Beverly Hills Unified School District placed ninth in California for annual math proficiency gains, the only Los Angeles County district in the state's top 10.

The ranking comes from an EdSource analysis of California Department of Education data, prepared by analyst Yuxuan Xie. Among districts with at least 500 students tested, BHUSD's share of students meeting or exceeding math standards rose from 62.8% in 2024-25 to 68.7% in 2025-26, a jump of 5.9 percentage points, according to the Beverly Hills Standard, which first reported the local ranking.

That 68.7% rate sits more than 30 percentage points above California's overall math proficiency of 38.35%. BHUSD also posted the highest current math proficiency among all 10 districts on EdSource's top-gains chart, the Standard reported.

The numbers reflect a longer trend. In an Oct. 14 academic update, the district reported that math proficiency climbed from 57.74% in 2024 to 68.72% in 2026, a two-year gain of nearly 11 percentage points. Science proficiency rose from 42.68% to 56.44% over the same period. Every BHUSD school, including El Rodeo Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, Beverly Vista Middle School and Beverly Hills High School, posted higher results in all three subjects in 2026 compared to 2025.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dustin Seemann presented those results at the Oct. 13 board meeting. The district's press release listed district-funded AP examinations, SAT School Day and elementary tutoring among student supports. The Beverly Hills Standard's review of the presentation also identified High Impact Tutoring, curriculum alignment, teacher training and a newly launched ninth-grade AI course among the district's instructional initiatives.

The statewide data puts BHUSD's position in context. EdSource found that only about 21% of California districts had a majority of students meeting standards in both English and math in 2025-26, up slightly from 20% the prior year. About 65% of districts with at least 500 tested students improved in math. Scores statewide remain below pre-pandemic levels, and the gap between the highest- and lowest-poverty districts stood at 46 percentage points in math.

BHUSD cleared the majority threshold in both subjects. Roughly three-quarters of tested students reached English proficiency and more than two-thirds reached math proficiency, according to the Standard.

In the district's Oct. 14 press release, Board President Judy Manouchehri said, "Our responsibility is to present the facts clearly, recognize the achievement, and keep raising expectations for every student."

BHUSD's math gain also exceeded those of nearby Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, Culver City Unified and Los Angeles Unified, and the district recorded the highest current math proficiency rate among those four districts, the Standard reported.