The Hermosa Beach School District is responsible for public education in the city of
Hermosa Beach, California. It oversees two
elementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
s and one
middle school.
The school district is supported by the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation, a volunteer-run program which raises financial support for continued educational development of the students and teachers of the School District.
Residents of the district were also in
South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved.
Since 1993 residents may choose between
Redondo Union High School or
Mira Costa High School after graduating from Hermosa Beach CSD.
Awards and recognition
In 2005, Hermosa Valley and Hermosa View schools received the
U.S. Department of Education National
Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
award for academic achievement along with approximately 300 schools in the United States, 33 of which were in California. Hermosa schools were among the top 10% of schools in the state, with students scoring at or above the 90% in the highest grade tested in reading and math. For the award, the
Department of Education reviewed growth in scores over a three-year period.
The Hermosa Beach City School District as a whole received a score of 915 on the 2006 California
Academic Performance Index, and neighboring
Manhattan Beach Unified School District scored just below at 906,
making it one of California's best performing districts. Each individual school also ranks at the top of its respective category.
Schools
* Hermosa View School (K-2)
* Hermosa Vista School (3-4)
* Hermosa Valley School (5-8)
See also
*
Non-high school district
References
External links
*
Hermosa Beach Education Foundation
{{Education in Los Angeles County, California
School districts in Los Angeles County, California
Hermosa Beach, California