Coeur D'Alene Elementary

Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Opened in 1926, Coeur D'Alene is a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District and follows a single track calendar year. It offers primary education for children in the pre-K through grade 5 levels. Coeur d'Alene was previously named Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in the 1950's but was renamed such because of its street location. The school feeds into Marina del Rey Middle School and Venice High School.

School Statistics

Ninety-six percent (96%) of the school's teachers have full California teaching credentials. Teachers at Coeur d'Alene have taught for an average of 11 years. The average class size for grades K-3 is slightly below 20 students per class. The average class size for grades 4 and 5 is slightly under 30 students per class.

In terms of the students' ethnic backgrounds, majority of the school's population are White (46%). Other race/ethnicities that make up the rest of the school population are Hispanic or Latino (26%), African American (15%), Asian (7%), American Indian or Alaska Native (4%), Filipino (1%), and the rest are Pacific Islanders.

All public schools in California test their students to arrive at an Academic Performance Index (API) score. California sets an API of 800 as the target for California public schools. Coeur d'Alene Ave. Elementary School scored 827 on the API in 2005 and scored 877 in 2006.