5/29/20 – The “Top Los Angeles County Public Schools” report identifies schools that are closing the opportunity gap for students of color.
Innovate Public Schools, in partnership with USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy and Rossier School of Education, recently released their annual report of “Top Los Angeles County Public Schools.” This report identifies schools that are closing the opportunity gap for students of color in low-income communities.
In this year’s report, three Alliance middle schools and fourteen high schools have been named as top public schools for Latinx students. In order to qualify, schools must serve at least 43% of low-income Latinx students or 4% low-income Black/African American students and outperform the statewide average on one or more of the following criteria:
- Math and reading scores;
- College eligibility;
- Suspension rates
Of the 2,075 public schools in Los Angeles County, only 278 made the list of Top Public Schools. According to the report, “this list highlights the schools that are leading the way, but in order for all low-income students of color to thrive academically, we must radically transform our educational system. We must all hold ourselves accountable to ensuring that all low-income students of color have access to a world-class education. Being silent enables this systemic racism to continue.”
Read the full report here.
Congratulations to the following Alliance schools named in the 2020 report:
Middle Schools
- Alliance Marine-Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex
- Alliance Gertz-Ressler/Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4
High Schools
- Alliance Cindy & Bill Simon Technology High School*
- Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School*
- Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology High School*
- Alliance Ouchi-O’Donovan 6-12 Complex*
- Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy*
- Alliance Gertz-Ressler/Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex*
- Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield High School*
- Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science School*
- Alliance Ted K. Tajima High School
- Alliance Renee & Meyer Luskin Academy High School*
- Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High School*
- Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School*
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School*
- Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High School
*Schools also ranked in “2019 Top LA County Public Schools” report
