**please note that this blog post was originally posted in 2014 and has not been updated
Good schools are the cornerstone of good communities, and nowhere is that more true than in the Beach Cities and South Bay. With many
home buyers searching for specific school districts, and sometimes even specific schools, the list below should provide assistance as to how they rate and compare with one another. Contact us to determine what neighborhoods attend what schools.
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API – Academic Performance Index
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2013 Growth | 2012 Base | 2012-13 Growth Target | 2012-13 Growth |
| CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH | 680 | 698 | D | -18 |
| High Schools | ||||
| Hawthorne High | 640 | 678 | 6 | -38 |
| Lawndale High | 725 | 756 | 5 | -31 |
| Leuzinger High | 669 | 696 | 5 | -27 |
| EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED | 892 | 894 | D | -2 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Center Street Elementary | 901 | 922 | A | -21 |
| Richmond Street Elementary | 910 | 908 | A | 2 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| El Segundo Middle | 906 | 891 | A | 15 |
| High Schools | ||||
| El Segundo High | 880 | 889 | A | -9 |
| HAWTHORNE | 799 | 797 | D | 2 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Eucalyptus | 821 | 801 | A | 20 |
| Jefferson | 801 | 793 | 5 | 8 |
| Kornblum | 789 | 772 | 5 | 17 |
| Ramona | 818 | 816 | A | 2 |
| Washington | 793 | 775 | 5 | 18 |
| York | 758 | 781 | 5 | -23 |
| Zela Davis | 809 | 815 | A | -6 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Bud Carson Middle | 779 | 791 | 5 | -12 |
| Hawthorne Middle | 783 | 781 | 5 | 2 |
| Prairie Vista Middle | 771 | 775 | 5 | -4 |
| High Schools | ||||
| HERMOSA BEACH | 937 | 946 | D | -9 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Hermosa Valley Elementary | 939 | 944 | A | -5 |
| Hermosa View Elementary | 934 | 961 | A | -27 |
| LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY | 806 | 809 | D | -3 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Billy Mitchell Elementary | 802 | 811 | A | -9 |
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary | 755 | 777 | 5 | -22 |
| Kit Carson Elementary | 749 | 773 | 5 | -24 |
| Lucille J. Smith Elementary | 834 | 848 | A | -14 |
| Mark Twain Elementary | 871 | 880 | A | -9 |
| William Anderson Elementary | 796 | 805 | A | -9 |
| William Green Elementary | 819 | 799 | 1 | 20 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Jane Addams Middle | 825 | 824 | A | 1 |
| Will Rogers Middle | 786 | 787 | 5 | -1 |
| MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED | 935 | 940 | D | -5 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Pennekamp Elementary | 946 | 942 | A | 4 |
| Grand View Elementary | 966 | 969 | A | -3 |
| Meadows Elementary | 961 | 951 | A | 10 |
| Robinson Elementary | 965 | 971 | A | -6 |
| Pacific Elementary | 968 | 965 | A | 3 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Manhattan Beach Middle | 943 | 959 | A | -16 |
| High Schools | ||||
| Mira Costa High | 912 | 916 | A | -4 |
| PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED | 925 | 924 | D | 1 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary | 977 | 974 | A | 3 |
| Dapplegray Elementary | 934 | 936 | A | -2 |
| Lunada Bay Elementary | 941 | 942 | A | -1 |
| Mira Catalina Elementary | 919 | 919 | A | 0 |
| Montemalaga Elementary | 947 | 951 | A | -4 |
| Point Vicente Elementary | 954 | 947 | A | 7 |
| Rancho Vista Elementary | 943 | 946 | A | -3 |
| Silver Spur Elementary | 968 | 969 | A | -1 |
| Soleado Elementary | 966 | 948 | A | 18 |
| Valmonte Elementary | ||||
| Vista Grande Elementary | 936 | 936 | A | 0 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Miraleste Intermediate | 932 | 914 | A | 18 |
| Palos Verdes Intermediate | 951 | 956 | A | -5 |
| Ridgecrest Intermediate | 955 | 960 | A | -5 |
| High Schools | ||||
| Palos Verdes High | 884 | 896 | A | -12 |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula High | 909 | 906 | A | 3 |
| REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED | 887 | 892 | D | -5 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Alta Vista Elementary | 946 | 929 | A | 17 |
| Beryl Heights Elementary | 942 | 952 | A | -10 |
| Birney Elementary | 917 | 927 | A | -10 |
| Jefferson Elementary | 936 | 941 | A | -5 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 910 | 913 | A | -3 |
| Madison Elementary | 910 | 906 | A | 4 |
| Tulita Elementary | 912 | 929 | A | -17 |
| Washington Elementary | 893 | 906 | A | -13 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Adams Middle | 872 | B | B | B |
| Parras Middle | 907 | 921 | A | -14 |
| High Schools | ||||
| Redondo Union High | 856 | 858 | A | -2 |
| TORRANCE UNIFIED | 860 | 869 | D | -9 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Anza Elementary | 916 | 918 | A | -2 |
| Arlington Elementary | 885 | 887 | A | -2 |
| Edison Elementary | 860 | 876 | A | -16 |
| Evelyn Carr Elementary | 813 | 834 | A | -21 |
| Fern Elementary | 844 | 864 | A | -20 |
| Hickory Elementary | ||||
| Howard Wood Elementary | 842 | 846 | A | -4 |
| John Adams Elementary | 850 | 853 | A | -3 |
| Joseph Arnold Elementary | 899 | 907 | A | -8 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 894 | 897 | A | -3 |
| Riviera Elementary | 907 | 918 | A | -11 |
| Seaside Elementary | 902 | 915 | A | -13 |
| Torrance Elementary | 821 | 837 | A | -16 |
| Towers Elementary | 908 | 916 | A | -8 |
| Victor Elementary | 899 | 916 | A | -17 |
| Walteria Elementary | 906 | 909 | A | -3 |
| Yukon Elementary | 838 | 859 | A | -21 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Bert M. Lynn Middle | 910 | 936 | A | -26 |
| Calle Mayor Middle | 908 | 928 | A | -20 |
| Casimir Middle | 859 | 862 | A | -3 |
| Edward J. Richardson Middle | 907 | 921 | A | -14 |
| J. H. Hull Middle | 800 | 826 | A | -26 |
| Jefferson Middle | 858 | 887 | A | -29 |
| Madrona Middle | 882 | 891 | A | -9 |
| Philip Magruder Middle | 846 | 827 | A | 19 |
| High Schools | ||||
| North High | 807 | 815 | A | -8 |
| South High | 875 | 876 | A | -1 |
| Torrance High | 811 | 822 | A | -11 |
| West High | 868 | 873 | A | -5 |
| WISEBURN ELEMENTARY | 869 | 883 | D | -14 |
| Elementary Schools | ||||
| Juan Cabrillo Elementary | 888 | 906 | A | -18 |
| Juan De Anza Elementary | 872 | 882 | A | -10 |
| Peter Burnett Elementary | 879 | 871 | A | 8 |
| Middle Schools | ||||
| Dana Middle | 863 | 885 | A | -22 |
| High Schools | ||||
| Da Vinci Design | 762 | 746 | 5 | 16 |
| Da Vinci Science | 816 | 799 | 1 | 17 |
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