SHORT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2023 In Person School Tour Dates
January 26
February 23
April 13

All tours begin at 8:30am.
Please email avril@friendsofshortavenue.org to RSVP starting December 1st.
The waitlist will open on the first tour (January 26).
In the 2023–24 school year, children who will turn five years old between September 2nd and September 1st are eligible for TK.
LAUSD Age Calculator: https://agecalculator.lausd.net
*If you live outside of our neighborhood footprint and wish to permit in, you must email to attend one of our in-person tours in order to be added to our waitlist.

About Us

Short Avenue Elementary School is a small, TK-5th grade, public school located in the Del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles. We pride ourselves on being a diverse, community-based school with a strong focus on student agency and international mindedness. Dedicated to the whole child, the thoughtful curriculum includes an inquiry driven model that views students as partners in learning, with their interests and curiosities at the forefront of our decision making. Short Ave. just received the distinguished honor of being authorized as an International Baccalaureate World School. We are one of only three public IB elementary schools in LAUSD, and proud to be joining the worldwide community of IB schools. The vision of IB is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who have the integrity to become successful, disciplined, and responsible citizens of the world. Stop by the school and you will see delightful, happy children blossoming from a dedicated and caring staff of teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators, bolstered by passionate and committed parents and volunteers.

Short Avenue Mission Statement

Short Avenue Elementary School's mission calls upon all staff and parents, in working together, to enrich our students through innovative real-world, student-centered, concept-based learning. Through this process of inquiry, collaboration, communication, design, and critical thinking, all students will confidently exhibit 21st Century skills that will effectively prepare them for a world of diverse, global opportunities. In addition, Short Avenue students will understand how their comprehensive education provides them with, not just the knowledge and skills, but also the integrity to become productive, disciplined, and responsible citizens of the world.

"Skills that will prepare them for a world of diverse, global opportunities."

If you missed the virtual tour, here is a video of our school environment.

Short Avenue students strive to be:

5/8-5/12- Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
5/19- Dolphin Derby
5/24- Coffee with Karen
5/29- Memorial Day, school closed
6/1- Thespian Club performance of Alice in Wonderland @ 5:00-6:30pm
6/7-6/9- Minimum Days, dismissal at 1:00
6/8- 5th grade Culmination @ 9:00am
6/9- Last day of school

Check out our new
Short Avenue Library website!!

Let's Read!
Epic! - A digital reading platform for kids 12 and under.
It has 40,000 books, audiobooks, learning videos, quizzes, more. Both English and Spanish books available.