James A. Garfield High School

5101 East Sixth St, Los Angeles, CA 90022 | (323) 981-5500

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 4,271

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 4,271 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 1091st out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5101 East Sixth St., Los Angeles, CA 90022

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 4,271
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 200.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 2,170 (50.8%)
Females: 2,101 (49.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 120 (2.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 3,658 (85.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 3,778 (88.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

James A. Garfield High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	8	0.2%
Black	8	0.2%
Asian	8	0.2%
Hispanic	4,232	99.1%
White	12	0.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
8th Grade	7	0.2%
9th Grade	1,532	35.9%
10th Grade	1,194	28.0%
11th Grade	811	19.0%
12th Grade	727	17.0%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

81.9%

District:

69.1%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

9.7%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

15.8%

District:

31.9%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

1.2%

District:

3.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

42.0

District:

46.7

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.9

Number of Certificated Staff: 247.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 97.7%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 0.9%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for James A. Garfield High School

Reviewed by Former Student on August 31, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school is full of excellent hard working students who even thought the odds are against them in such ways like financially, racially,legally and other, they've manage to accomplish what many without this problems have not.

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