South Bay School API Test Scores – How Local Schools Compare

Good schools are the cornerstone of good communities, and nowhere is that more true than in the Beach Cities and South Bay. Washington-Elementary-RB With many home buyers searching for specific school districts, and sometimes even specific schools, the list below should provide assistance as to how they rate and compare with one another.  Contact us to determine what neighborhoods attend what schools.

API – Academic Performance Index
2013 Growth 2012 Base 2012-13 Growth Target 2012-13
Growth
CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH 680 698 D -18
High Schools
Hawthorne High 640 678 6 -38
Lawndale High 725 756 5 -31
Leuzinger High 669 696 5 -27
EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED 892 894 D -2
Elementary Schools
Center Street Elementary 901 922 A -21
Richmond Street Elementary 910 908 A 2
Middle Schools
El Segundo Middle 906 891 A 15
High Schools
El Segundo High 880 889 A -9
HAWTHORNE 799 797 D 2
Elementary Schools
Eucalyptus 821 801 A 20
Jefferson 801 793 5 8
Kornblum 789 772 5 17
Ramona 818 816 A 2
Washington 793 775 5 18
York 758 781 5 -23
Zela Davis 809 815 A -6
Middle Schools
Bud Carson Middle 779 791 5 -12
Hawthorne Middle 783 781 5 2
Prairie Vista Middle 771 775 5 -4
High Schools
HERMOSA BEACH 937 946 D -9
Elementary Schools
Hermosa Valley Elementary 939 944 A -5
Hermosa View Elementary 934 961 A -27
LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY 806 809 D -3
Elementary Schools
Billy Mitchell Elementary 802 811 A -9
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary 755 777 5 -22
Kit Carson Elementary 749 773 5 -24
Lucille J. Smith Elementary 834 848 A -14
Mark Twain Elementary 871 880 A -9
William Anderson Elementary 796 805 A -9
William Green Elementary 819 799 1 20
Middle Schools
Jane Addams Middle 825 824 A 1
Will Rogers Middle 786 787 5 -1
MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED 935 940 D -5
Elementary Schools
Pennekamp Elementary 946 942 A 4
Grand View Elementary 966 969 A -3
Meadows Elementary 961 951 A 10
Robinson Elementary 965 971 A -6
Pacific Elementary 968 965 A 3
Middle Schools
Manhattan Beach Middle 943 959 A -16
High Schools
Mira Costa High 912 916 A -4
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED 925 924 D 1
Elementary Schools
Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary 977 974 A 3
Dapplegray Elementary 934 936 A -2
Lunada Bay Elementary 941 942 A -1
Mira Catalina Elementary 919 919 A 0
Montemalaga Elementary 947 951 A -4
Point Vicente Elementary 954 947 A 7
Rancho Vista Elementary 943 946 A -3
Silver Spur Elementary 968 969 A -1
Soleado Elementary 966 948 A 18
Valmonte Elementary
Vista Grande Elementary 936 936 A 0
Middle Schools
Miraleste Intermediate 932 914 A 18
Palos Verdes Intermediate 951 956 A -5
Ridgecrest Intermediate 955 960 A -5
High Schools
Palos Verdes High 884 896 A -12
Palos Verdes Peninsula High 909 906 A 3
REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED 887 892 D -5
Elementary Schools
Alta Vista Elementary 946 929 A 17
Beryl Heights Elementary 942 952 A -10
Birney Elementary 917 927 A -10
Jefferson Elementary 936 941 A -5
Lincoln Elementary 910 913 A -3
Madison Elementary 910 906 A 4
Tulita Elementary 912 929 A -17
Washington Elementary 893 906 A -13
Middle Schools
Adams Middle 872 B B B
Parras Middle 907 921 A -14
High Schools
Redondo Union High 856 858 A -2
TORRANCE UNIFIED 860 869 D -9
Elementary Schools
Anza Elementary 916 918 A -2
Arlington Elementary 885 887 A -2
Edison Elementary 860 876 A -16
Evelyn Carr Elementary 813 834 A -21
Fern Elementary 844 864 A -20
Hickory Elementary
Howard Wood Elementary 842 846 A -4
John Adams Elementary 850 853 A -3
Joseph Arnold Elementary 899 907 A -8
Lincoln Elementary 894 897 A -3
Riviera Elementary 907 918 A -11
Seaside Elementary 902 915 A -13
Torrance Elementary 821 837 A -16
Towers Elementary 908 916 A -8
Victor Elementary 899 916 A -17
Walteria Elementary 906 909 A -3
Yukon Elementary 838 859 A -21
Middle Schools
Bert M. Lynn Middle 910 936 A -26
Calle Mayor Middle 908 928 A -20
Casimir Middle 859 862 A -3
Edward J. Richardson Middle 907 921 A -14
J. H. Hull Middle 800 826 A -26
Jefferson Middle 858 887 A -29
Madrona Middle 882 891 A -9
Philip Magruder Middle 846 827 A 19
High Schools
North High 807 815 A -8
South High 875 876 A -1
Torrance High 811 822 A -11
West High 868 873 A -5
WISEBURN ELEMENTARY 869 883 D -14
Elementary Schools
Juan Cabrillo Elementary 888 906 A -18
Juan De Anza Elementary 872 882 A -10
Peter Burnett Elementary 879 871 A 8
Middle Schools
Dana Middle 863 885 A -22
High Schools
Da Vinci Design 762 746 5 16
Da Vinci Science 816 799 1 17
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