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Carthay Center Elementary
(323) 935-8173
6351 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Level: K-5
District: Los Angeles Unified School District

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In-depth school information including test scores, student stats, parent ratings and reviews for Carthay Center Elementary, Los Angeles, CA.

Census Info	Value	Year
White, non-Hispanic:	13.83%	(2009)
Black, non-Hispanic:	40.69%	(2009)
Hispanic:	32.18%	(2009)
Asian:	8.78%	(2009)
Pacific Islander:	0.53%	(2009)
Native American or Native Alaskan:	0.8%	(2009)
Unspecified:	0.53%	(2009)
Filipino:	2.66%	(2009)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	66.94%	(2008)

Carthay Center Elementary Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	3
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	4
Average Safety Rating	3

Carthay Center Elementary Reviews


Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-12-12 “I must echo the sentiments of the other carthay parents: my son loves to go to school every day. He leaps from the car and runs, filled with excitement. Carthay offers a strong commitment to academics. Carthay offers P.E., a teaching garden, an excellent library, choir, dance, and a full array of after school enrichment classes. Carthay also offers a caring community where teachers, adminsitrators, staff and parents seem to know every child's name. When I visit the school, I feel as if every member of the staff cares about my son, his well-being and his future. This is a fabulous school.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-09-18 “I absolutely love Carthay Center School. The school is very family and community oriented, the teachers and administrators are always available, and the curriculum is book and reality based. My third-grader has been at Carthay for a few weeks now, and she absolutely loves it. We've already had one PTA meeting, and the concern and support for the children and teacher's needs was overwhelming. I am so grateful to be a part of the Carthay family.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-09-03 “Fantastic campus, lovely diverse students, exceptional staff and administration, and open, excited and diverse Faculty. Integration of the arts is outstanding, and the learning garden is an amazing and beautiful tool that all the students get to experience. My children thrive at Carthay Center” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-02-18 “What a wonderful learning environment! An historic campus, small classes, engaged parents, inspired teachers, an arts prototype school, a superior teaching garding, chess, science, dance, book clubs, and more, all in the heart of LA. My son loves to go to school every day. I cannot ask for more.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2007-04-11 “This is an excellent example of what neighborhood schools can become. There is a true feeling of community, with parents who walk their children to school, work in the garden, volunteer in the classrooms and assist with an after shool reading program. There is an active community group, Friends of Carthay Center, which has increased local business support for the school. The principal participates in a monthly 'Coffee with the Principal,' giving parents a chance to speak directly to her about current concerns. Several initiatives developed out of the coffee meetings including an afterschool reading program. This is a strong emphasis on academics at Carthay. The children are also taught how academics and science work in their daily lives -as in the garden where nature and science are integrated into the teaching program. There is a real sense of a community here which gives its full support to learning.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2007-03-28 “A Jewel of a school. Perhaps the loveliest setting in the LAUSD, with one of the finest Elementary School Gardens, public or private big or small. Active, involved, progressive Parents Group. Experienced, hard working teachers who run a 'tight ship.' The children are a delight; bright, inquisitive, well dressed, well mannered, and respectful. All obviously working hard to surmount the myriad of family languages. HM, Master Gardener UC Cooperative Extension” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2006-11-30 “My son attended 1st grade at Carthay. While the teachers and support staff were outstanding, the adminstration was very cold and uncaring. My son experienced a very serious situation and it was not dealt with in a caring or professional manner. The parent group is excellent and trying their best to improve things, but without a supportive and caring administration, they've go their work cut out for them. I pulled my son out of there and he is doing excellent at one the top rated schools in the district. We do miss Mrs. Finn, she was great!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2006-09-19 “This summer there was a wait list to enroll in some grades. The garden on the Crescent Heights side of school brought together many parents, teachers, and neighbors working on a common goal. The teaching garden will be a great asset when complete. A small group of committed parents, teachers, staff, and community members are accomplishing huge goals. And it is just the tip of the iceberg of what is possible.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2006-07-15 “My sons had a great teacher Mrs. Chavez, unfortunately she will not return next year. The staff is very supportive and respectful, safe secure campus, great communication, and well behaved students. My sons just loved it there. Both my son are in special ed. and the staff is comitted to mainstreaming 100%.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2006-07-14 “Staff is not good. School lacks funding. Bad attitude from office staff and many teachers who walk around arrogant, unhappy and lacking maners. Bad local district direction. Bad test scores and overall education. Lack of organization. Poor lunches. If you must send your child to this school, make sure you pour your attention into education at home. The kids are nice at this school though and my child misses them very much but her new school is so much better. She was way behind but has since caught up do to our switch of schools. And she was one of the smart ones in her classes at Carthay.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2006-05-10 “Carthay has been great for my child! He is confident, comfortable and loves his many friends. Academically, my son has amazed us. Yes, he has homework in Kindergarten but he usually finishes it quickly and asks for more. He never cared for art in preschool but through Carthay s Arts Program, his interest and abilities have blossomed. Carthay Center has truly been a wonderful surprise.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2006-05-09 “Disappointed in the preschool program. Lacks understanding of early childhood. Homework nightly. Not warm and cozy.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2006-05-06 “While I am very pleased with the parental involvement, the diversity, the spanish in the preschool classroom and the FCC motivation, unfortunately this preschool is very much in the box. Creative thinking is not encouraged. Projects are precut, color in the lines, dittos; nothing left to the imagination. Homeowork is the same. Nightly coloring in the lines. Parenting classes are required.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2006-02-15 “We love this school. Great community involvement. Teachers are outstanding. The school is small and there's a strong sense of community within it. A little involvement goes a long way here. Students are exposed to a wide range of experiences -- in the arts, field trips, computers, etc.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2005-09-21 “There is an amazing group of parents, Friends of Carthay Center, who want nothing more than for Carthay Center to continue to excel. The FCC is highly committed to the school and has been striving and accomplishing great goals. The new field looks fantastic. Keep up the good work!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2005-08-19 “School has good teachers that are very dedicated to the children. Not enough parent involvement in the PTA.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2005-06-02 “I love the school. Great environment of a young child. Teachers are wonderful! Administration is very helpful.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-02-04 “This review is for the pre-school program only. My daughter attended this school for about 4 months and we have found it to be an excellent school. She learnt something almost everyday and seemed excited about it. The teacher, Mrs.Ecker, who is in charge of the class is very dedicated and enthusiastic. She is very active and ensures that the students have something to do throughout the class. I would highly recommend the pre-school to anyone who is interested in having their children go to a place of learning, not some place where the only thing the children do is play on their own without supervision or watch television.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2004-04-19 “I have been volunteering at Carthay Center over this past year. I have discovered that the school has much to offer in terms of an experienced and caring teaching staff, a welcoming principal, an energetic new assistant principal and many wonderful qualities too numerous to list. Carthay Center is one of the few schools to offer full-day kindergarten in the fall of 2004 and they will be incorporating the same blockwork program that Westwood Charter has used for years. Carthay Center is a small school which allows the teachers, students, and staff to develop a bond not found in larger schools. I look forward to entering my daughter in Kindergarten in the fall of 2005.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2004-03-16 “I have been an active parent at Carthay for 8 years. My son graduated from Carthay and is now about to complete Emerson's Honors Program. My daughter is in 4th grade at Carthay. I serve as PTA President. While Carthay has faced many challenges, there have always been a core group of dedicated teachers, staff and parents who have worked to make it a better place for our children to learn, to achieve and to excel. A few years back, the state designated us an under-achieving school. The result was that a group of stakeholders, including teachers, parents, administrators and neighbors volunteered many hours to write a viable school plan. That plan has been implemented for the last few years and has resulted in increased test scores. Improvements will not be completed overnight but we expect continued success with the many wonderful plans we have put into place.” Posted By: other Quality Score: 4 2004-03-09 “My children went to this school many years ago. It was excellent. I now am a reading partner. The teachers have been very helpful and friendly. It would be great if there was a bit more of parent envolvement which seems to be coming.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2003-11-12 “There has been a high turnover of teachers this year and the quality of the teaching is very poor. My son has been in this school since first grade and the decline on all levels is painfully visible to myself, other parents (with the same history) and my son.”