Academic Achievement Awards

 

U.S. News and World:  2014 List of America’s Best High Schools – Pt. Loma High School ranked in Top 2% Nationally:  U.S. News and American Institutes for Research analyzed 31,242 public high schools in 49 states and District of Columbia; including 2,026 high schools in California.  Pt. Loma High School received a Gold Medal, ranking # 473 nationally and #101 in California.  The rankings methodology is based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college-bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators.

 

U.S. News and World:  2013 List of America’s Best High Schools - Pt. Loma High School ranked in Top 3% Nationally:  U.S. News and American Institutes for Research analyzed 21,035 public high schools in 49 states and District of Columbia.  PLHS received a Silver Medal, ranking #513 nationally and #96 in California.

U.S. News and World:  2012 List of America’s Best High Schools – Pt. Loma High School ranked in Top 5% Nationally:  U.S. News and American Institutes for Research analyzed 21,776 public high schools in 49 states and District of Columbia.  PLHS received a Silver Medal, ranking #744 nationally and #137 in California.  PLHS’s Academic Performance Index was 757, and College Readiness Index was 37.7 (exceeds the SDUSD average index of 34).

California Business for Education Excellence Foundation Awards:  Barnard Elementary School, Correia Middle School, Loma Portal Elementary School, Ocean Beach Elementary School, and Point Loma High School  were named 2014 Star Schools.  Silver Gate Elementary and Sunset View Elementary Schools were named 2013 Scholar Schools. (the list for 2014 is not available yet)  The Honor Roll includes public elementary, middle, and high schools that have been recognized by California’s business community for demonstrating consistent high student academic achievement and making significant progress toward closing achievement gaps among all students.  CBEE has identified a common set of success factors in higher performing honor roll schools and districts. These include high expectations for all students; ongoing collaboration among teachers to improve practice; targeted use of data to pinpoint challenges and monitor progress; continual intervention for struggling students; and mastery of content knowledge and pedagogical practices.  “Star Schools” are those with significant populations of socio-economically disadvantaged students that have shown a significant increase in grade-level proficiency and achievement gap reduction over four years.  “Scholar Schools” are schools that are showing significant academic achievement levels, but do not have a significant socio-economically disadvantaged student population.

Star School Award Winners in previous years:

 

2013   Barnard Elementary School, Correia Middle School, and Ocean Beach Elementary School

2012   Barnard Elementary School, Loma Portal Elementary School, Correia Middle School, and Point Loma High School

2011   Ocean Beach Elementary School

2010   Barnard Elementary School and Ocean Beach Elementary School

2009   Ocean Beach Elementary School

 

Scholar School Award Winners in previous years:

2013   Silver Gate Elementary School and Sunset View Elementary School

2012   Silver Gate Elementary School and Sunset View Elementary School

2011   Silver Gate Elementary School and Sunset View Elementary School

2010   Silver Gate Elementary School and Sunset View Elementary School

2009   Silver Gate Elementary School and Sunset View Elementary School

 

Title I Academic Achievement Awards:  Barnard Elementary School  has been selected for a 2013/14 Title I Academic Achievement Award.  To meet the criteria for this distinction, a school must demonstrate that all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California's academic content standards.  Additionally, the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged students must have doubled the achievement targets set for them for two consecutive years.  "These award recipients prove that with hard work and high expectations, students can overcome challenges and achieve academic success," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. "By working together, administrators, teachers, staff, students, and parents have raised student achievement and narrowed the achievement gap. I congratulate these schools and everyone who worked hard to make them deserving of this significant award."

Title I Academic Achievement Award Winners in previous years:

 

2010/11   Barnard Elementary School and Ocean Beach Elementary School

2009/10   Ocean Beach Elementary School

2008/9     Dewey Elementary School and Ocean Beach Elementary School 

2007/8     Dewey Elementary School

2006/7     Loma Portal Elementary School

2005/6     Dewey Elementary School and Ocean Beach Elementary School

California Distinguished Schools:  Barnard Elementary School (2010), Loma Portal Elementary School (2010), Ocean Beach Elementary School (2008), Silver Gate Elementary School (2006), Correia Middle School (1999), Point Loma High School (1988), and Sunset View Elementary School (1987) have been selected California Distinguished Schools.  The criteria for school selection are designed to reflect the consensus of the education community regarding what constitutes a quality education program by incorporating the major themes of state and national policies and research related to effective schools.  This means each school has met the eligibility criteria, including designated federal and state accountability measures based on No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and Academic Performance Index (API) requirements.