Beverly Hills Schools' API Rank Increases

The Academic Performance Index for Beverly Hills Unified School District climbed one notch to 17th based on the recently released scores by the Department of Education, Supt. Gary Woods announced.

The district continues to rank in the top 25 of the more than 1,000 districts in California.

Of note, Horace Mann School met all of its targets, showing an increase of five points. Those students showed major gains in eighth grade algebra, eighth grade science and social studies, sixth and eighth grade English language arts.

Hawthorne School met all of its performance criteria but decreased three points. Beverly Vista School met all its performance benchmarks but declined nine points, and El Rodeo School met all of its goals but declined three points.

Beverly Hills High School did not meet all of its criteria, specifically the "students with disabilities" target.

API calculates academic performance based on English language arts, math, science and social studies.

Supt. Woods said that over the next several months they will analyze the data carefully and observe instructional practices. The Education Services staff presented the Board of Education the full report of performance as well as its plan for improvement at the Sept. 24 meeting.

For more information and statistics, click this DOE link.