4 Beverly Hills Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

Beverly Hills CA

15 October, 2021

6:48 PM

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Several elementary and middle schools in Beverly Hills have been ranked among the best in California, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States. Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories. U.S. News ranked Beverly Vista Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Beverly Hills, according to the new list. Beverly Vista Middle School was ranked 296. Here's a look at how other schools in Beverly Hills ranked compared with others in the state: Elementary Schools: 384: El Rodeo Elementary School, Beverly Hills Unified School District474: Hawthorne Elementary School, BHUSD2263: Horace Mann Elementary, BHUSD Middle Schools:296: Beverly Vista Middle School, BHUSD To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments. Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations. The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking. Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools.