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Tri‑Cities survey shows higher sense of belonging in Hermosa schools; district to retake survey in January
Summary
The Beach Cities Tri‑District survey presented Dec. 11 shows gains in students’ sense of belonging and trusted adult connections in Hermosa Beach schools, with variations by grade and lower scores on interactions with diverse peers; the district plans a post test in January and to correlate results with state surveys.
District staff presented results from the first Beach Cities Tri‑District (Beach Cities) survey at the Dec. 11 meeting, reporting increases in students’ sense of belonging and trusted adult connections since earlier Panorama survey administrations.
Staff said the Tri‑District instrument — developed through a Beach Cities advisory group to replace Panorama locally — was piloted in the fall and will be readministered in January to measure change. Hermosa schools reported 92.1% of responding students said they would recommend their school to a friend. Staff described overall upward trends for sense of belonging and the presence of trusted adults on campus, but they also identified areas for attention.
Grade‑level breakdowns show differences: fifth graders reported relatively strong connections to adults, while third graders recorded lower scores on feeling treated fairly by students (about 69.1%). Sixth graders reported the highest positive response on being treated fairly by students (about 88.6%). On inclusion and diversity, staff noted lower scores for opportunities to interact with students from diverse racial, ethnic or cultural backgrounds — a result the presenter said likely reflects district demographics. The presenter cited district demographics from the California Dashboard (White 59.2%; Hispanic 12.4%) when contextualizing those findings.
The presentation recommended next steps: principals and leadership teams will review the results to identify causes and interventions; the district will continue collaboration with the Beach Cities Health District to develop programming; and the Tri‑District survey will be compared with the California Healthy Kids Survey results in spring.
Nut graf The Tri‑Cities fall survey shows encouraging gains in belonging and adult connections in Hermosa Beach schools, while revealing grade‑level variation and limits to cross‑cultural interaction consistent with the district’s demographic makeup. The district will retest in January and use the data to shape school‑level and district programming.
Ending Staff offered to provide raw/open‑ended responses to trustees on request and said further analysis — including grade‑matched comparisons across Beach Cities districts that exclude high school grades — is planned for the next update.
