Heliotrope Elementary

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School is a public primary school located in Woodlawn Avenue, Maywood, California. It was founded in 1926 and has since been offering services from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade levels, under a single track traditional school calendar. Heliotrope Elementary is part of the Local District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and is serving approximately 941 students. Heliotrope's students are also nicknamed, "Rams."

Rankings

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report, the school has an API score of 686, which corresponds to a state rank of 2 (1 is the worst, 10 is the best. The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance on statewide student assessments administered in 2006).

School Statistics

98% of Heliotrope's teachers have full teaching credentials while 2% have emergency credentials. They also average 13 years in teaching experience and have compiled 13 average years teaching in the district. 2% of Heliotrope's faculty are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 22 for kindergarten, 20 for grade 1, 21 for grade 2, 19 for grade 3, 31 for grade 4, and 29 for grade 5. The school has a student-staff ratio of 30 Students per paraprofessional staff, 157 Students per office/clerical staff, and 105 Students per other classified staff.

Except for less than 1% of American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian in Heliotrope's student population, the school is currently predominantly serving Hispanic or Latino students.