What are the desirable public school districts in the City of Los Angeles only (Long Beach: real estate)

[NJ Brazen_3133]

What are the desirable public school districts in the city of Los Angeles only, so not the whole county?

This wont include Beverly Hill or Santa Monica either.

Does LA break itself into separate districts where only kids living within that district can go to that school?

How do the public schools in LA compare to the public schools in the suburbs?

[majoun]

Originally Posted by NJ Brazen_3133

What are the desirable public school districts in the city of Los Angeles only, so not the whole county?

This wont include Beverly Hill or Santa Monica either.

Does LA break itself into separate districts where only kids living within that district can go to that school?

How do the public schools in LA compare to the public schools in the suburbs?

None, above the elementary school level, as all of LA is LAUSD - the worst school district in the country. (There are a handful of decent to good elementary schools)

There are catchment areas but in reality they are meaningless. In the more affluent areas few high school students actually live in the areas zoned for the schools.

The good public schools in the city of LA are the magnets and charters.

The public schools in the suburbs are generally considerably superior to LAUSD schools, even the mediocre suburban schools are better than LAUSD. Even Long Beach - which also has a large number of poor immigrants- has better public schools than Los Angeles. The LAUSD bureaucracy and LAUSD corruption have strangled the quality of education.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Originally Posted by majoun

None, above the elementary school level, as all of LA is LAUSD - the worst school district in the country. (There are a handful of decent to good elementary schools)

There are catchment areas but in reality they are meaningless. In the more affluent areas few high school students actually live in the areas zoned for the schools.

The good public schools in the city of LA are the magnets and charters.

The public schools in the suburbs are generally considerably superior to LAUSD schools, even the mediocre suburban schools are better than LAUSD. Even Long Beach - which also has a large number of poor immigrants- has better public schools than Los Angeles. The LAUSD bureaucracy and LAUSD corruption have strangled the quality of education.

So in the more affluent areas, there are not many teenagers there?

[majoun]

Originally Posted by NJ Brazen_3133

So in the more affluent areas, there are not many teenagers there?

On the Westside of the city of LA, not many teenagers.
"Family flight" is a major phenomenon on the Westside and in some parts of Central LA. Families prefer to live in non-LAUSD neighborhoods.
There are also a lot of kids from LAUSD neighborhoods using the charters. And, for those who can afford it, private schools.

[BRinSM]

I'm no LAUSD apologist, but Majoun's analysis seems to be a bit biased against the district. As for teenagers, there are only a small handful of high school programs that score well throughout the district. These schools are generally located in the san fernando valley, though there are magnet programs throughout the district where you might find an acceptable program. in the more affluent areas, people generally send their kids to private high schools.

[Taiko]

Originally Posted by NJ Brazen_3133

So in the more affluent areas, there are not many teenagers there?

That and folks who have spent over a million on real estate are likely to peel off thousands to send their kids to school

[erin_elise_]

Originally Posted by majoun

On the Westside of the city of LA, not many teenagers.
"Family flight" is a major phenomenon on the Westside and in some parts of Central LA. Families prefer to live in non-LAUSD neighborhoods.
There are also a lot of kids from LAUSD neighborhoods using the charters. And, for those who can afford it, private schools.

Family flight...wow...first time hearing that phrase before lol. Dang, the struggle is real. Lol smh

However, I have heard that pacific palisades high is a good high school now. It's a charter through LAUSD I believe.

[JohnG72]

Hi, all of LA City is LAUSD. There are very few truly middle class areas of city of LA. It's mostly poor, upper middle class, or wealthy. Many times the high schools in nice areas are entirely bused in students. The parents in those neighborhoods ALL send their kids to private schools.

For instance Westchester has been upper middle class for at least 15-20 years. Previously it was middle class. I would guess there's fewer than 50 kids attending westchester high from the neighborhood that is zoned to it. University High School near Holmby Hills...I would wager there are zero students from neighborhoods zoned to it.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by erin_elise_

Family flight...wow...first time hearing that phrase before lol. Dang, the struggle is real. Lol smh

However, I have heard that pacific palisades high is a good high school now. It's a charter through LAUSD I believe.

It is a charter, and it is attended by kids from throughout the district.

[erin_elise_]

Originally Posted by JohnG72

Hi, all of LA City is LAUSD. There are very few truly middle class areas of city of LA. It's mostly poor, upper middle class, or wealthy. Many times the high schools in nice areas are entirely bused in students. The parents in those neighborhoods ALL send their kids to private schools.

For instance Westchester has been upper middle class for at least 15-20 years. Previously it was middle class. I would guess there's fewer than 50 kids attending westchester high from the neighborhood that is zoned to it. University High School near Holmby Hills...I would wager there are zero students from neighborhoods zoned to it.

since there is so much "busing" going on, you would think that there are some schools that are underutilized. I have heard that each year, LAUSD losses students. I would think that some of these schools would start closing, if the losses became so deep.

we probably will not have to wait much longer for some change because there is a movement to make 50% of LAUSD schools charter. When LAUSD schools become "charter-ized" lol, the student body "suddenly" changes. Look at Pacific Palisades, Taft, Granada Hills High, El Camino high. Those are all charter schools within LAUSD, and their test scores and favor-ability have risen in past years. Palisades and Taft (at least in the 90s) were considered "bad" schools. Now they are decent or above decent schools. I would not be surprised to see more of this occurring.