The South Bay’s Perfect Students
A South Bay student recently scored a perfect score on the SAT. Her name is Samantha Nishimura and she is only a Junior at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance. She is one of only 494 to reach perfection of the 1.7 million students across the country.
But Bishop (BMHS) is not the only school pulling high scores on the SAT. Some of the averages per school are as follows:
Average SAT Scores per school:
- North Torrance High 1506
- West Torrance High 1692
- South High 1657
- Redondo Union High was 1587
- Palos Verdes Peninsula High 1811
- Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach 1757
- Carson California Academy of Math and Science 1757
- Palos Verdes High 1751
- El Segundo High 1609
- Torrance High 1542
Here are the best in order as reported by the LA Times
Highest Average SAT Scores in Los Angeles County
1. Gretchen Whitney High (Cerritos) 1980 (83%)
2. San Marino High (San Marino) 1861 (78%)
3. Arcadia High (Arcadia) 1816 (76%)
4. La Canada High (La Canada) 1811 (75%)
5. Palos Verdes Peninsula High (Rolling Hills Estates) 1810 (75%)
6. South Pasadena Senior High (South Pasadena) 1773 (74%)
7. California Academy Of Mathematics And Science (Carson) 1757 (73%)
8. Mira Costa High (Manhattan Beach) 1757 (73%)
9. Palos Verdes High (Palos Verdes Estates) 1751 (73%)
10. Beverly Hills High (Beverly Hills) 1746 (73%)
11. Diamond Bar High (Diamond Bar) 1742 (73%)
12. Walnut High (Walnut) 1717 (72%)
13. Agoura High (Agoura) 1712 (71%)
14. Calabasas High (Calabasas) 1704 (71%)
15. Crescenta Valley High (La Crescenta) 1695 (71%)
16. Temple City High (Temple City) 1695 (71%)
17. West High (Torrance) 1692 (71%)
18. Academy Of The Canyons (Santa Clarita) 1675 (70%)
19. Cerritos High (Cerritos) 1672 (70%)
20. Granada Hills Charter High (Granada Hills) 1657 (69%)
21. South High (Torrance) 1657 (69%)
22. Malibu High (Malibu) 1655 (69%)
23. Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies (Los Angeles) 1647 (69%)
24. John A. Rowland High (Rowland Heights) 1643 (68%)
25. Santa Monica High (Santa Monica) 1633 (68%)
26. Palisades Charter High (Pacific Palisades) 1631 (68%)
27. Valencia High (Valencia) 1619 (67%)
28. Glen A. Wilson High (Hacienda Heights) 1616 (67%)
29. William S. Hart Senior High (Newhall) 1615 (67%)
30. West Ranch High (Valencia) 1613 (67%)
31. Mark Keppel High (Alhambra) 1610 (67%)
32. El Segundo High (El Segundo) 1609 (67%)
33. Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) (Lancaster) 1608 (67%)
34. L.A. County High School For The Arts (Los Angeles) 1595 (66%)
35. Claremont High (Claremont) 1594 (66%)
36. Redondo Union High (Redondo Beach) 1587 (66%)
37. Glendora High (Glendora) 1581 (66%)
38. Gabrielino High (San Gabriel) 1579 (66%)
39. Herbert Hoover High (Glendale) 1578 (66%)
40. Saugus High (Saugus) 1576 (66%)
41. El Camino Real Charter High (Woodland Hills) 1572 (66%)
42. Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy (Wilmington) 1572 (66%)
43. Van Nuys Senior High (Van Nuys) 1570 (65%)
44. Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies (Reseda) 1568 (65%)
45. Gorman Learning Center (Redlands) 1564 (65%)
46. Anderson W. Clark Magnet High (La Crescenta) 1563 (65%)
47. Glendale High (Glendale) 1560 (65%)
48. Burbank High (Burbank) 1549 (65%)
49. Champs – Charter Hs Of Arts-Multimedia & Performing (Van Nuys) 1546 (64%)
50. Torrance High (Torrance) 1542 (64%)
51. High Tech La (Van Nuys) 1541 (64%)
52. Bonita High (La Verne) 1536 (64%)
53. California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles (Simi Valley) 1536 (64%)
54. International Polytechnic High (Pomona) 1534 (64%)
55. Burroughs High (Burbank) 1530 (64%)
56. Quartz Hill High (Quartz Hill) 1528 (64%)
57. William Howard Taft Senior High (Woodland Hills) 1527 (64%)
58. Canyon High (Canyon Country) 1525 (64%)
59. San Gabriel High (San Gabriel) 1520 (63%)
60. Alhambra High (Alhambra) 1519 (63%)
61. South Hills High (West Covina) 1518 (63%)
62. North High (Torrance) 1506 (63%)
63. Culver City High (Culver City) 1502 (63%)
64. Grover Cleveland High (Reseda) 1501 (63%)
65. Vasquez High (Acton) 1500 (63%)
66. Golden Valley High (Santa Clarita) 1499 (62%)
67. La Mirada High (La Mirada) 1495 (62%)
68. North Hollywood Senior High (North Hollywood) 1494 (62%)
69. Polytechnic High (Long Beach) 1493 (62%)
70. La Serna High (Whittier) 1486 (62%)
71. Diamond Ranch High (Pomona) 1483 (62%)
72. Venice Senior High (Los Angeles) 1483 (62%)
73. Wilson High (Long Beach) 1474 (61%)
74. San Dimas High (San Dimas) 1469 (61%)
75. West Covina High (West Covina) 1460 (61%)
76. Marshall Fundamental (Pasadena) 1459 (61%)
77. Mayfair High (Lakewood) 1449 (60%)
78. Schurr High (Montebello) 1445 (60%)
79. Charter Oak High (Covina) 1444 (60%)
80. Rosemead High (Rosemead) 1441 (60%)
81. John Marshall Senior High (Los Angeles) 1439 (60%)
82. Arroyo High (El Monte) 1437 (60%)
83. Downey High (Downey) 1436 (60%)
84. Alexander Hamilton Senior High (Los Angeles) 1434 (60%)
85. Lakewood High (Lakewood) 1434 (60%)
86. Monrovia High (Monrovia) 1434 (60%)
87. Warren High (Downey) 1430 (60%)
88. Hawthorne Math And Science Academy (Hawthorne) 1428 (60%)
89. Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy (Los Angeles) 1427 (59%)
90. Richard Gahr High (Cerritos) 1426 (59%)
91. Ivy Academia (Woodland Hills) 1425 (59%)
92. Covina High (Covina) 1424 (59%)
93. Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High (Los Angeles) 1423 (59%)
94. Los Altos High (Hacienda Heights) 1417 (59%)
95. Highland High (Palmdale) 1416 (59%)
96. Port Of Los Angeles High (San Pedro) 1414 (59%)
97. Chatsworth Senior High (Chatsworth) 1411 (59%)
98. Pasadena High (Pasadena) 1409 (59%)
99. Bellflower High (Bellflower) 1408 (59%)
100. Verdugo Hills Senior High (Tujunga) 1408 (59%)
2. San Marino High (San Marino) 1861 (78%)
3. Arcadia High (Arcadia) 1816 (76%)
4. La Canada High (La Canada) 1811 (75%)
5. Palos Verdes Peninsula High (Rolling Hills Estates) 1810 (75%)
6. South Pasadena Senior High (South Pasadena) 1773 (74%)
7. California Academy Of Mathematics And Science (Carson) 1757 (73%)
8. Mira Costa High (Manhattan Beach) 1757 (73%)
9. Palos Verdes High (Palos Verdes Estates) 1751 (73%)
10. Beverly Hills High (Beverly Hills) 1746 (73%)
11. Diamond Bar High (Diamond Bar) 1742 (73%)
12. Walnut High (Walnut) 1717 (72%)
13. Agoura High (Agoura) 1712 (71%)
14. Calabasas High (Calabasas) 1704 (71%)
15. Crescenta Valley High (La Crescenta) 1695 (71%)
16. Temple City High (Temple City) 1695 (71%)
17. West High (Torrance) 1692 (71%)
18. Academy Of The Canyons (Santa Clarita) 1675 (70%)
19. Cerritos High (Cerritos) 1672 (70%)
20. Granada Hills Charter High (Granada Hills) 1657 (69%)
21. South High (Torrance) 1657 (69%)
22. Malibu High (Malibu) 1655 (69%)
23. Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies (Los Angeles) 1647 (69%)
24. John A. Rowland High (Rowland Heights) 1643 (68%)
25. Santa Monica High (Santa Monica) 1633 (68%)
26. Palisades Charter High (Pacific Palisades) 1631 (68%)
27. Valencia High (Valencia) 1619 (67%)
28. Glen A. Wilson High (Hacienda Heights) 1616 (67%)
29. William S. Hart Senior High (Newhall) 1615 (67%)
30. West Ranch High (Valencia) 1613 (67%)
31. Mark Keppel High (Alhambra) 1610 (67%)
32. El Segundo High (El Segundo) 1609 (67%)
33. Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) (Lancaster) 1608 (67%)
34. L.A. County High School For The Arts (Los Angeles) 1595 (66%)
35. Claremont High (Claremont) 1594 (66%)
36. Redondo Union High (Redondo Beach) 1587 (66%)
37. Glendora High (Glendora) 1581 (66%)
38. Gabrielino High (San Gabriel) 1579 (66%)
39. Herbert Hoover High (Glendale) 1578 (66%)
40. Saugus High (Saugus) 1576 (66%)
41. El Camino Real Charter High (Woodland Hills) 1572 (66%)
42. Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy (Wilmington) 1572 (66%)
43. Van Nuys Senior High (Van Nuys) 1570 (65%)
44. Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies (Reseda) 1568 (65%)
45. Gorman Learning Center (Redlands) 1564 (65%)
46. Anderson W. Clark Magnet High (La Crescenta) 1563 (65%)
47. Glendale High (Glendale) 1560 (65%)
48. Burbank High (Burbank) 1549 (65%)
49. Champs – Charter Hs Of Arts-Multimedia & Performing (Van Nuys) 1546 (64%)
50. Torrance High (Torrance) 1542 (64%)
51. High Tech La (Van Nuys) 1541 (64%)
52. Bonita High (La Verne) 1536 (64%)
53. California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles (Simi Valley) 1536 (64%)
54. International Polytechnic High (Pomona) 1534 (64%)
55. Burroughs High (Burbank) 1530 (64%)
56. Quartz Hill High (Quartz Hill) 1528 (64%)
57. William Howard Taft Senior High (Woodland Hills) 1527 (64%)
58. Canyon High (Canyon Country) 1525 (64%)
59. San Gabriel High (San Gabriel) 1520 (63%)
60. Alhambra High (Alhambra) 1519 (63%)
61. South Hills High (West Covina) 1518 (63%)
62. North High (Torrance) 1506 (63%)
63. Culver City High (Culver City) 1502 (63%)
64. Grover Cleveland High (Reseda) 1501 (63%)
65. Vasquez High (Acton) 1500 (63%)
66. Golden Valley High (Santa Clarita) 1499 (62%)
67. La Mirada High (La Mirada) 1495 (62%)
68. North Hollywood Senior High (North Hollywood) 1494 (62%)
69. Polytechnic High (Long Beach) 1493 (62%)
70. La Serna High (Whittier) 1486 (62%)
71. Diamond Ranch High (Pomona) 1483 (62%)
72. Venice Senior High (Los Angeles) 1483 (62%)
73. Wilson High (Long Beach) 1474 (61%)
74. San Dimas High (San Dimas) 1469 (61%)
75. West Covina High (West Covina) 1460 (61%)
76. Marshall Fundamental (Pasadena) 1459 (61%)
77. Mayfair High (Lakewood) 1449 (60%)
78. Schurr High (Montebello) 1445 (60%)
79. Charter Oak High (Covina) 1444 (60%)
80. Rosemead High (Rosemead) 1441 (60%)
81. John Marshall Senior High (Los Angeles) 1439 (60%)
82. Arroyo High (El Monte) 1437 (60%)
83. Downey High (Downey) 1436 (60%)
84. Alexander Hamilton Senior High (Los Angeles) 1434 (60%)
85. Lakewood High (Lakewood) 1434 (60%)
86. Monrovia High (Monrovia) 1434 (60%)
87. Warren High (Downey) 1430 (60%)
88. Hawthorne Math And Science Academy (Hawthorne) 1428 (60%)
89. Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy (Los Angeles) 1427 (59%)
90. Richard Gahr High (Cerritos) 1426 (59%)
91. Ivy Academia (Woodland Hills) 1425 (59%)
92. Covina High (Covina) 1424 (59%)
93. Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High (Los Angeles) 1423 (59%)
94. Los Altos High (Hacienda Heights) 1417 (59%)
95. Highland High (Palmdale) 1416 (59%)
96. Port Of Los Angeles High (San Pedro) 1414 (59%)
97. Chatsworth Senior High (Chatsworth) 1411 (59%)
98. Pasadena High (Pasadena) 1409 (59%)
99. Bellflower High (Bellflower) 1408 (59%)
100. Verdugo Hills Senior High (Tujunga) 1408 (59%)