Test Scores Show Slump in 8th Grade

Los Angeles County schools mirrored the statewide results in the annual basic skills test--which means both good and bad news.

The good news is that, in general, third- and sixth-graders showed improvement this year in reading, writing and arithmetic, continuing the upward trend of the last few years.

But the bad news is that eighth-graders locally and across the state fared distinctly worse, especially in reading and writing, according to recently released results of the California Assessment Program test. This is only the second year that the eighth-grade test has been administered.

To local educators, the eighth-grade slump is mystifying.

“To be honest, I don’t know why they dropped. But I can tell you we are not pleased with our scores,” said Supt. Ron Raya of the Bassett Unified School District in the San Gabriel Valley. Bassett’s eighth-grade scores fell 6 to 19 points in reading, writing and arithmetic.

Even in some districts where eighth-graders scored higher, administrators were at a loss to explain the increase.

In the Dark

“I have no idea why we went up,” said Supt. Wayne Boulding of the Burbank Unified School District, where eighth-grade test results improved by 11 to 19 points. “We didn’t do anything special.”

In the South Bay, two of 11 districts that operate grade schools bucked the statewide trend by reporting higher eighth-grade scores in all three areas tested, and several others showed improvement in some subjects.

Strong Performances

El Segundo Unified’s eighth-graders jumped 19 points in reading and inched up in written expression and math, while students in the third and sixth grades turned in generally strong performances in all three subject areas.

“We’re still assessing the results to see what we did right,” said Supt. Richard Bertain. “But at this point we think the improvement is an outgrowth of our efforts in recent years to focus more attention on the basics.”

Wiseburn Elementary showed an average improvement of about 12 points at the eighth-grade level, while third-graders there gained in the three subjects and students in the sixth grade lost a little ground in reading and written expression. Elementary districts in Hawthorne and Hermosa Beach reported eighth-grade gains in two subjects, as did Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified.

The Peninsula district maintained its standing as the highest-scoring system in the area. Third-graders at Point Vicente Elementary, for example, scored 400 in reading, a 22-point increase over last year that placed them at the 98th percentile in comparisons with scores reported for other third-grade students in the state with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

Other South Bay districts could take comfort in their third- and sixth-grade standings, even though most of their schools followed the state trend to lower scores at the eighth-grade level.

In Inglewood, where the predominantly minority schools have struggled hard in recent years to climb out of the test-score basement, third- and sixth-graders made modest gains in some subjects and avoided slippage in others.

Manhattan Beach also held steady, Lennox was mostly up, Redondo Beach turned in a mixed performance and Torrance scores rose in every category except sixth-grade math. Lawndale’s third- and sixth-graders forged ahead with gains as high as 22 points in math.

Statewide Results

Statewide, the third- and sixth-grade scores rose 3 to 7 points across the board. But eighth-grade scores dropped 10 points in reading and 4 points in writing, while the math score inched upward by 1 point. Countywide averages are not available, but in general this year’s eighth-grade class slipped behind last year’s group in reading, writing and math. There were no figures to compare to the social studies scores because that subject was included for the first time this year and only in the eighth-grade test.

Pat McCabe, consultant to the state testing program, could only speculate about the decline.

The number of students in the state who speak little or no English rose by 4% this year, while the number of students whose parents graduated from high school decreased by 2%, McCabe said.

“Those two things are going to have some impact,” McCabe said, “especially in reading, which showed the most dramatic drop.”

Strong Correlation

Educators generally find a strong correlation between student achievement and such factors as English proficiency and parents’ education and economic level, according to McCabe. Students who are not fluent in English and whose parents are not college educated and have low incomes generally fare worse on standardized tests than students who come from more affluent backgrounds and whose parents are highly educated.

But Bill Turner, testing consultant for the office of the Los Angeles County superintendent of schools, disputed that theory.

“You can look at the number of additional LEP (limited English proficient) students. . . . Or you can look at socioeconomic status,” Turner said. “But that doesn’t always work.”

For example, in Culver City, the percentage of students who speak little or no English and who come from families receiving welfare rose slightly in the third, sixth and eighth grades. In theory, that could contribute to a dip in the scores. In fact, Culver City’s eighth-graders slipped 1 point in writing and 12 points in reading. But their average math score rose 19 points, and the third- and sixth-grade scores improved across the board.

Similarly, in the East Whittier school district, the number of limited-English-speaking students dropped from 4.3% to 2.9% and the parent education level rose slightly to show that most students had parents who had some college education. But, instead of improving, the eighth-grade scores fell 4 points in math, 14 points in reading and 13 points in writing.

Question of Responsibility

Examples such as these make Turner wonder whether the eighth-graders should be blamed for their poor showing.

“It may be a fault of the test,” he said. “Maybe they (state education officials) haven’t worded the thing correctly. But that’s speculative.”

The newness of the test was cited by educators in several districts where eighth-grade scores fell. In the Hacienda-La Puente school district, for example, testing director Caroline DeOlden noted that while eighth-grade scores dropped slightly on the California Assessment Program test, they rose in another standardized test, the California Achievement Test. Many districts have used the achievement test for years to track the progress of students in all grades.

“That is the test we pay the most attention to,” she said. “I’m afraid the eighth-grade scores (in the California Assessment Program) are going to bounce all over for a number of years.”

More Results Needed

Ed Krucli, director of elementary curriculum in the Bellflower school district, said that test results for at least three or four years are needed “before we can see what kind of trend we have going.”

Despite the skepticism about the meaningfulness of this year’s test, the discouraging eighth-grade performance has motivated many school districts to better prepare next year’s test-takers.

“We have to focus in on what is being tested and make sure it’s in the curriculum and instruction,” Krucli said.

State consultant McCabe had one other possible explanation for the dip in eighth-grade scores.

“Last year was the first year of the eighth-grade test and so everyone was excited about it and got their kids all psyched up to take it. Maybe the second year they just didn’t work quite as hard,” he said.

How to Read CAP Test Scores

Today The Times is publishing the results of the California Assessment Program test for the third, sixth and eighth grades.

The test is intended to give educators and parents a snapshot picture of how well their school is teaching basic math, reading and writing skills in comparison to other schools. Students do not receive individual results.

This is how to read the scores:

Schools are listed alphabetically by district. The scores range from 100 to over 400 and may be compared with district and state averages. For example, if the sixth grade at your school scored 240 in reading, compared to a district average of 219 and a state average of 253, children at your school are scoring better than those at other schools in the district but slightly below the average of sixth-graders statewide.

In general, a fluctuation of 10 points or less is not meaningful, although state education officials say that the margin of error varies depending upon the size of the school.

Dashes indicate that tests were not given or that scores were not available. Only two years of eighth-grade scores are given because the eighth-grade testing began last year. Only eighth-graders were tested in social studies (designated SS in the scores) this year.

Sample Questions

For 3rd graders

Marie and----------went to the store. - me - I - her - him

The valley race was won by two----------

- women - woman - womans - womens For 6th graders

The teacher says: Fill in the bubble next to the one that completes the sentence correctly.

The cats----------------------together.

- was playing - plays - were playing - is playing

The teacher says: Choose the one below which combines the numbered sentences in the best way.

1. Roller skating is a sport. 2. Roller skating is challenging. 3. Roller skating is growing in popularity. 4. Roller skating is played indoors and out.

- Roller skating is a sport, and it is growing in popularity, and it is played indoors, and it is challenging. - Roller skating, a challenging sport growing in popularity, is played indoors and out. - A challenging sport, roller skating, it is played indoors and out and is growing in popularity.

SAMPLE QUESTION 3 For 8th Graders

In the word motionless, the less makes the word mean A. full of motion. B. without motion. C. making one motion. D. repeating a motion.

In which of the following sources would you find the most useful information needed to write a report on the Civil War? A. Bartlett’s Quotations B. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address C. Uncle Tom’s Cabin D. A Military History of the U.S.A. District and State Averages STATE OF CALIFORNIA 3rd Grade

Reading Writing Math SS 82-83 263 266 267 83-84 268 272 274 84-85 274 279 278

6th Grade

82-83 253 259 260 83-84 249 260 261 84-85 253 265 264

8th Grade

83-84 250 250 250 --- 84-85 240 246 251 250

EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED 3rd Grade

82-83 307 293 309 83-84 312 310 299 84-85 336 334 326

6th Grade

82-83 301 287 278 83-84 258 252 261 84-85 305 299 287

8th Grade

83-84 288 291 277 --- 84-85 307 295 279 288

HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 287 290 296 83-84 289 298 305 84-85 311 324 327

6th Grade

82-83 261 287 271 83-84 251 270 269 84-85 260 290 287

8th Grade

83-84 234 234 231 --- 84-85 226 238 238 227

HERMOSA BEACH ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 280 287 277 83-84 309 318 290 84-85 319 326 313

6th Grade

82-83 289 292 274 83-84 272 285 263 84-85 305 300 281

8th Grade

83-84 285 278 279 --- 84-85 283 289 300 298

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED 3rd Grade

82-83 249 260 247 83-84 252 269 259 84-85 263 269 264

6th Grade

82-83 229 241 226 83-84 233 247 238 84-85 233 248 238

8th Grade

83-84 209 212 193 --- 84-85 196 207 189 195

LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 213 222 241 83-84 215 229 244 84-85 222 231 257

6th Grade

82-83 220 228 227 83-84 219 233 232 84-85 227 252 254

8th Grade

83-84 222 223 218 --- 84-85 192 201 213 208

LENNOX ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 193 189 198 83-84 224 221 227 84-85 222 220 242

6th Grade

82-83 186 205 197 83-84 203 220 213 84-85 211 225 221

8th Grade

83-84 181 174 191 --- 84-85 158 175 167 172

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED 3rd Grade

82-83 222 228 233 83-84 229 236 242 84-85 233 242 243

6th Grade

82-83 220 228 231 83-84 219 232 235 84-85 221 233 236

8th Grade

83-84 207 210 211 --- 84-85 199 203 209 206

MANHATTAN BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 318 318 316 83-84 326 326 318 84-85 335 338 318

6th Grade

82-83 304 298 298 83-84 294 294 291 84-85 294 309 286

8th Grade

83-84 321 323 321 --- 84-85 293 306 302 320

PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED 3rd Grade

82-83 364 358 332 83-84 355 355 346 84-85 349 353 349

6th Grade

82-83 324 310 336 83-84 316 308 327 84-85 311 316 325

8th Grade

83-84 339 350 366 --- 84-85 342 343 365 349

REDONDO BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 280 284 286 83-84 271 288 281 84-85 282 291 273

6th Grade

82-83 269 280 274 83-84 266 284 280 84-85 267 288 278

8th Grade

83-84 262 263 264 --- 84-85 258 273 259 258

TORRANCE UNIFIED 3rd Grade

82-83 290 301 294 83-84 299 302 296 84-85 308 313 309

6th Grade

82-83 274 277 275 83-84 267 278 280 84-85 270 284 277

8th Grade

83-84 281 280 276 --- 84-85 267 269 269 275

WISEBURN ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 317 315 298 83-84 309 306 311 84-85 321 313 319

6th Grade

82-83 276 287 269 83-84 253 276 260 84-85 246 272 264

8th Grade

83-84 255 249 250 --- 84-85 266 262 261 263

El Segundo Unified Elementary and Intermediate Schools CENTER STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 332 315 318 83-84 312 310 299 84-85 336 334 326

RICHMOND STREET 6th Grade

82-83 285 281 274 83-84 258 252 261 84-85 305 299 287

8th Grade

83-84 288 291 277 --- 84-85 307 295 279 288

Hawthorne Elementary and Intermediate Schools EUCALYPTUS ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 314 305 331 83-84 288 311 311 84-85 296 322 306

6th Grade

82-83 284 305 289 83-84 246 270 277 84-85 277 330 315

HAWTHORNE INTERMEDIATE 8th Grade

83-84 237 233 231 --- 84-85 228 240 236 224

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 301 276 283 83-84 269 295 282 84-85 311 316 328

RAMONA ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 301 308 337 83-84 343 403 399 84-85 337 375 355

6th Grade

82-83 274 315 345 83-84 282 306 310 84-85 323 331 345

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 322 321 367 83-84 380 370 389 84-85 382 398 471

6th Grade

82-83 275 302 286 83-84 290 292 294 84-85 248 287 275

YORK ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 239 273 254 83-84 250 268 293 84-85 253 284 287

6th Grade

82-83 221 242 225 83-84 235 264 281 84-85 240 271 271

YUKON INTERMEDIATE 6th Grade

82-83 266 291 261 83-84 229 248 230 84-85 241 257 260

8th Grade

83-84 225 237 229 --- 84-85 221 234 242 233

ZELA DAVIS ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 287 285 279 83-84 282 258 265 84-85 315 303 307

Hermosa Beach City HERMOSA VIEW 3rd Grade

82-83 303 302 308 83-84 323 345 292 84-85 316 318 269

HERMOSA VALLEY 6th Grade

82-83 289 292 274 83-84 272 285 263 84-85 305 300 281

8th Grade

83-84 285 278 279 --- 84-85 283 289 300 298

NORTH ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 266 277 258 83-84 300 301 290 84-85 321 331 339

Inglewood Unified BENNETT ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 286 298 276 83-84 285 297 324 84-85 292 270 303

CENTINELA ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 242 256 228 83-84 225 252 216 84-85 254 255 244

6th Grade

82-83 265 257 257 83-84 236 245 237 84-85 223 239 226

CROZIER INTERMEDIATE 8th Grade

83-84 188 189 172 --- 84-85 186 204 189 189

FREEMAN ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 237 255 225 83-84 223 234 229 84-85 222 237 212

6th Grade

82-83 226 234 201 83-84 257 265 255 84-85 242 240 221

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 226 235 223 83-84 232 226 224 84-85 226 229 212

6th Grade

82-83 233 234 229 83-84 214 215 202 84-85 213 229 214

HUDNALL ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 241 232 227 83-84 240 255 278 84-85 270 268 290

6th Grade

82-83 229 239 229 83-84 236 264 237 84-85 231 236 240

KELSO ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 282 283 303 83-84 281 289 288 84-85 285 295 290

6th Grade

82-83 246 241 251 83-84 256 249 257 84-85 240 260 262

KEW 6th Grade

82-83 231 259 222 83-84 230 250 229 84-85 233 250 256

LANE ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 194 210 189 83-84 211 227 210 84-85 272 283 275

6th Grade

82-83 226 244 228 83-84 243 272 260 84-85 272 261 273

8th Grade

83-84 265 262 231 --- 84-85 234 222 188 213

LA TIJERA ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 265 296 285 83-84 256 279 266 84-85 276 271 273

6th Grade

82-83 235 254 255 83-84 239 251 247 84-85 239 256 244

8th Grade

83-84 250 275 252 --- 84-85 243 244 210 227

MONROE INTERMEDIATE 8th Grade

83-84 193 192 177 --- 84-85 171 175 167 171

OAK STREET ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 260 257 257 83-84 260 269 258 84-85 256 261 270

6th Grade

82-83 210 221 200 83-84 234 241 238 84-85 233 248 230

PARENT ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 350 371 315 83-84 359 386 359 84-85 332 354 347

6th Grade

82-83 300 302 287 83-84 295 278 292 84-85 272 298 277

8th Grade

83-84 310 327 287 --- 84-85 294 325 268 303

PAYNE ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 225 248 221 83-84 233 253 226 84-85 285 273 253

6th Grade

82-83 223 248 204 83-84 237 266 233 84-85 254 268 214

WOODWORTH ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 194 213 213 83-84 227 244 236 84-85 230 245 225

6th Grade

82-83 202 211 200 83-84 198 228 224 84-85 212 229 229

WORTHINGTON 3rd Grade

82-83 228 234 220 83-84 244 276 245 84-85 232 252 243

6th Grade

82-83 205 230 214 83-84 209 225 208 84-85 211 232 227

Lawndale Elementary ADDAMS ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 208 211 226 83-84 219 230 250 84-85 219 246 271

6th Grade

82-83 216 226 224 83-84 224 233 239 84-85 222 250 233

8th Grade

83-84 213 238 229 --- 84-85 201 215 211 207

ANDERSON ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 206 217 235 83-84 195 213 203 84-85 200 206 230

6th Grade

82-83 206 218 215 83-84 199 223 216 84-85 217 229 243

GREEN ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 224 217 238 83-84 213 230 270 84-85 220 228 270

6th Grade

82-83 229 234 237 83-84 216 235 230 84-85 226 269 267

MITCHELL ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 213 249 240 83-84 227 252 230 84-85 228 242 235

6th Grade

82-83 252 256 256 83-84 234 242 275 84-85 249 263 279

RODGERS INTERMEDIATE 8th Grade

83-84 224 218 215 --- 84-85 189 196 213 209

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 222 224 274 83-84 216 219 242 84-85 230 235 253

6th Grade

82-83 227 230 233 83-84 216 215 216 84-85 212 248 245

TWAIN ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 204 237 227 83-84 248 265 297 84-85 275 267 318

6th Grade

82-83 203 222 209 83-84 268 280 273 84-85 293 290 292

Lennox Elementary BUFORD ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 206 207 210 83-84 226 217 229 84-85 218 207 241

6th Grade

82-83 178 206 191 83-84 211 220 221 84-85 211 220 209

FELTON INTERMEDIATE 8th Grade

83-84 181 174 191 --- 84-85 158 175 167 172

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 180 179 198 83-84 225 210 222 84-85 221 214 247

6th Grade

82-83 188 202 194 83-84 202 220 218 84-85 205 230 231

LARCH ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 194 182 192 83-84 208 214 218 84-85 225 214 244

6th Grade

82-83 195 210 203 83-84 197 222 218 84-85 223 229 230

WHELAN ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 198 196 197 83-84 239 249 241 84-85 224 245 236

6th Grade

82-83 178 194 202 83-84 207 215 183 84-85 199 220 201

Manhattan Beach City BEGG 6th Grade

82-83 301 278 287 83-84 301 297 302 84-85 281 291 285

8th Grade

83-84 317 315 334 --- 84-85 281 294 289 300

CENTER INTERMEDIATE 6th Grade

82-83 305 313 306 83-84 288 291 283 84-85 305 324 287

8th Grade

83-84 323 327 313 --- 84-85 303 316 313 336

GRAND VIEW ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 319 313 304 83-84 330 338 307 84-85 302 313 306

MEADOWS AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 308 312 287 83-84 330 330 307 84-85 343 341 316

PACIFIC ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 314 322 333 83-84 344 347 350 84-85 348 363 341

PENNEKAMP ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 328 327 338 83-84 300 289 303 84-85 357 342 310

Los Angeles Unified AMBLER AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 247 267 293 83-84 289 318 304 84-85 328 331 298

6th Grade

82-83 215 265 262 83-84 294 343 383 84-85 289 260 267

AMBLER GIFTED MAGNET 3rd Grade

81-82 344 311 300 82-83 289 344 319 84-85 333 364 335

6th Grade

81-82 300 299 311 82-83 366 312 347 84-85 326 337 348

AMESTOY 3rd Grade

82-83 230 250 239 83-84 285 275 275 84-85 257 278 264

6th Grade

82-83 258 260 274 83-84 275 248 282 84-85 260 259 302

AMESTOY MAGNET 3rd Grade

81-82 268 275 242 82-83 326 341 275 84-85 311 340 277

6th Grade

82-83 231 277 230 84-85 281 273 263

ANNALEE AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 221 225 220 83-84 219 227 197 84-85 241 244 236

6th Grade

82-83 218 219 210 83-84 204 238 222 84-85 229 234 218

BANDINI STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 237 246 236 83-84 234 247 260 84-85 193 209 218

6th Grade

82-83 231 233 249 83-84 206 241 238 84-85 244 251 229

BARTON HILL 3rd Grade

82-83 212 218 221 83-84 208 213 214 84-85 239 235 240

6th Grade

82-83 186 198 207 83-84 196 212 220 84-85 206 219 229

BONITA STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 238 236 230 83-84 266 293 270 84-85 280 272 278

6th Grade

82-83 250 240 251 83-84 228 241 245 84-85 231 249 245

BROAD AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 219 235 229 83-84 250 278 267 84-85 224 237 245

6th Grade

82-83 243 271 273 83-84 234 255 276 84-85 237 245 284

BROADACRES AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 313 321 324 83-84 261 273 267 84-85 274 311 293

6th Grade

82-83 253 251 251 83-84 248 240 257 84-85 257 242 278

CABRILLO AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 241 261 246 83-84 247 261 256 84-85 257 255 237

6th Grade

82-83 217 214 243 83-84 218 226 226 84-85 233 234 248

CARNEGIE JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 220 224 223 --- 84-85 217 227 218 236

CAROLDALE AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 240 242 240 83-84 235 250 241 84-85 272 265 260

6th Grade

82-83 236 238 249 83-84 278 259 274 84-85 250 270 254

CARSON STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 230 229 227 83-84 251 250 247 84-85 244 269 258

6th Grade

82-83 234 233 241 83-84 255 249 237 84-85 233 256 257

CATSKILL AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 245 255 255 83-84 237 240 256 84-85 244 245 232

6th Grade

82-83 251 244 240 83-84 216 224 225 84-85 221 238 241

CENTURY PARK 3rd Grade

82-83 215 218 222 83-84 245 260 250 84-85 248 267 236

6th Grade

82-83 230 235 240 83-84 219 228 220 84-85 231 242 239

CHAPMAN 3rd Grade

82-83 261 258 269 83-84 278 269 294 84-85 295 280 303

6th Grade

82-83 261 233 238 83-84 223 229 238 84-85 247 246 238

CLAY JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 168 175 160 --- 84-85 148 157 152 160

COOPER 8th Grade

83-84 125 142 107 --- 84-85 127 110 115 140

COWAN AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 262 306 274 83-84 311 304 296 84-85 270 249 288

CRESTWOOD STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 229 264 229 83-84 286 290 263 84-85 247 250 239

6th Grade

82-83 287 265 287 83-84 248 279 263 84-85 283 288 268

CURTISS JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 201 206 185 --- 84-85 208 216 207 202

DANA JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 222 224 234 --- 84-85 209 218 212 210

DEL AMO 3rd Grade

82-83 297 286 261 83-84 300 283 269 84-85 294 285 265

6th Grade

82-83 252 247 242 83-84 233 251 239 84-85 254 245 257

DENKER AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 262 272 282 83-84 270 276 296 84-85 281 316 304

6th Grade

82-83 270 268 268 83-84 256 274 276 84-85 258 286 277

DODSON JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 227 230 238 --- 84-85 234 230 237 235

DODSON MAGNET 8th Grade

83-84 391 383 389 --- 84-85 383 381 366 373

DOLORES ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 228 238 233 83-84 250 259 251 84-85 253 253 276

6th Grade

82-83 237 248 238 83-84 247 249 254 84-85 240 247 251

DOMINGUEZ 3rd Grade

82-83 238 231 240 83-84 249 275 256 84-85 254 265 280

6th Grade

82-83 240 235 262 83-84 237 237 249 84-85 219 234 261

ESHELMAN AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 246 258 270 83-84 262 260 265 84-85 250 275 276

6th Grade

82-83 247 247 249 83-84 219 249 258 84-85 225 228 236

FLEMING JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 232 237 237 --- 84-85 216 228 222 233

FIFTEENTH STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 211 213 230 83-84 234 237 254 84-85 244 243 260

6th Grade

82-83 220 238 235 83-84 211 223 240 84-85 214 235 230

FRIES AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 234 229 247 83-84 267 313 286 84-85 249 262 266

6th Grade

82-83 208 231 232 83-84 214 232 239 84-85 216 215 244

GARDENA 3rd Grade

82-83 223 232 226 83-84 211 222 234 84-85 233 234 218

6th Grade

82-83 212 231 241 83-84 244 260 276 84-85 235 235 246

GULF AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 236 251 259 83-84 241 255 250 84-85 227 234 229

6th Grade

82-83 214 221 249 83-84 208 216 233 84-85 207 225 226

HALLDALE 3rd Grade

82-83 235 249 244 83-84 282 292 303 84-85 276 277 277

6th Grade

82-83 255 265 250 83-84 235 237 247 84-85 265 271 262

HARBOR CITY 3rd Grade

82-83 215 213 247 83-84 241 244 235 84-85 214 216 226

6th Grade

82-83 239 255 258 83-84 240 236 246 84-85 238 242 268

HARBOR MATH SCIENCE 3rd Grade

83-84 342 361 386 84-85 406 416 407

6th Grade

84-85 362 337 374

HAWAIIAN AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 173 192 198 83-84 206 219 234 84-85 180 198 204

6th Grade

82-83 185 208 207 83-84 180 201 214 84-85 197 204 219

KENTWOOD 3rd Grade

82-83 272 295 310 83-84 261 292 271 84-85 357 362 360

LA SALLE AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 215 225 209 83-84 210 218 205 84-85 228 230 206

6th Grade

82-83 200 215 191 83-84 195 221 218 84-85 181 225 197

LEAPWOOD AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 257 258 259 83-84 253 277 232 84-85 246 230 298

6th Grade

82-83 246 239 241 83-84 221 262 261 84-85 245 253 270

LELAND STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 281 291 285 83-84 350 325 307 84-85 274 293 295

6th Grade

82-83 243 252 259 83-84 227 241 235 84-85 299 257 313

LOMITA MAGNET 3rd Grade

82-83 274 278 260 83-84 274 257 265 84-85 268 271 267

6th Grade

82-83 254 244 249 83-84 242 250 243 84-85 267 262 263

LOYOLA VILLAGE 3rd Grade

82-83 263 270 271 83-84 328 322 296 84-85 352 344 341

LOYOLA VILLAGE MAGNET 6th Grade

82-83 304 289 282 83-84 304 289 282 84-85 288 287 280

MANN JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 154 159 149 --- 84-85 156 156 144 155

MEYLER STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 243 252 240 83-84 233 238 237 84-85 227 235 236

6th Grade

82-83 240 246 249 83-84 254 263 268 84-85 243 283 259

NINETY-EIGHTH STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 330 277 266 83-84 310 2294 345 84-85 266 294 302

NINETY-FIFTH STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 204 229 210 83-84 248 260 247 84-85 207 215 195

NORMONT 3rd Grade

82-83 215 215 223 83-84 231 232 249 84-85 226 227 260

6th Grade

82-83 205 220 237 83-84 189 208 205 84-85 216 223 229

186th ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 277 280 291 83-84 242 260 260 84-85 268 286 303

6th Grade

82-83 248 243 274 83-84 234 249 258 84-85 233 264 265

156th ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 263 294 260 83-84 281 281 257 84-85 310 321 319

6th Grade

82-83 249 270 248 83-84 251 275 277 84-85 246 301 284

153rd ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 256 258 243 83-84 262 264 241 84-85 245 241 252

6th Grade

82-83 223 232 266 83-84 256 249 283 84-85 249 267 271

107th ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 170 186 185 83-84 193 190 185 84-85 185 211 191

6th Grade

82-83 162 185 163 83-84 173 187 172 84-85 186 209 182

107th MAGNET 6th Grade

83-84 218 227 227 84-85 226 251 236

135th ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 225 231 209 83-84 245 246 242 84-85 241 226 204

6th Grade

82-83 204 213 207 83-84 189 207 203 84-85 207 216 219

122nd ST. 3rd Grade

82-83 226 223 221 83-84 180 190 180 84-85 203 223 197

6th Grade

82-83 183 200 190 83-84 179 207 189 84-85 181 200 194

PARK WESTERN PLACE 3rd Grade

82-83 203 225 228 83-84 280 264 264 84-85 248 249 267

6th Grade

82-83 265 266 275 83-84 214 242 266 84-85 263 284 266

PASEO DEL REY MAGNET 3rd Grade

82-83 296 323 306 83-84 311 333 312 84-85 293 318 288

6th Grade

82-83 284 288 270 83-84 268 284 263 84-85 267 284 269

PEARY JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 221 226 221 --- 84-85 222 229 232 222

PEARY JR. MAGNET 8th Grade

83-84 255 269 224 --- 84-85 309 318 255 271

POINT FERMIN 3rd Grade

82-83 256 256 248 83-84 222 237 231 84-85 248 270 244

6th Grade

82-83 240 260 259 83-84 246 239 240 84-85 237 258 243

PRESIDENT AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 256 269 244 83-84 277 274 258 84-85 258 272 253

6th Grade

82-83 253 253 246 83-84 274 270 275 84-85 268 280 245

PURCHE AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 221 230 222 83-84 228 229 215 84-85 228 251 234

6th Grade

82-83 219 228 204 83-84 198 210 205 84-85 211 225 219

SEVENTH STREET 3rd Grade

82-83 323 285 273 83-84 314 320 268 84-85 268 270 255

6th Grade

82-83 274 267 293 83-84 303 262 288 84-85 311 315 321

SOUTH SHORES 3rd Grade

82-83 252 253 284 83-84 317 302 297 84-85 336 330 331

6th Grade

82-83 279 289 306 83-84 294 298 318 84-85 335 320 332

TAPER AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 280 296 266 83-84 267 273 262 84-85 297 287 276

6th Grade

82-83 287 293 317 83-84 264 292 276 84-85 276 306 291

TOWNE AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 209 224 216 83-84 235 245 230 84-85 266 290 271

6th Grade

82-83 222 226 219 83-84 191 218 225 84-85 220 235 223

232nd PLACE 3rd Grade

82-83 237 250 253 83-84 269 267 293 84-85 267 287 272

6th Grade

82-83 264 259 269 83-84 246 253 256 84-85 256 256 286

VAN DEENE AVENUE 3rd Grade

82-83 256 255 245 83-84 230 259 233 84-85 232 256 253

6th Grade

82-83 249 279 266 83-84 231 257 266 84-85 222 237 250

WEST ATHENS 3rd Grade

82-83 201 193 197 83-84 185 197 200 84-85 209 220 207

6th Grade

82-83 184 212 201 83-84 196 217 219 84-85 187 218 202

WESTPORT HEIGHTS 3rd Grade

82-83 249 253 266 83-84 260 257 272 84-85 227 247 246

WHITE JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 210 222 224 --- 84-85 212 228 227 211

WHITE POINT 3rd Grade

82-83 262 265 286 83-84 282 334 349 84-85 292 292 283

6th Grade

82-83 319 313 325 83-84 300 295 341 84-85 296 293 305

WILMINGTON JR. HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 188 195 189 --- 84-85 190 202 202 189

WILMINGTON PARK 3rd Grade

82-83 211 192 225 83-84 212 207 248 84-85 223 230 264

6th Grade

82-83 204 205 194 83-84 214 208 226 84-85 192 208 215

WOODCREST 3rd Grade

82-83 184 198 195 83-84 197 214 213 84-85 184 195 189

6th Grade

82-83 183 194 174 83-84 185 209 191 84-85 184 199 188

WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH 8th Grade

83-84 248 251 243 --- 84-85 250 252 252 255

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified DAPPLEGRAY 6th Grade

82-83 325 311 331 83-84 306 306 316 84-85 301 313 307

8th Grade

83-84 331 341 350 --- 84-85 350 351 357 351

LUNADA BAY ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 379 334 342 83-84 360 338 308 84-85 345 351 349

MALAGA COVE 6th Grade

82-83 326 313 338 83-84 349 315 350 84-85 323 329 337

8th Grade

83-84 351 362 378 --- 84-85 347 347 374 357

MARGATE INTERMEDIATE 6th Grade

82-83 334 311 343 83-84 322 321 339 84-85 342 334 362

8th Grade

83-84 350 355 376 --- 84-85 363 358 371 349

MIRA CATALINA 3rd Grade

82-83 347 352 326 83-84 348 359 346 84-85 307 322 296

MONTEMALAGA 3rd Grade

82-83 400 416 353 83-84 345 359 338 84-85 352 384 389

POINT VICENTE 3rd Grade

82-83 352 358 343 83-84 378 361 379 84-85 400 339 360

RANCHO VISTA 3rd Grade

82-83 368 333 321 83-84 354 332 327 84-85 371 340 346

RIDGECREST 6th Grade

82-83 310 306 335 83-84 293 293 306 84-85 285 295 301

8th Grade

83-84 325 340 362 --- 84-85 314 320 362 339

SILVER SPUR ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 360 348 316 83-84 363 403 379 84-85 317 372 356

SOLEADO ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 362 340 331 83-84 355 342 351 84-85 334 357 358

VISTA GRANDE 3rd Grade

82-83 339 378 325 83-84 339 342 333 84-85 356 361 341

Redondo Beach City ADAMS MIDDLE 6th Grade

82-83 257 271 268 83-84 247 264 256 84-85 213 253 234

8th Grade

83-84 231 231 239 --- 84-85 250 264 251 253

ALTA VISTA 3rd Grade

82-83 317 324 292 83-84 281 293 282 84-85 327 320 292

6th Grade

82-83 279 290 273 83-84 254 272 253 84-85 278 276 295

BERYL 3rd Grade

82-83 271 273 291 83-84 299 324 320 84-85 281 287 294

6th Grade

82-83 268 264 273 83-84 263 292 281 84-85 329 331 304

BIRNEY 3rd Grade

82-83 286 296 286 83-84 286 276 266 84-85 255 263 240

6th Grade

82-83 248 258 248 83-84 243 262 265 84-85 237 257 256

HILLCREST MIDDLE 8th Grade

83-84 275 276 281 --- 84-85 263 278 270 261

JEFFERSON 3rd Grade

82-83 234 262 286 83-84 271 286 271 84-85 268 324 308

6th Grade

82-83 256 282 252 83-84 289 300 298 84-85 279 281 286

LINCOLN 3rd Grade

82-83 253 259 268 83-84 254 278 279 84-85 300 298 278

6th Grade

82-83 247 287 268 83-84 247 281 258 84-85 243 282 271

8th Grade

83-84 292 296 265 --- 84-85 262 281 249 262

MADISON 3rd Grade

82-83 312 302 307 83-84 272 327 283 84-85 226 253 220

6th Grade

82-83 334 319 357 83-84 304 342 369 84-85 284 336 315

TULITA 3rd Grade

82-83 329 339 344 83-84 292 289 282 84-85 325 330 329

6th Grade

82-83 344 314 322 83-84 340 321 342 84-85 305 311 300

WASHINGTON 3rd Grade

82-83 254 244 252 83-84 244 261 268 84-85 269 267 248

6th Grade

82-83 248 256 259 83-84 255 249 248 84-85 251 268 238

Torrance Unified ADAMS 3rd Grade

82-83 306 308 303 83-84 297 312 303 84-85 306 308 286

ANZA 3rd Grade

82-83 273 291 261 83-84 267 261 279 84-85 286 302 292

ARLINGTON 3rd Grade

82-83 275 302 275 83-84 268 274 283 84-85 299 305 301

ARNOLD 3rd Grade

82-83 401 438 416 83-84 394 433 455 84-85 402 342 375

CALLE MAYOR 6th Grade

82-83 299 302 289 83-84 287 286 286 84-85 278 299 297

8th Grade

83-84 286 308 284 --- 84-85 288 282 295 308

CARR 3rd Grade

82-83 254 259 256 83-84 245 279 250 84-85 292 280 315

CASIMIR 6th Grade

82-83 261 261 262 83-84 259 277 275 84-85 254 269 263

8th Grade

83-84 277 285 262 --- 84-85 237 244 233 244

EDISON 3rd Grade

82-83 286 288 269 83-84 266 281 274 84-85 293 297 286

FERN-GREENWOOD 3rd Grade

82-83 249 266 271 83-84 268 274 261 84-85 274 302 286

HICKORY 3rd Grade

82-83 291 314 291 83-84 287 288 285 84-85 330 338 350

HULL MIDDLE 6th Grade

82-83 305 296 289 83-84 264 268 262 84-85 284 288 277

8th Grade

83-84 248 244 255 --- 84-85 294 304 295 286

JEFFERSON 6th Grade

82-83 264 266 278 83-84 248 266 264 84-85 263 276 268

8th Grade

83-84 271 276 292 --- 84-85 284 265 282 278

LINCOLN 3rd Grade

82-83 286 282 284 83-84 309 312 327 84-85 291 307 286

LYNN 6th Grade

82-83 281 293 282 83-84 265 282 300 84-85 312 304 308

8th Grade

83-84 317 311 290 --- 84-85 298 316 277 311

MADRONA 6th Grade

82-83 269 270 250 83-84 285 316 291 84-85 246 288 268

8th Grade

84-85 236 239 261 253

MAGRUDER 6th Grade

82-83 254 264 268 83-84 269 273 273 84-85 255 273 264

8th Grade

83-84 270 270 266 --- 84-85 255 260 252 257

NEWTON 6th Grade

82-83 264 264 264 83-84 272 276 292 84-85 270 284 280

8th Grade

83-84 295 285 290 --- 84-85 259 246 271 279

RIVIERA 3rd Grade

82-83 319 334 361 83-84 311 326 327 84-85 314 325 321

SEASIDE 3rd Grade

82-83 325 318 288 83-84 327 329 320 84-85 354 365 362

TORRANCE ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 268 280 277 83-84 265 254 247 84-85 259 290 288

TOWERS 3rd Grade

82-83 328 339 328 83-84 328 321 315 84-85 326 347 324

VICTOR 3rd Grade

82-83 287 282 309 83-84 303 282 278 84-85 314 313 294

WALTERIA 3rd Grade

82-83 284 299 300 83-84 376 319 314 84-85 348 332 346

WOOD 3rd Grade

82-83 271 275 271 83-84 332 345 303 84-85 278 296 281

YUKON 3rd Grade

82-83 290 292 301 83-84 314 377 316 84-85 273 269 272

Wiseburn Elementary ANZA ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 343 318 314 83-84 308 303 309 84-85 343 292 338

CABRILLO ELEMENTARY 3rd Grade

82-83 300 313 288 83-84 310 308 312 84-85 310 323 309

DANA 6th Grade

82-83 276 287 289 83-84 253 276 260 84-85 246 272 264

8th Grade

83-84 255 249 250 --- 84-85 266 262 261 263