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								LAUSD places 9 schools among top 25 in county ‘Challenge Index’ Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews took an in-depth look at Los Angeles County this month when he applied his Challenge Index rankings and came up with a list of the top 75 private and public schools. The results may surprise some, as Mathews noted that only six schools on the list are private, and... By Craig Clough | September 26, 2014