118th Street Elementary

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"If you believe, you can achieve" One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is a public elementary school located in East 118th Street, Los Angeles, California. 118th Elementary was founded in 1907 and has been serving students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5 levels. Part of Local District 7 of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the school follows a traditional single track school calendar. As of school year 2005-06, 118th had 788 students enrolled, majority of which are Hispanic-Latino and African Americans. Their 18.82 Students per Teacher Ratio (STR) ranked #51 among 224 elementary schools in Los Angeles based on STRs. 95% of the students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program, and also, of the school's 51% English language learners, 100% of them use Spanish as their home language. Average Class Size Kindergarten: 21 Grade 1: 18 Grade 2: 17 Grade 3: 22 Grade 4: 29 Grade 5: 29 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 56 Students per office/clerical staff: 158 Students per other classified staff: 99

One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School Configuration Grade: K-5 Year Opened 1907 School Type Public Principal Tina Choyce Location 144 E 118th St, Los Angeles, Ca 90061 Students 788 (approx.) Telephone 323-757-1717 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Famous Alumni List 9 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 652 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1907 - One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School opened.

Map & Directions

A] From the west, head south on S Main St toward E 93rd St. then turn left at E 118th St.

B] From the east, head north on Avalon Blvd toward E 132nd St then turn left at E 118th St.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Tina Choyce - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 93%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 5%
• Average teaching experience: 9 years
• Average teaching in district: 9 years
• First year teachers: 5%

Ethnic Diversity

69% Hispanic/Latino

31% African American

<1% Pacific Islander

<1% White

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

<1% Asian

<1% Filipino

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School LAUSD Profile Page
• One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School Website
• One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School Teachers/Staff
• One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School Programs
• One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School Statistics
• One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary School Rankings