This section presents an overview of how geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping can be used to visually examine and analyze characteristics of schools and school districts in the State of California.

Boundary files used to display these maps were developed by Proximity using the Census Bureau TIGER/Line files. The school and school district statistical data have been derived from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (CCD) 1998-99 data files. The CCD data files provide data on all public schools and school districts in the US based on data reported by schools, districts, and states. CCD data used here were collected New York school districts by the California Department of Education. Proximity address-matched the school level file and added latitude-longitude coordinates to each school record (this process has been applied to all of the Nation's 94,000 public schools by Proximity). Use of the latitude-longitude coordinate enables the mapping software to superimpose the school locations on the maps.

School district maps and boundary files may be viewed for other states by connecting to the School District Map Resources page.

Contents:

  • View a Profile of a Selected School in Los Angeles County
  • State of California School Districts (by county)
  • State of California School Districts
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Special Education Students Thematic Map -- LA County Unified Districts
  • Los Angeles County Schools Dot Density Map
  • Beverly Hills Unified School District
  • Beverly Hills High School
  • Los Angeles Unified & Beverly Hills Unified Charter Schools
  • Los Angeles Unified & Beverly Hills Unified Magnet Schools
  • Profile of Hawthorne Elementary School in BHUSD

Profile of a Selected School in Los Angeles County [go to top]

The panel at the left shows a tabular profile of Hawthorne Elementary School. Hawthorne is located in Beverly Hills Unified School District in Los Angeles County. The map at the right is a zoom into Los Angeles County. Red icons depict locations of schools. A line designates the specific location of Hawthorne.

California School Districts (by county) [go to top]

California School Districts [go to top]

Los Angeles Unified School District [go to top]
(magenta depicts unified districts in LA County; yellow depicts LA Unified)

LA County School Districts [go to top]
Special Education Students in Unified Districts in LA County
... legend shows color codes associated with number of special education students by district.

LA County School Districts [go to top]
Special Education Students as a Percent of Total Students

Beverly Hills Unified [go to top]
LA County unified districts depicted in magenta,
... except Beverly Hills Unified depicted in yellow toward center.
connect to BHUSD web site

Beverly Hills High School [go to top]
connect to BHHS web site

Charter Schools
Los Angeles Unified & Beverly Hills Unified Public Schools (red and yellow icons) [go to top]
... yellow icons depict charter schools.

Magnet Schools
Los Angeles Unified & Beverly Hills Unified Public Schools (red and yellow icons) [go to top]
... yellow icons depict magnet schools.

Hawthorne Elementary School in Beverly Hills Unified
Tabular profile view of one school [go to top]
(image shown below is the same as the one at the top of this section)