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17000 Haynes Street
Van Nuys, California 91406
Phone: 818.881.1580
Email Contact: dlasiter@lausd.k12.ca.us
School Web Site: http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Birmingham_HS/
Related Broadcast: January 29, 2002
Comments re: Contacting the School:
Visits are always welcome at Birmingham High School. Formal tours are conducted on Fridays at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM, but please contact Birmingham if you need other accommodations.
Description:
Staff and students at Birmingham Senior High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District have begun the slow and difficult process of improving student achievement for all students. An extremely large comprehensive high school, Birmingham faces many challenges. One of the strategies the administration at Birmingham uses to overcome these challenges is finding ways to split the school up into smaller communities for both students and staff. The desired level of absolute achievement for all students has yet to be reached, but the achievement gap is beginning to close. The Birmingham community is seeing the greatest gains with traditionally underserved groups. Over the last two years at Birmingham, the scores of African American and Latino students have increased significantly. more »
Data:
Demographic Profile
Grades Served: 9-12
Enrollment: 3379
English Learners: 20%
Ethnic Makeup: 57% Latino, 10% African American, 25% White, not Hispanic, 4% Filipino, 3% Asian
Free or Reduced-price Meals: 41%
Academic Performance Index (API)
The API is California’s system of measuring school progress. Schools receive both an overall score and separate scores for any numerically significant ethnic or socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroup.
1999 Overall Score: 552
2000 Overall Score: 560 (rose by 8)
2001 Overall Score: 586 (rose by 26, exceeding growth target of 12 set by the state)
2000 API Growth for Latino Students: 20
2000 API Growth for African American Students: 37
2001 API Growth for Latino Students: 37
2001 API Growth for African American Students: 24
API Subgroup Scores
Latino
African American
White |
1999
482
520
672 |
2000
502
557
659 |
2001
539
581
675 |
Birmingham Quasi-Cohort Data (PDF format)
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