Culver City elementary fared far better on the recently released Common Core learning standards than their middle and high school counterparts.
All of Culver City Unified School District’s elementary schools met or exceeded the new computerized standardized tests in mathematics on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress by 50% or more.
La Ballona Elementary School has a large number of English- as a first language students.
Two schools— La Ballona and El Rincòn— were under 50% in reaching mathematics standards at 37% and 44%, respectively. The others— Linwood Howe, Farragut and El Marino— posted scores of 51% and higher.
Students at Culver City Middle School and Culver City High School did not fare well in math. Only 48% of middle school students and 35% of the high school’s students met or exceeded the state standards. However, both groups did better on their English scores: 66% and 78%, respectively.
Less than half the students in the state met the mathematics and English standards this year. Only 48% reached the English baseline and 37% met the mathematics requirements. But those scores were higher than last year.
Besides being tested on math, students were quizzed on their reading and writing skills. The tests take approximately eight hours to complete.
This is the second year that students in California have taken the Common Core tests, which many educators say are much harder than students were given in prior years. Nearly 3.2 students statewide took the tests in January.