L.A. County Test Scores

Like their counterparts statewide, seniors at Los Angeles County public high schools are improving their performance on the College Board’s Advanced Placement examinations, through which high-scoring students can earn college course credits. The numbers for each year represent the percentage of seniors who earned passing marks of 3 or better on the exams.

Number of % Passing % Passing % Passing County/ Seniors in in Class in Class in Class District Class of ’91 of 1984 of 1990 of 1991 Statewide Average 244,142 7.2 19.0 20.1 L.A. County 61,708 9.4 25.2 26.7 LAUSD 24,152 11.3 23.4 25.8 ABC Unified 1,386 10.5 51.5 52.5 Alhambra City 1,473 10.6 43.4 46.4 Antelope Valley Union 1,142 1.8 16.4 15.3 Arcadia Unified 633 24.2 80.9 91.9 Azusa Unified 426 0.4* 5.5 1.9 Baldwin Park Unified 533 4.6* 12.8 11.8 Bassett Unified 305 1.9* 7.9 14.1 Bellflower Unified 478 0.5 13.1 10.0 Beverly Hills Unified 490 49.8 88.9 78.2 Bonita Unified 518 4.5 14.0 17.6 Burbank Unified 798 9.0 40.6 31.5 Centinela Valley Union 950 0.8 5.6 7.4 Charter Oak Unified 304 1.9 3.8 6.6 Claremont Unified 419 17.4* 56.1 49.6 Compton Unified 627 0.3 4.4 10.0 Covina-Valley Unified 645 6.0 14.4 19.8 Culver City Unified 272 16.7 31.5 44.5 Downey Unified 874 3.5 28.5 30.8 Duarte Unified 252 0.6* 6.7 8.7 El Monte Union 1,294 0.1 10.5 9.2 El Rancho Unified 616 1.2* 9.0 10.2 El Segundo Unified 157 3.3 7.8 10.2 Glendale Unified 1,361 8.7 23.8 26.1 Glendora Unified 400 4.6 19.9 18.8 Hacienda La Puente 1,379 3.5 23.9 23.9 Unified Inglewood Unified 485 0.7 2.0 2.7 L.A. Co.-operated** 160 22.1* 17.2 14.4 La Canada Unified 231 35.0 90.2 90.5 Las Virgenes Unified 690 22.4 30.3 30.9 Long Beach Unified 3,087 9.6 19.1 20.3 Lynwood Unified 561 1.3 6.0 10.9 Monrovia Unified 237 5.6 18.0 15.6 Montebello Unified 1,640 3.3 21.6 20.7 Norwalk-La Mirada 961 0.7 4.1 7.7 Unified Palos Verdes Peninsula 825 36.3 76.2 99.3 Unified Paramount Unified 392 1.8* 2.2 3.6 Pasadena Unified 1,121 4.4 13.5 9.5 Pomona Unified 782 0.1* 4.0 5.1 Rowland Unified 1,101 3.1 21.7 27.3 San Marino Unified 275 34.8 67.3 61.5 Santa Monica-Malibu 664 13.1 29.0 35.8 Unified South Bay Union 670 14.5 52.9 44.3 South Pasadena Unified 294 25.7 49.2 53.1 Temple City Unified 392 1.3 13.5 16.1 Torrance Unified 1,354 9.0 35.9 37.7 Walnut Valley Unified 881 11.1 37.5 50.6 West Covina Unified 431 8.1 13.6 10.7 Whittier Union 1,302 3.4 14.2 10.1 William S. Hart Union 1,288 5.5 30.6 30.4

% Change County/ From 1984 District to 1991 Statewide Average +179 L.A. County +184 LAUSD +128 ABC Unified +400 Alhambra City +338 Antelope Valley Union +750 Arcadia Unified +280 Azusa Unified +375 Baldwin Park Unified +157 Bassett Unified +642 Bellflower Unified +1900 Beverly Hills Unified +57 Bonita Unified +291 Burbank Unified +250 Centinela Valley Union +825 Charter Oak Unified +247 Claremont Unified +185 Compton Unified +3233 Covina-Valley Unified +230 Culver City Unified +166 Downey Unified +780 Duarte Unified +1350 El Monte Union +9100 El Rancho Unified +750 El Segundo Unified +209 Glendale Unified +200 Glendora Unified +309 Hacienda La Puente +583 Unified Inglewood Unified +286 L.A. Co.-operated** -35 La Canada Unified +159 Las Virgenes Unified +38 Long Beach Unified +111 Lynwood Unified +738 Monrovia Unified +179 Montebello Unified +527 Norwalk-La Mirada +1000 Unified Palos Verdes Peninsula +174 Unified Paramount Unified +100 Pasadena Unified +116 Pomona Unified +5000 Rowland Unified +781 San Marino Unified +77 Santa Monica-Malibu +173 Unified South Bay Union +206 South Pasadena Unified +107 Temple City Unified +1138 Torrance Unified +319 Walnut Valley Unified +356 West Covina Unified +32 Whittier Union +197 William S. Hart Union +453

* 1983-84 data not available. The substituted rate is the first year after 1983-84 with data available.

** High schools operated by the L.A. County Department of Education.

SOURCE: Caliornia Department of Education, Sacramento