16.3%
4.9%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2370.4, Students tested: 100, Standard Not Met: 51.0%, Nearly Met: 26.0%, Met: 19.0%, Exceeded: 4.0%)
51.0%
26.0%
19.0%
4.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2382.0, Students tested: 124, Standard Not Met: 67.7%, Nearly Met: 17.7%, Met: 10.5%, Exceeded: 4.0%)
67.7%
17.7%
10.5%
4.0%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2458.2, Students tested: 120, Standard Not Met: 40.8%, Nearly Met: 32.5%, Met: 20.0%, Exceeded: 6.7%)
40.8%
32.5%
20.0%
6.7%

Leo Politi Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All13%
  • Males14%
  • Females13%
  • Hispanic13%
Math students tested: 349
Math students with scores: 349

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

13%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 59.9%
Standard Nearly Met: 26.9%
Standard Met: 11.2%
Standard Exceeded: 2.0%

All Grades:
59.9%
26.9%
11.2%
2.0%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2386.4, Students tested: 101, Standard Not Met: 51.5%, Nearly Met: 22.8%, Met: 23.8%, Exceeded: 2.0%)
51.5%
22.8%
23.8%
2.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2390.8, Students tested: 125, Standard Not Met: 63.2%, Nearly Met: 30.4%, Met: 5.6%, Exceeded: 0.8%)
63.2%
30.4%
5.6%
0.8%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2435.2, Students tested: 123, Standard Not Met: 63.4%, Nearly Met: 26.8%, Met: 6.5%, Exceeded: 3.3%)
63.4%
26.8%
6.5%
3.3%

Leo Politi 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: 105
CST Science students with scores: 105

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

24%
California:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 18.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 22.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 36.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 19.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 5.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 314.2, Students tested: 105, Far Below Basic: 18.0%, Below Basic: 22.0%, Basic: 36.0%, Proficient: 19.0%, Advanced: 5.0%)
18.0%
22.0%
36.0%
19.0%
5.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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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: 122, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.1%, Needs Improvement: 38.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 7.4%)
54.1%
38.5%
7.4%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 122, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.1%, Needs Improvement: 26.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 19.7%)
54.1%
26.2%
19.7%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 122, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 74.6%, Needs Improvement: 25.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
74.6%
25.4%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 122, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 75.4%, Needs Improvement: 24.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
75.4%
24.6%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 122, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 62.3%, Needs Improvement: 37.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
62.3%
37.7%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 122, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 73.0%, Needs Improvement: 27.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
73.0%
27.0%

California English Language Development Test:
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(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).

Leo Politi Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 484
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 140

Students who met CELDT criterion:

29.0%
State:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 135
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 13

Students who met CELDT criterion:

10.0%
California:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

355.3
State:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

287.6
State:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

368.1
State:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

290.6
State:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 111
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 53

Students who met CELDT criterion:

48.0%
State:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

443.6
State:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

400.0
State:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

455.7
State:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

401.5
California:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 68
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 28

Students who met CELDT criterion:

41.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

495.0
California:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

467.5
California:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

514.9
State:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

485.9
California:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 50
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 8

Students who met CELDT criterion:

16.0%
California:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

465.0
State:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

450.2
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

507.2
California:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

472.5
California:

478.6
Grade 4:
Student Count: 73
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 15

Students who met CELDT criterion:

21.0%
California:

37.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

484.8
California:

509.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

480.2
State:

490.7
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

523.5
California:

515.2
Writing Mean Scale Score:

491.8
California:

502.2
Grade 5:
Student Count: 47
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 23

Students who met CELDT criterion:

49.0%
California:

48.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

523.3
State:

533.7
Reading Mean Scale Score:

516.8
State:

514.0
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

568.4
California:

530.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

520.9
California:

519.1

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(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).

Leo Politi Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Leo Politi Elementary School:

100.0%
California:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 322 out of 322 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 7 out of 7 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 337 out of 337 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 271 out of 272 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 22 out of 22 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 324 out of 324 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 7 out of 7 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 339 out of 339 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 274 out of 274 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 22 out of 22 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Referrals and Arrests:
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(State average from 2,295 schools)
Referral to law enforcement is an action by which a student is reported to any law enforcement agency or official, including a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during school-related events, or while taking school transportation, regardless of whether official action is taken. Citations, tickets, court referrals, and school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.

School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2

Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
School:

2.7
California:

27.2

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

  • Hispanic82
  • American Indian2
  • Asian2
  • Black7
  • LEP49
  • IDEA19
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 93 (male: 37, female: 56)
  • Hispanic: 82 (male: 35, female: 47)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 49 (male: 23, female: 26)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 19 (male: 14, female: 5)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Leo Politi Elementary School:

123.7
California:

172.7

Expulsions:
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(State average from 1,805 schools)
Expulsion with educational services refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes, and providing educational services to the child (e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring; transfer to an alternative school) for the remainder of the school year (or longer) in accordance with local educational agency policy. Expulsion with educational services also includes removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2

Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
Leo Politi Elementary School:

2.7
California:

11.3

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