68th Street Elementary
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Sixty-Eighth Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West 68th Street, South Los Angeles, about 35 blocks south of U.S.C. The campus can be spotted in the corner of Florence and Figueroa, a few blocks west of the Harbor Freeway. Founded in 1907, the school serves pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students on a multi-track year-round school on a 90/30 Calendar. Part of Local District 7 of LAUSD, 68th Street Elementary feeds into Bethune Middle School.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 2 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 671 (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 - Sixty-Eighth Street Elementary School was founded.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="33.988207" lon="-118.28413" type="map" zoom="13"> 33.978298, -118.284061, 612 W 68th St
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] From Mt. Carmel Park, head east on W 70th St toward S Hoover St.
2] Turn left at S Hoover St.
3] Turn right at W 68th St.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Rosalinda Lugo - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 98%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 2%
- Average teaching experience: 8 years
- Average teaching in district: 8 years
- First year teachers: 9%
Ethnic Diversity
- 82% Hispanic/Latino
- 18% African American
- <1% Asian
- <1% White
School Creed
"I am a student of Sixty-Eighth Street School. I want to be the best I can be. I will let no one deny to me my right to a good education. My future starts today with me. I come to Sixty-Eighth Street School to learn. There are some things no one can take from me: my pride, my self-discipline, and my dignity. I will do my best to excel in every way."
Parent & Staff Comments
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