MAGNOLIA SCIENCE ACADEMY-3 RANKED “MOST CHALLENGING” CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN LAUSD
Five of Magnolia’s six schools recognized in new Washington Post report on nation’s most challenging high schools.
May 11, 2017 Contact:
Thalia Velazquez
Magnolia
Public Schools
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MAGNOLIA SCIENCE
ACADEMY-3 RANKED “MOST CHALLENGING” CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN LAUSD
Five of Magnolia’s six schools recognized in new Washington Post report on nation’s most challenging high schools.
Los
Angeles – Magnolia Science Academy (MSA)-3 in Carson is the #1
challenging public charter high school in Los Angeles Unified, the 7th most
challenging public high school in the district and the 67th most
challenging high school in California (public or private), according to the
Washington Post’s 2017 “America’s
Most Challenging High Schools” list. MSA-Carson is part of the
high-achieving network of Magnolia Public Schools, which operates 10 schools in
Southern California with a focus on providing a rigorous STEAM academic
program.
Five of Magnolia’s six high schools made the list of
more than 2,300 high schools nationwide. Three of those five Magnolia schools –
MSAs Carson, Santa Ana and Venice–made the list for the first time.
“By
challenging our students, we are bringing out the best in them and helping them
realize their full potential,” said Magnolia CEO Caprice Young. “We’re proud and
excited to see more Magnolia schools than ever recognized among the most
challenging high schools in the nation.”
“It’s
an honor to be recognized for providing a rigorous academic experience that
will not only prepare our students to be accepted to college, but to complete
college ready to pursue fulfilling professional careers or higher education,”
Young added.
The Washington Post recognition comes on the
heels of U.S. News & World Report naming MSA-Reseda the 14th
highest-performing high school in California—making it the top charter high
school in LA Unified. MSA-1 was ranked in the top 6 percent of U.S. high
schools.
Each year, more than 94 percent of Magnolia
seniors are accepted to college and among Magnolia’s graduates, 98 percent
complete high school meeting UC/CSU required courses. The Reseda school was 14th among
all Los Angeles high schools for its UC acceptance rate—with 30 percent of its
seniors being accepted to UC schools.
The Washington Post’s “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” ranks
schools through an index formula that’s a ratio of the number of Advanced
Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate
of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of
seniors who graduated that year.
About Magnolia Public Schools
Magnolia Public Schools is a high-performing
network of 10 public charter schools Southern California that provides a
college preparatory educational program emphasizing science, technology,
engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Magnolia’s mission is to prepare students
to succeed in college through a rigorous academic program while reinforcing
core values through character development classes that cultivate respect for
self and others. Magnolia’s vision is to create scientific thinkers who
contribute to the global community as socially responsible and educated members
of society. www.magnoliapublicschools.org
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