Summary:
La Verne, California, is served by six public schools—four elementary and two high schools, with no standalone middle schools—educating over 4,300 students, primarily within the highly-ranked Bonita Unified district.
The standout academic leaders are Bonita High, a top-ranked high school with a near-perfect graduation rate, and Oak Mesa Elementary, the highest-performing elementary school with excellent test scores and the lowest chronic absenteeism. Among the elementary schools, performance varies, with J. Marion Roynon Elementary having lower test scores compared to its peers like La Verne Heights Elementary and Grace Miller Elementary.
The educational landscape includes a unique alternative school, Afflerbaugh-Paige Camp, operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education. It serves a small, high-need population with very high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, but its academic outcomes and structure are not comparable to the traditional district schools. Overall, Bonita Unified schools perform well above state averages, though a notable dip in high school science proficiency at Bonita High is an area for attention.
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