Rob Kuznia's report on local education agencies' performance on spring 2010 STAR exams showed some marked improvement, with the exception of beleaguered Centinela Valley Union High School District.
The gains were seen especially in our elementary school districts -- Hawthorne, Lawndale, Lennox and Wiseburn. They all up ticked several points in English and math scores.
But how did things go in Los Angeles Unified schools, which make up about half of our campuses here in the South Bay?
Pretty decently, it turns out. The district's analysis showed that nearly all grade levels showed increases on nearly all tests.
The Daily News' Connie Llanos has a look at the big picture in LAUSD, where officials stressed student improvement despite distressing budget cuts.
LAUSD high schools in the South Bay and the Harbor Area saw an uptick in all areas, with the exception of the percent of students scoring proficient of advanced in Gardena's history courses, Narbonne in math and science, and Westchester in science. Those declines were small.
San Pedro High well outpaced other area secondary schools in LAUSD, with 44.2 percent proficient or advanced in English. Its math percentage was 14.2, better than the rest but still pretty bad.
To look up your child's school's performance, go to the state's Dataquest site.
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