Bushnell Elementary

Bushnell Way Elementary School is a primary educational establishment in the Herman Community, just north of Downtown Los Angeles. Bushnell Elementary, a member school of the Los Angeles Unified School District, opened to the public in 1912 and has continued offering quality education to kids of more than 600 on a single track calendar year. Bushnell School aims to provide a nurturing environment to children that will be a key element on enhancing their academic skills. Other than the academics, Bushnell Elementary focuses on instilling to their students the value of compassion and the respect for diversity.

School Statistics

Bushnell Elementary's faculty has average rating of 94% full credential, with 3% emergency credential; both numbers matching the state average. 7% of the teachers are first year teachers, with a total average of 12 years experience all in all.

The school's average class size is 19 for kindergarten, 16 for grade 1, 20 for grade 2, 18 for grade 3, 28 for grade 4, and 30 for grade 5. The student staff ratio is 52 for Students per paraprofessional staff, 190 for Students per office/clerical staff, and 71 Students per other classified staff. Of the total number of students, 89% are Hispanic/Latino, 5% are African American, 3% are Filipino, 2% are White. and less than 1 % are Asian and American Indian/Alaskan.