School Context
The demographics included a total of 894 students, of which 99.78% were black and .22% Mexican-American. A report released in 1973 found that out of District Area B, 111St. was the only area school to consistently meet district objectives for month to month gains and reduction of students scoring in the lower 2nd quadrant (see below figure to the right).
Dr. Lovelia P. Flournoy was principal of 111th St, from 1969-1974. Her exceptional work was documented for “promising practices”. During her tenure as Principal 111th St. attracted visitors from other schools and districts around the nation. The instructional program was completed ungraded and divided into two schools. The early childhood school was made of K-3rd grades, and the upper school 4th-6th grades. Students are freely transferred between units depending on their abilities. The report stated it was not uncommon to see students two or three years older than their peers working in a small group on the same objectives. Dr. Flournoy credits remaining objective oriented, hard work, and stakeholder support as contributions to significant and sustained academic improvement and performance.
Dr. Lovelia P. Flournoy was principal of 111th St, from 1969-1974. Her exceptional work was documented for “promising practices”. During her tenure as Principal 111th St. attracted visitors from other schools and districts around the nation. The instructional program was completed ungraded and divided into two schools. The early childhood school was made of K-3rd grades, and the upper school 4th-6th grades. Students are freely transferred between units depending on their abilities. The report stated it was not uncommon to see students two or three years older than their peers working in a small group on the same objectives. Dr. Flournoy credits remaining objective oriented, hard work, and stakeholder support as contributions to significant and sustained academic improvement and performance.
The demographics included a total of 894 students, of which 99.78% were black and .22% Mexican-American. A report released in 1973 found that out of District Area B, 111St. was the only area school to consistently meet district objectives for month to month gains and reduction of students scoring in the lower 2nd quadrant (see below above).
The vision of Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary School, STEAM Magnet & Dual Language Program is to build a strong academic foundation for all students enabling them to achieve their highest learning potential while demonstrating appropriate social skills, balanced emotions and values, as life-long learners and healthy productive citizens.
Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary School, STEAM Magnet & Dual Language Program will provide a coherent instructional program that aligns curriculum, standards, instruction, assessment and Teacher and Staff professional development to enable all students to develop both academically and socially to their fullest potential. The school community firmly believes that all children can and will achieve through a collaborative effort between staff, administrators, parents and students, whereby each group clearly understands expectations and accepts responsibility for the successful education of all children. Flournoy staff also believes that all students must be provided with a worthwhile, coherent, content rich curriculum that provides ample opportunities for them to read, write, and speak well within the context of cognitively demanding tasks that require critical thinking. Lastly, Flournoy staff believes that utilizing a common rubric that provides teachers with an outline of clear pedagogical expectations is the key to improving teaching and learning in the classrooms.
Lovelia P. Flournoy ES and STEAM Magnet is located at 1630 E. 111th Street in Los Angeles, in the Watts neighborhood. There is a population of approximately 44,000 people within Watts. The neighborhood is primarily Hispanic (65%) and Black (33%) [*2% other]. According to www.city-data.com, 44% of the population in Watts is below poverty. 54.2% of the population received less than a high school education (no high school diploma), 10.9% have a high school diploma, 4.7% have an associate's degree, 5% have a 4-year college degree, and 3.5% have a graduate/professional school degree. The median household income in the area is $31,483. The median rent was $792.
Eventually 111th St. was renamed Lovelia P. Flournoy. It is worth noting, Dr. Lovelia P. Flournoy was a bruin! She earned her Master’s and Doctorate from the University of California and Los Angeles.
Today Lovelia P. Flournoy STEAM Magnet and Dual Language School is under the leadership of Principal Angela Cash. The demographics consists of 426 students of which 71.4% Hispanic and 26% African-American. According to the California Dashboard, 96.9% of students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, 33.1% are English Learners, and 1.9% foster youth.
