{"id":117,"date":"2018-05-01T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T16:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1.jpg"},"modified":"2018-05-07T10:19:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T17:19:25","slug":"l-a-unified-schools-and-centers-student-characteristics","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/chau-4-change\/l-a-unified-schools-and-centers-student-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Unified Schools and Centers; Student Characteristics"},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-117","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"acf":[],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1-300x157.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Statistics about L.A. Unified Schools and Centers. Text below.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/feature-3-2-1.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"description\">L.A. Unified Schools and Centers<\/h2>\n<p>Primary School Centers 19,<br \/>\nElementary Schools 448,<br \/>\nMiddle Schools 81,<br \/>\nSenior High Schools 94,<br \/>\nOption Schools 54,<br \/>\nMagnet Schools 49,<br \/>\nMulti-level Schools 25,<br \/>\nSpecial Education Schools 13,<br \/>\nHome\/Hospital 2,<br \/>\nK-12 Magnet Centers (on regular campuses) 177,<br \/>\nCharter Schools 224,<br \/>\nOther Schools and Centers 120,<br \/>\nGrand Total 1,306.<\/p>\n<p>Individual schools vary widely in enrollment size. Elementary schools range from less than 200 to more than 1,100 pupils. Middle schools run up to 1,800 students and high schools to more than 2,500 students.<\/p>\n<h2>Student Characteristics<\/h2>\n<p>In all, 94 languages other than English are spoken in L.A. Unified schools. The district has 157,619 students who are learning to speak English proficiently. Their primary languages are Spanish (92.5% of English learners), Armenian (1.1%), Korean (1%) Tagalog, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Russian, each accounting for less than 1% of total. The district also has more than 7,000 foster care students.<\/p>\n<p>Information courtesy of L.A.Unified Office of Communications.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>L.A. Unified Schools and Centers Primary School Centers 19, Elementary Schools 448, Middle Schools 81, Senior High Schools 94, Option [&hellip;]<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Statistics about L.A. Unified Schools and Centers. 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