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API 2010 Scores Still Stand High in PVP, South Shores, South Bay and Wiseburn School Districts!!
The 2010 Accountability Performance Index (API) is the cornerstone of California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999. API measures the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures. It is used on the state and federal levels of government as an assessment tool. The base test will be compared to recent testing to guage where students are performing well, and where improvements are needed.
The PVPUSD (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District) continues to be one of the best school districts in the state of California and the nation. In addition, we are also proud to mention the great scores achieved by South Shores Magnet Elementary and 5 other San Pedro Elementary and Middle schools, the Torrance Unified School District, as well as Wiseburn Unified School District covering the communities of Holly Glen/Del Aire in West Hawthorne.
Bearing in mind that the state-mendated target is 800 Points (1,000 bing the highest), our schools enjoyed the following scores:
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA:
Silver Spur Elementary - 974
Montemalaga Elementary - 967
Cornerstone at Pedregal Elem. - 967
Point Vicente Elementary - 953
Vista Grande Elementary - 952
Rancho Vista Elementary - 941
Dapplegray Elementary - 940
Soleado Elementary - 936
Lunada Bay Elementary - 926
Mira Catalina Elementary - 920
Palos Verdes Intermediate - 959
Ridgecrest Intermediate - 940
Miraleste Intermediate - 903
Peninsula High - 893
Palos Verdes High - 850
SOUTH SHORES/SAN PEDRO:
Park Western Place Elem. - 949
South Shores Magnet Elem. - 878
Taper Avenue Elem. - 876
White Point Elem. - 857
Point Fermin Elem. - 838
Crestwood St. Elem. - 818
Leland St. Elem. - 789
Bandini St. Elem. - 788
Fifteenth St. Elem. - 769
Barton Hill Elem. - 766
Cabrillo Ave. Elem. - 762
Dodson Middle - 825
Stephen M White Middle - 754
Dana Middle - 716
Port of L.A. High - 777
San Pedro High - 691
(Sadly, one of the lowest in the state. Placed 1,596 of 2,051)
TORRANCE UNIFIED SCH. DSTR.
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Montessori School of Rancho Palos Verdes
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The best kept secret on the Hill....'
18 months to 6 years. Excellent academics, indoor/outdoor classrooms, weekly sports lessons, cooking projects, nature hikes, Mommy and Me Classes.
Under New Management. Located at Ladera Linda Community Center, 32201 Forrestal Drive, RPV. Tel: (310) 541-0444,
7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
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South Bay API Scores Show Improvement!!
More than 50% of schools across the South Bay meet the state-set goal on a widely anticipated measure - compared to just less than half across California. The South Bay's relatively good standing was no doubt bolstered by SB's perennial top performer, the Manhattan Beach Unified Schoold District. The affluent district posted the 3rd highest score - 926 - of all K-12 districts across California, up from fifth place last year. Manhattan Beach is behind San Marino (949) and La Canada (933) which are 1st and 2nd highest scoring unified school districts.
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified District is the 2nd highest in the South Bay with a score of 912.
In California, the most widely watched score tends to be the state measure, known as the Academic Performance Index. The API assigns every school in the state a score between 200 and 1,000 based on students' performance on standardized tests taken in the spring. The goal is for every school to eventually score an 800 or better.
Palos Verdes Peninsula has the 10th highest API score among K-12 districts in California. The highest-performing school in the SB - which is also part of PVPUSD - is Silver Spur Elementary, which scored 974.
The lowest performing is part of Los Angeles Unified School District: Gardena High, which scored 586.
Although the high-achieving Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District saw gains at most schools, Palos Verdes High saw a surprising 17 point drop to 848. That puts the PVE campus significantly behind its rival Peninsula High, which gained 6 points for an API of 891.
In San Pedro, Dodson Middle School gained 26 points to score an API of 825.
Thank you teachers, principals, parents and pro-active family members and friends for your continued hard work, exuberance, motivation, support and good will to achieve success towards all students!!
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South Shores Magnet & St. John Fisher Schools Win Blue Ribbon Honors!
4 local Campuses were named Blue Ribbon Schools by federal officials, receiving one of the nation's most prestigious educational honors.
South Shores Magnet School, a visual and performing arts elementary campus in San Pedro and St. John Fisher School, a private Catholic K-8 campus in Rancho Palos Verdes are 2 of them. HIP HIP HOORAAYY!!
Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, a 7-year-old public secondart charter in Hawthorne and Highland Elementary in Inglewood are the other 2 winners. Congratulations to them!!
These winners are 4 of 21 schools in California, and 4 of 304 nationwide that were awarded this annual honor by U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. The 28-year-old Blue Ribbon designation is given to public and private K-12 schools that show superior academic success - or those campuses that have significant numbers of disadvantaged students whose performance improves to high levels, eliminating the 'achievement gap'.
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Renaissance School for Arts & Sciences - Grades 5-10
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Renaissance School for Arts and Sciences is a school for students who are falling between the cracks. Our students are boys and girls who may not have experienced success in traditional classrooms due to a learning difference or other issues. The school enables students to take responsibility for their own work and allow families to be come families again. We challenge students in their areas of excellence while giving them organizational and remedial work as needed to strengthen areas of weakness. For Application information for Grades 5-10, please call 310.791.1101 or visit the website. School is located on 1 Rolling Hills Way in Sam Pedro, offo of Palos Verdes Drive North, between Western and Gaffey. (Sister school of Rolling Hills Preparatory School)
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Rolling Hills Preparatory School - Grades 6-12
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A rigorous academic environment for college-bound Students where disciplined minds, sound character, healthy bodies and creative spirits are forged for the future. For Application Information, please call 310.791.1101. RHP is located on the Palos Verdes/San Pedro Peninsula, moments from the Harbor #110 Freeway.
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The Dance Factory - School of Performing Arts
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The Dance Factory, School of Performing Arts, offers Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Lyrical, Voice, Polynesian, Folklorico, Baton Twirling.
Registr on-line now for 2009-2010 Season.
Located at 28901 S Western Avenue, Suite 113, The Terraces, in Rancho Palos Verdes. Tel: 310.519.3600.
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