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Best High Schools in El Segundo, CA

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3,069

Students

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5-star school

Top rankedEl Segundo High138^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Smallest classes

Da Vinci Communications 18.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

El Segundo has six high schools serving grades 9–12, including one continuation school, and their reported results show a wide range of academic performance. In 2024–25, ELA proficiency ranged from 12% at Da Vinci RISE High to 82% at El Segundo High; math ranged from 3% to 62%. The most important finding for families is that these schools offer markedly different academic profiles, so an area-wide average would hide substantial differences.

El Segundo High is the clearest academic standout, while Da Vinci Science leads the other Da Vinci schools with 2024–25 results. El Segundo reached 82% in ELA and 62% in math, respectively 34 and 24 percentage points above state results. Da Vinci Science scored 74% in ELA, 48% in math and 49% in science. At the other end, RISE scored 12% in ELA, 3% in math and 16% in science in 2024–25, below state rates in all three. In 2025–26, El Segundo again led RISE among schools with numeric results, by 62 percentage points in ELA, 64 in math and 54 in science. RISE also had a 42% graduation rate and 63% chronic absenteeism, compared with state rates of 88% and 18%; Arena High (Continuation) had 61% chronic absenteeism despite a 95% graduation rate.

Year-to-year changes varied by school and subject: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, El Segundo’s ELA fell 7 percentage points while math rose 8; RISE’s ELA rose 1 point and math 3, while science fell 8. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for El Segundo shifted from 98 of 2,159 in 2023–24 to 138 of 2,137 in 2025–26; Da Vinci Science moved from 78 of 2,170 in 2022–23 to 257 of 2,162 in 2024–25. The three similarly sized Da Vinci schools also differ in results despite similar student-teacher ratios: Science’s ratio was 19.2, compared with 18.1 at Da Vinci Communications and 19.4 at Da Vinci Design. Their 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 34%, 49% and 53%, respectively; these are contextual differences, not explanations for school results. Arena’s test scores are suppressed, so its test standing cannot be determined.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	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%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	13.6	1793^rd of 2137 public high schools	16.1%		17	1741^st of 2162 public high schools	19.5%	52		8.3	8.3	12.7	12.7	5.5	5.5	$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%)								(n/a)
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%)	92.8	138^th of 2137 public high schools	93.5%		94.8	99^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%	39	62.7		62.1	74.9	74.9	69.3	69.3	$22,515	$21,702	$813
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	738	493^rd
Lennox	2.43 mi	8	431^st
Inglewood	2.64 mi	37	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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