66th Street Elementary

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Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School is a public primary school located in South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, California. The school was founded in 1909 and is currently serving pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students. 66th Street Elementary is part of Local District 7 of the Los Angeles unified School District and follows a four track school calendar. As of 2005-06, 66th St. School has an enrollment of 1,393 students, which is comprised of Hispanic-Latino, African American, and American Indian/Alaskan children. The school also norms a 20.21 Students per Teacher Ratio (STR), which ranks #140 among 224 elementary schools in Los Angeles based on STR. 99% of their students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program; also, of the school's 72% English language learners, 100% of them speak Spanish at home. Average Class Size Kindergarten: 21 Grade 1: 20 Grade 2: 20 Grade 3: 19 Grade 4: 30 Grade 5: 30 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 155 Students per office/clerical staff: 232 Students per other classified staff: 139

Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School Configuration Grade: K-5 Year Opened 1909 School Type Public Principal Lisa Jeffery Location 6600 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, Ca 90003 Students 1393 (approx.) Telephone 323-753-1589 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: 2 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 681 (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

1909 - Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School opened.

Map & Directions

A] From the north, head west on E Gage Ave toward Albany St then turn left at S San Pedro St.

B] From the south, head west on E Florence Ave toward McKinley Ave.

C] From the west, head north on S Main St toward W 69th St.

D] From the east, head north on Avalon Blvd toward E 132nd St, turn left at E 67th St, then turn right at S San Pedro St.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Lisa Jeffery - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 86%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 8%
• Average teaching experience: 7 years
• Average teaching in district: 7 years
• First year teachers: 14%

Ethnic Diversity

90% Hispanic/Latino

10% African American

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

Parent & Staff Comments

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

About the Neighborhood

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School LAUSD Profile Page
• Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School Website
• Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School Administration
• Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School Achievement Data Page
• Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School Statistics
• Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary School Rankings