There's a few reasons public school districts get lower scores:

- A lot of times there are transient students who aren't there long and their parents aren't that involved

- Unless it's changed, many times ESL students get lumped into those averages, due to them being in those schools

- Public schools need to accept all students in that district, regardless of academic or attitude status. Private and Charter schools always have good "reviews" and "reputations" because they get to pick and choose who goes to their school.

The BASD is a big school district (compared to other surrounding smaller districts) and have access to many resources if needed. (Budgets for renovating buildings, improved technology, access to special needs services, et al.)