Bassett Elementary

Bassett Street Elementary School is located at Van Nuys, California and has been operating since the late 1950's, offering quality education for students who are in kindergarten up to the fifth grade. A member of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the school implements the four track year calendar.

School Statistics

The Bassett Street Elementary Faculty has an average of 10 years teaching, and also 10 years average teaching in the district. None among them are first year teachers. They also have a 98% full credential as compared to the state average of 94%.

In terms of average class size, the kindergarten has an average of 20, 17 for grade 1, 20 for grade 2, 20 for grade 3, 26 for grade 4, and 29 for grade 5. These averages does not differ much from the state average which are 21 for kindergarten, 19 for both grades 1 & 2, 20 for grade 3, and 29 for both grades 4 and 5. The student-staff ratios are as follows: 62 Students per paraprofessional staff, 223 Students per office/clerical staff, and 112 Students per other classified staff.

The student population is currently dominated by Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (92%). Other students who are enrolled are either African Americans (3%), White (3%), Asian (1%), Filipino (less than 1%) and American Indian or Alaskan (less than 1%).