Stonehurst Elementary
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Stonehurst Avenue Elementary School is a public primary school located in the foothills of Sun Valley, California at 9851 Stonehurst Ave. Despite being situated 20 minutes away from downtown Los Angeles, Stonehurst is still considered as a "rural school" since many of the streets near the school remain unpaved. The school was founded in the late 1940's and to this day, continues to serve pre-kindergarten through 5th grade levels following a traditional single track school calendar. The school is part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school as of school year 2005-06 has an enrollment of 348 students, more than half of which are Hispanics and Latinos, followed by Whites who comprise for almost one-thirds of the population. 73% of the school's students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program. Of the school's 32% English language learners, 95% use Spanish as their Home Language.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 5 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 743 (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
1942 - Stonehurst Elementary opened when two nearby schools, Hansen Heights School and Remsen School were merged. Back then, the school had six bungalows, three from Hansen Heights and three from Remsen School, allowing the school to grow to a staff of six teachers and 200 students.
1955 - The Cafeteria was completed, as well as fourteen new classrooms (the present classrooms 1 through 14). The staff grew to twenty-four teachers in twenty-four rooms, and enrollment at this time was 850 children.
1970's - School's enrollment plummeted during the time of mandatory busing, and it never fully recovered.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.249865" lon="-118.369446" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.249308, -118.369444, 9851 Stonehurst Ave
Sun Valley, CA </googlemap>
1] Head southeast on Dronfield Ave toward Wicks St.
2] Turn left at Wicks St.
3] Turn right at Stonehurst Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Donna Zappa Wheeler - 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: 9%
Ethnic Diversity
- 64% Hispanic/Latino
- 31% White
- 3% African American
- 1% Asian
- <1% Pacific Islander
- <1% Filipino
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Sun Valley is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
It is bordered by Burbank in the east, Shadow Hills on the north, Panorama City in the west, Pacoima to the northwest, and North Hollywood in the south. The district is served by the Golden State and Hollywood freeways. Major thoroughfares include San Fernando Road, Laurel Canyon and Roscoe Boulevards, and Vineland and Tujunga Avenues.
Most of the stone, gravel, and sand used in construction in Los Angeles between the 1920s and the 1970s came from quarries in Sun Valley. Although these are mostly closed (with many of them having become landfill pits), Sun Valley is still predominantly industrial, although it has some 1960s-vintage residential districts. As is the case with most of the eastern San Fernando Valley, the area's population is largely working-class and Latino.
Famous Alumni List
External Links
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary LAUSD Profile Page
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary Website
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary Campus Info
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary School Calendar
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary School Faculty
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary School Statistics
- Stonehurst Avenue Elementary School Rankings
