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Test Scores Tumble at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach

Over the past few years, test scores at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach have been on a steady decline. Since 2018, prior to the pandemic, the percentage of 11th-grade students meeting or exceeding state standards at Mira Costa High School has noticeably declined, with a decrease of 15 points in English and 13 points in Math. In contrast, neighboring schools have seen more positive trends. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School experienced a notable rise in test scores during the same period, with English scores improving by 7 points and Math by 5 points. At Redondo Union High School, Math scores remained steady, but English saw an impressive 21 point jump. For the first time since the CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) was introduced, Redondo Union has surpassed Mira Costa in English scores. The gap in Math scores between the two schools has also narrowed to an all-time low. What’s particularly striking is that Redondo Beach spends cons...

Los Angeles Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases by Neighborhood (Data as of 3/18/2020)

(data from http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/)

CAASP Math and English Test Bootstrapped Zscores and Trends (2017)

Comparison between San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles High School Test Scores in 2017. SF schools are on average better than LA schools (statistically significant using bootstrap) 2017 High School Math Score Distribution: San Francisco Bay Area (Red) vs Los Angeles (Blue) 2017 High School English Score Distribution: San Francisco Bay Area (Red) vs Los Angeles (Blue)

Find the Best Elementary Schools for Every Housing Budget (Los Angeles County)

Find the Best Elementary Schools for Every Home Price Range (Los Angeles County) Instructions: 1. Rank in Home Price Range: Select how many schools you would like to see for each median home price range. The default shows the top 20 schools in the selected home price range 2. Select a house price range. 3. Schools that show up in: Red are low performing schools when compared to other Los Angeles Country Elementary Schools Green are high performing schools when compared to other Los Angeles Country Elementary Schools. Why I Built This Tool: Often times I am asked the question "Which is the best elementary school if I have $X to spend on a house?" I created this dashboard to inform parents and home buyers to find schools that are the highest performing in every price range. The ranking systems is something that I calculated that ranks sc...

The Best Schools In Every Home Price Range (Los Angeles County)

There Are Great Schools in Affordable Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California The chart above shows how elementary schools rank in each median home price range. As expected, as home price increases so does the performance of the school. There are however schools in each home price range that perform just as well as schools in expensive neighborhoods. The Best Schools for Home Prices Ranging from $300,000 to $400,000 School Charter District City Rank Percentile KIPP Raices Academy Y Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles 98% KIPP Comienza Community Prep Y Los Angeles Unified Huntington Park 97% Gregg Anderson Academy N Westside Union Elementary Palmdale 95% Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Y Inglewood Unified Inglewood 94% Vena Avenue Elementary N Los Angeles Unified Arleta 88% Synergy Charter Academy Y Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles 87% Ranch Hills Elementary N Pomona Unified Pomona 83% KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory Y Los Angeles Unified Los Angel...