Has the physical development of students suffered in order to fulfill requirements of the federally mandated No Child Left Behind project?

    There are probably various reasons for low scores on the fitness test.

The School District’s physical education program may need to be reviewed. They may have to find a remedy for resolving the notion that our children are losing their overall fitness.

 

                             Percentage Passing All 6 State Fitness Tests 

  

                                GRADE 5      GRADE 7      GRADE 9

Culver City                 18.2              15.7                 19.5

El Segundo               47.6              66.1                 46.1

Hawthorne                24.4              15                    22.1

Hermosa Beach      32.8             47.2                   n/a

Inglewood                 16.8             11.1                  17.1

Lawndale                  21.7             38.8                   n/a

Manhattan Beach    60.8             31.5                  46.3

Palos Verdes           42.7             57.4                  47.4

Redondo Beach      44.9             46.6                  31.5

Torrance                   35                 39.2                  37.4