General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

CHAPTER 4
Community Services
This chapter provides information on the City’s existing community services. This
Chapter includes the following sections:
• Schools
• Recreation and Parks
• Library Services
4.1 SCHOOLS
This section describes existing school facilities, education programs, and planned
improvements within the City of Inglewood. Information from this section is based upon
the Education Data Partnership website, the State Allocation Board website, the
California Department of Education and Office of Public School Construction websites,
and the Inglewood Unified School District Departments of Educational Services, Special
Education, and Business Services.
• Existing Conditions
Schools
Within Inglewood, there are 13 public elementary schools and six secondary schools. In
addition, there is one preschool center with an approximate enrollment of 300 students
and a community adult school with approximately 8,000 students. The School District
headquarters are located at 401 S. Inglewood Avenue within Inglewood. Figure 4.1-1
identifies Inglewood Unified School District school locations, as well as private schools
and charter schools located within the City, and corresponds to Table 4.1-1, which lists
existing public schools and their associated enrollments and capacities as of the 2005/06
school year.
The Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) served approximately 16,164 public
school students in kindergarten through 12th grade from the cities of Inglewood and the
unincorporated area of Ladera Heights during the 2005/06 school year, as depicted in
Table 4.1-1 39 . This represents approximately 84 percent of the total capacity. Only three
of the 20 schools in the District exceeded capacity, including Beulah Payne Elementary
School (104 percent), Hillcrest Continuation High School (115 percent), and City Honors
High School (107 percent). Many of the elementary schools within Inglewood are
operated on a year-round schedule and use “relocatable” classrooms in order to reduce
the effects of overcrowding. However, beginning in the 2006/07 school year, all schools
in the District will operate on a traditional calendar. 40
39 Sage Institute, 2006. Inglewood Unified School District CBED Enrollments 2005-06. 2005
40 Sage Institute, 2006. Inglewood Unified School District CBED Enrollments 2005-06.
City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report
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