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Westmore High principal highlights gains in literacy, lower suspensions and new student supports
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Westmore High School Principal Victor Zao told the Jefferson Union High School District board that 66% of students met or exceeded state standards in English language arts, math proficiency is about 38%, and the school has reduced suspensions this year while expanding mentoring, flex interventions and food supports.
Victor Zao, principal of Westmore High School, told the Jefferson Union High School District board that the school’s theme for the year is “here at Westmore, we look out for one another,” and he framed recent test-score and climate changes around that approach.
Zao said Westmore’s 2025 CAASPP results show about 66% of students at or above state standards in English language arts and roughly 38% at or above standard in mathematics. He also presented internal grade data showing an increase to about 7,100 A/B/C grades recorded across the first two grading periods this year, up from roughly 6,500–6,600…
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