Established in 1959, Sharp Avenue Elementary is a public school in the Los Angeles Unified School District located at 13800 Pierce Street in Arleta. The school has 680 enrolled students and serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade primarily in the cities of Arleta and Pacoima.
Sharp’s Academic Program emphasizes science, math, arts, reading, and technology. The art program is an integral part of the school’s curriculum, and each student takes drama and music classes. The school adopted the Eureka Math Program in 2020, meaning that all students take math assessments twice a year to ensure proper placement as well as instruction.
Sharp Elementary has received high praise for its adoption of the Amplify Science Program, which utilizes a unique approach to science by focusing on hands-on investigation and research versus lecture and textbook learning. This enables students to think like scientists and actually apply the scientific process to their assignments and science experiments, which are completed for the annual Science Fair and displayed during the school’s open house.
The school also features a computer lab and technology with lessons in word processing, typing, desktop publishing, and multimedia presentations. In addition, Sharp sponsors the GATE program which is dedicated to students identified as gifted and talented.
Sharp Avenue Elementary
Public Elementary School
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Grade K-5
13800 Pierce St,
Arleta, CA
Los Angeles Unified School District
School Details
Head of School
Kyla Hinson
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Math Proficiency
16%
Reading Proficiency
28%
Niche Grade
C
B
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
28%
Math Proficiency
16%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
23
Full Time Teachers
23
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.9%
GreatSchools Rating
3
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
6.8%
State Average
17.9%
Science
2.5%
State Average
9.9%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
811:1
Student Diversity
Male
51.5%
Female
48.5%
Hispanic
97%
White
1.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
GreatSchools Reviews
4/26/2023
My child has been attending Sharp for over two years and so far I’ve been multiple teachers leave and a principal who was never reliable and somehow never had time to speak to parents very unprofessional. Now she has been relocated and now the school still has no principal and no nurse and no struct...
2/28/2023
This school should get higher reviews because this school is better than other schools how many schools have been good this school should get better reviews it deserves it and it does not deserve bad reviews compared to other schools.
2/1/2019
Not very good overall. They are rude to the kids. They deny the kids the use of the office phone. They don't pay for it. We as tax payers do. If the child attended school that day. They got their money. So the child has every right to use the office phone to call parents after school. No ifs ands or...
1/22/2018
This is the worst school my son has ever attended. If you are unfortunate enough to live near this school, apply for echoices. The principal is terrible and does an awful job running the school. They focus on attendance rather than academics and because of this kids constantly come to school sick an...
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Attendance Zone
About Arleta
List Price Range
$607K - $739K
Homes For Sale
0
Average Home Value
$800,045
Median Lot Size
6,534 Sq Ft
Average House Size
1,403 Sq Ft
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