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South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts is a public school located in West 35th Street, San Pedro, California, just at the end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. South Shores is part of Local District 8 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and serves students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade levels. The school was founded back in 1959 and currently serves approximately 457 students. The students at South Shores are predominantly Hispanic/Latino and White, although other ethnicities such as African American, Filipino, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native are represented in the student body. 39% of the students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program. Of the 5% English language learners, 96% use Spanish at home while 4% use Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian). Average Class Size Kindergarten: 18 Grade 1: 19 Grade 2: 15 Grade 3: 20 Grade 4: 30 Grade 5: 28 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 65 Students per office/clerical staff: 229 Students per other classified staff: 114

South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Configuration Grade: K-5 Year Opened 1959 School Type Public Principal Paul Suzuki Location 2060 W 35th St, San Pedro, Ca 90732 Students 457 (approx.) Telephone 310-832-6596 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Awards/Recognition 9 Famous Alumni List 10 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 9 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 868 (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

1959 - South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts opened.

Map & Directions

1] Head south on N Western Ave/S Western Ave toward N Western Ave.

2] Turn right at N Western Ave.

3] Turn right at W Paseo Del Mar.

4] Turn right at Graysby Ave.

5] Turn left at W 35th St.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Paul Suzuki - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 100%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 0%
• Average teaching experience: 14 years
• Average teaching in district: 13 years
• First year teachers: 4%

Ethnic Diversity

46% Hispanic/Latino

35% White

11% African American

3% Asian

3% Filipino

2% Pacific Islander

<1% American Indian

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area. The town has grown from being dominated by the fishing industry to become primarily a blue-collar working town.

(Population 72,146) The racial make up of San Pedro according to the 2000 U.S. Census data is 63.02% Caucasian (Croatian, Italian, Hispanic-Whites, Middle Eastern) 6.45% Black, 1.02% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 4.78% Asian, 0.40% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 18.02% some other race, and 6.30% two or more races. Separate from those statistics, 41.14% of "Caucasians" identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino, and 43.41% as "Caucasian" alone, not Hispanic or Latino.

Awards/Recognition

• California Distinguished School
• Bravo Award
• Arts Prototype School Grant

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts LAUSD Profile Page
• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Website
• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Calendar
• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Teachers
• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Staff
• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Statistics
• South Shores/Csudh Visual and Performing Arts Rankings