White Point Elementary
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White Point School is a public elementary school located in Silvius Avenue, San Pedro, California. The school, established in 1951 and part of Local District 8 of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), is designated as a School for Advanced Studies (SAS) under the Gifted/Talented Programs of LAUSD. The school offers pre-kindergarten through 5th grade classes under a single track school calendar.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 9 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 865 (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
1947-1950 - The Board of Education purchased lots on the area bounded by 36th Street on the north and west and Silvius Avenue on the south to Patton on the east. After acquiring all the properties in that area, the construction finally began.
1951 - In September, White Point formally opened with 9 teachers and 323 students.
1952 - In January, the first batch of students graduated.
1969 - The school started a sight-saving class with eight students and one teacher, continuing until June 1979.
1970 - Classes for hearing-impaired were added.
1981 - The school's lowest enrollment was recorded at 237 students.
The school was a candidate for closure by the Board of Education because of the low enrollment, but was apparently saved by the building of Air Force housing at Fort MacArthur middle reservation.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="33.716799" lon="-118.308452" type="map" zoom="17"> 33.716174, -118.308457, 1410 Silvius Ave
San Pedro, CA </googlemap>
From the Harbor (110) freeway, exit Gaffey Street southbound. Go south on Gaffey, making a right turn on 25th Street. Travel west on 25th Street. Make a left on Patton Avenue. Travel south on Patton Avenue. Patton Avenue will eventually turn into 36th Street. Continue traveling on 36th Street to Silvius Avenue. The campus is located at 1410 Silvius Avenue.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Lisa O Brien - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 92%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 4%
- Average teaching experience: 12 years
- Average teaching in district: 12 years
- First year teachers: 8%
Ethnic Diversity
- 62% White
- 24% Hispanic
- 8% African American
- 3% Asian
- 2% Filipino
- 1% Pacific Islander
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
Dress Code
White Point does not require its students to wear uniforms but expects them to wear clothing appropriate for activity and learning. The school's colors are blue and white.
Dress Code Guidelines:
- Students attending school must be clean and their clothing must be clean and neat. Ragged soiled, or ill-fitting attire is unacceptable for school wear. This includes pants which are worn excessively below the waist or are excessively large.
- No article of clothing or accessory which indicates membership in a gang may be worn. This includes, but is not limited to, bandanas, excessive amounts of gold jewelry or monogrammed belt buckles.
- Hats of any kind are not allowed at school unless medically required, or if there is inclement weather.
- No article of clothing may be worn which displays, depicts or advertises any controlled substance including alcohol and tobacco.
- Shirts and blouses must cover the midsection of the body.
- Shorts and skirts may not be shorter than mid-thigh
- Sleeveless undershirts and tank tops are not acceptable as outer garments except when worn over t-shirts.
- Articles or styles of clothing not specifically discussed above may be deemed inappropriate if it is determined that they are disruptive to the educational process or represent a safety hazard.
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.
