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Best Public Schools in El Segundo, CA

At a glance

Schools

5,267

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEl Segundo Middle151^st of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Da Vinci RISE High up 79 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Da Vinci Communications 18.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

El Segundo, California, is served by nine public schools across four districts, educating approximately 4,800 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, with a notable mix of traditional district schools and specialized charter high schools.

The schools within the El Segundo Unified district—El Segundo High, El Segundo Middle, Center Street Elementary, and Richmond Street Elementary—consistently rank among the top in the state, with high graduation rates, low chronic absenteeism, and test scores well above California averages.

Performance varies more among the charter schools, with Da Vinci Science also performing strongly, while Da Vinci RISE High faces significant challenges with attendance and graduation rates; Arena High (Continuation) shows a unique profile with a perfect graduation rate despite serving at-risk students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Da Vinci Communications	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Communications District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	550	30	18.1	49.1%	55 (10.0%)	111 (20.2%)	314 (57.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.9%)	60.5	809^th of 2162 public high schools	62.6%		68.4	590^th of 2159 public high schools	72.7%	219			36.6		35.7							54.3	54.3							25.6	25.6
Da Vinci Design	Public, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Design District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	536	28	19.4	52.8%	40 (7.5%)	95 (17.7%)	347 (64.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	49.1	1058^th of 2162 public high schools	51.1%		45.7	1109^th of 2159 public high schools	48.6%	51			23.5		22.8							52.0	52.0							23.2	23.2
Da Vinci RISE High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci RISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	167	5	31.8	89.8%	4 (2.4%)	49 (29.3%)	100 (59.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	17	1741^st of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		15	1820^th of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	79			7.7	20.0	16.3							12.2	12.2							2.6	2.6							$39,578	$37,354	$2,224
Da Vinci Science	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Science District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	552	29	19.2	34.2%	71 (12.9%)	44 (8.0%)	319 (57.8%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (10.1%)	87.4	257^th of 2162 public high schools	88.1%		93	156^th of 2159 public high schools	92.8%	101			49.3		49.3							74.3	74.3							47.8	47.8
Center Street Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2676	797	33	24.5	12.8%	331 (41.5%)	17 (2.1%)	204 (25.6%)	98 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	144 (18.1%)	91	607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		95.2	327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	280	65.0				65.0	67.4	64.0	80.0					70.9	75.8	65.0	73.6					71.0	96.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$19,197	$17,784	$1,413
El Segundo High	Public	9-12	640 Main St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2661	1,232	53	23.3	12.7%	571 (46.3%)	64 (5.2%)	309 (25.1%)	95 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	185 (15.0%)	94.8	99^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		95.7	98^th of 2159 public high schools	95.5%	1												82.4	82.4							61.6	61.6							$22,515	$21,702	$813
El Segundo Middle	Public	6-8	332 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2690	804	35	22.8	10.3%	346 (43.0%)	25 (3.1%)	178 (22.1%)	98 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (19.4%)	95.2	151^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		92.4	218^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	67		57.8			57.8				75.3	79.4	81.8		78.9				66.3	71.6	72.3		70.2							$18,135	$17,032	$1,103
Richmond Street Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Richmond St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 606-6831	597	24	25.4	10.1%	270 (45.2%)	14 (2.3%)	167 (28.0%)	41 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	103 (17.3%)	94.9	340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.5	382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	42	70.5				70.5	68.4	78.9	79.8					75.8	74.5	86.7	79.1					79.9	98.2			98.2			$21,161	$19,698	$1,463
Arena High (Continuation)	Public, Virtual	9-12	630 Arena St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 615-2650	32	2	16.0	28.1%	15 (46.9%)	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)																												$40,764	$40,496	$268

Cities Near El Segundo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hawthorne	1.77 mi	32	416^th
Manhattan Beach	2.07 mi	8	12^th
Los Angeles	2.38 mi	741	493^rd
Lennox	2.43 mi	8	431^st
Inglewood	2.64 mi	41	613^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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