Stevenson Middle School
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“Forth and Forever Forward.” Named after the famous writer, Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School is a public junior high school located in South Indiana Street, Los Angeles, California. The school is part of Local District 5 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and was opened back in 1926. It serves grades 6 through 8 under a traditional single track school calendar. The school's colors are red and black; the school paper is "The Pirate"; the school magazine is Tusitala (a magazine of stories, poems, and artwork by students); and the yearbook is titled Treasure Chest. All of the school's traditions are patterned after one of Mr. Stevenson’s most popular books, Treasure Island. As of 2005-06, Stevenson MS has an enrollment of 2,603 students, comprised mostly of Hispanic/Latino children. 95% of their students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program; 50% of them are English language learners.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 601 (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
1926 - Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.026459" lon="-118.192313" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.026047, -118.19231, 725 S Indiana St
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] Head west on Whittier Blvd toward S Hicks Ave.
2] Turn right at South Indiana St.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Teresa Hurtado - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 90%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
- Average teaching experience: 12 years
- Average teaching in district: 12 years
- First year teachers: 9%
Ethnic Diversity
- 99% Hispanic/Latino
- <1% White
- <1% Asian
- <1% African American
- <1% Filipino
- <1% American Indian/Alaskan
Parent & Staff Comments
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