186th Street Elementary

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"Wisdom Through Education" One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West 186th Street, Gardena, California. The school first opened its doors in 1907 and has been serving pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students on a traditional single track school calendar, since. A School-Based Management/LEARN school, 186th Street School is also part of Local District 8 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. As of school year 2005-06, the "Home of the Owls" was home to over 800 students (approximately 846), majority of which are of Hispanic or Latino descent. 84% of their students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program. Meanwhile, of the school's 40% English language learners, 94% use Spanish as their home language. Average Class Size Kindergarten: 20 Grade 1: 20 Grade 2: 20 Grade 3: 18 Grade 4: 29 Grade 5: 32 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 34 Students per office/clerical staff: 169 Students per other classified staff: 141

One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School Configuration Grade: K-5 Year Opened 1907 School Type Public Principal Marcia Reed Location 1581 W 186th St, Gardena, Ca 90248 Students 846 (approx.) Telephone 310-324-1153 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 School Programs 7 Parent & Staff Comments 8 About the Neighborhood 9 Famous Alumni List 10 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 5 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 757 (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 Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School opened.

Map & Directions

1] From west, head south on S Western Ave toward W 107th St.

2] Turn left at W 186th St.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Marcia Reed - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 95%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 5%
• Average teaching experience: 13 years
• Average teaching in district: 13 years
• First year teachers: 5%

Ethnic Diversity

70% Hispanic/Latino

16% African American

4% Asian

4% Filipino

3% White

1% Pacific Islander

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

1% Unspecified

School Programs

• Arts Program School

• Book of the Month Program

• Healthy Start

• GAP(Gang Alternative Program)

• GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)

• Nutrition Network

• Peace Games

• Rolling Readers

• School Readiness

• SCPP (School Community Policing Partnership Grant)

• STAR (Success Through Awareness and Resistance) Program

• Wonder of Reading Program

Parent & Staff Comments

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

About the Neighborhood

Gardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 57,746 at the 2000 census.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 57,746 people, 20,324 households, and 14,023 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,830.9/km² (9,921.3/mi²). There were 21,041 housing units at an average density of 1,395.9/km² (3,615.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 23.82% White, 25.99% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 26.82% Asian, 0.73% Pacific Islander, 16.94% from other races, and 5.05% from two or more races. 31.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School LAUSD Profile Page
• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School Website
• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School Info
• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School Calendar
• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School PTA
• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School Statistics
• One Hundred Eighty Sixth Street Elementary School Rankings