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Best Public Schools in Reseda, CA

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At a glance

Schools

11,539

Students

Districts

Top rankedGrover Cleveland Charter High485^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Blythe Street Elementary up 1,321 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center 7.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Reseda, California, is served by 21 public schools within the Los Angeles Unified and several smaller charter districts, offering education from kindergarten through 12th grade, including elementary, middle, high, and specialized alternative programs.

Parents will find a mix of strong performers and schools facing significant challenges. Standout schools include Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, an alternative charter with a near-perfect 99% graduation rate, and Grover Cleveland Charter High, a large comprehensive school with strong academic scores. In contrast, continuation and virtual schools like Zane Grey Continuation and the Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities struggle with very low graduation and high absenteeism rates.

Elementary schools are relatively consistent, while James Jordan Middle is a bright spot with excellent attendance. A key takeaway is that charter schools in the area, such as those in the Magnolia Science Academy 5 District, often outperform traditional schools, and high chronic absenteeism is a common challenge linked to poorer outcomes, suggesting school model and student engagement are critical factors for success.

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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
Magnolia Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-0507	746	39	19.1	86.2%	29 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	661 (88.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	52.7	974^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%		57.5	823^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.9%	151		16.9	30.1		21.6				22.1	34.5	34.4	54.8	34.4				22.8	25.2	24.0	19.7	23.3
Magnolia Science Academy 5	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 705-5676	218	13	16.3	78.4%	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.8%)	183 (83.9%)	15 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	63	740^th of 2162 public high schools	65.8%		71.4	546^th of 2159 public high schools	74.7%	194		25.0		31.3	27.5				46.3	58.6	50.0	62.5	53.4				61.0	55.2	50.0	20.8	49.2							$46,375	$43,982	$2,393
James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25.0	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	62.6	839^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.6%		66.4	754^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	85		38.6			38.6				48.4	58.2	57.9		54.7				29.7	43.8	38.6		37.2
John R. Wooden High	Public	9-12	18741 Elkwood St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-0203	91	5	16.7	98.9%	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	85 (93.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	11.6	1935^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		18.9	1721^st of 2159 public high schools	20.3%	214			5.6	0.0	3.3							17.9	17.9							0.0	0.0							$42,909	$40,754	$2,155
Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	326	14	23.2	90.5%	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	263 (80.7%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.2	4845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	155	13.0				13.0	34.5	19.2	31.0					28.6	34.4	24.0	10.9					24.2							$47,674	$44,810	$2,864
Blythe Street Elementary	Public	K-5	18730 Blythe St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-4066	323	15	21.5	99.7%	17 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	270 (83.6%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	46.2	2815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		27.7	4136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	1321	37.5				37.5	47.8	21.1	44.4					36.5	52.1	33.9	38.8					40.9							$65,964	$61,332	$4,632
Cantara Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17950 Cantara St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5191	357	19	18.7	94.4%	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	281 (78.7%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	57	2213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		39.8	3185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	972	26.6				26.6	41.3	59.6	43.6					47.5	53.9	55.6	40.6					49.7							$44,983	$42,590	$2,393
Grover Cleveland Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	8140 Vanalden Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-2300	2,719	120	22.5	71.5%	454 (16.7%)	83 (3.1%)	1,734 (63.8%)	302 (11.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	141 (5.2%)	75.6	485^th of 2162 public high schools	77.6%		76.8	461^st of 2159 public high schools	78.6%	24			39.8	7.1	37.7							65.4	65.4							40.5	40.5							$30,962	$28,880	$2,082
Zane Grey Continuation	Public	9-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3769	77	5	15.2	98.7%	8 (10.4%)	5 (6.5%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	1869^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		13.2	1881^st of 2159 public high schools	12.9%	12			6.3		9.1							10.7	10.7							8.0	8.0							$56,517	$52,964	$3,553
Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center	Public	12	8218 Vanalden Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-1646	164	18	9.2	79.3%	32 (19.5%)	7 (4.3%)	112 (68.3%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Melvin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Melvin Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-7171	379	20	18.9	91.0%	14 (3.7%)	10 (2.6%)	299 (78.9%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	39.6	3252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		38.8	3252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%		17.7				17.7	45.8	39.0	38.7					41.1	42.4	44.1	22.6					36.1	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2		$43,935	$41,544	$2,391
Reseda Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 Amigo Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1312	378	19	19.8	87.8%	26 (6.9%)	11 (2.9%)	298 (78.8%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	59.5	2090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		41.8	3078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	988	25.0				25.0	48.2	60.4	50.0					52.6	60.7	52.1	29.2					48.0	95.2	98.1		96.2	97.1	98.1	$40,662	$37,650	$3,012
Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,339	76	17.6	88.3%	171 (12.8%)	44 (3.3%)	1,002 (74.8%)	87 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.2%)	45.4	1134^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		48.9	1026^th of 2159 public high schools	52.5%	108		24.1	21.9	14.3	22.0				37.8	41.5	33.3	46.8	42.3				25.0	25.3	24.6	23.8	24.4							$42,692	$39,808	$2,884
Shirley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6183	410	21	19.5	92.4%	38 (9.3%)	5 (1.2%)	323 (78.8%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	54.9	2315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		34	3602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	1287	30.0				30.0	47.1	31.8	62.3					48.6	56.3	31.1	40.0					44.3							$41,196	$38,854	$2,342
Vanalden Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19019 Delano St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5131	369	20	18.4	88.1%	61 (16.5%)	9 (2.4%)	275 (74.5%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	32.2	3781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		44.4	2898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	883	15.6				15.6	36.5	43.1	28.8					36.1	33.3	34.4	28.1					31.8	95.9	95.9		95.9	95.9	96.9	$50,517	$47,506	$3,011
Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	18141 Valerio St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4762	306	15	20.4	94.1%	25 (8.2%)	7 (2.3%)	244 (79.7%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	54.7	2325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		59.9	2068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	257	28.8				28.8	42.1	54.6	48.5					47.4	39.7	54.3	47.7					46.2							$45,378	$42,888	$2,490
Sven Lokrantz Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	19451 Wyandotte St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-8980	63	7	9.5	69.8%	16 (25.4%)	3 (4.8%)	33 (52.4%)	6 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Newcastle Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8795	299	15	19.9	90.6%	26 (8.7%)	8 (2.7%)	242 (80.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.7	2416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	33.3				33.3	31.3	53.6	55.3					46.5	28.0	47.3	45.2					40.1	95.5			95.5			$49,737	$46,692	$3,045
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center	Public	11-12	19034 Gault St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-5341	142	19	7.5	57.0%	41 (28.9%)	11 (7.7%)	70 (49.3%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public, Alternative	4-12	18605 Erwin St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5600	1,712	73	23.3	57.6%	637 (37.2%)	61 (3.6%)	613 (35.8%)	269 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	129 (7.5%)								(n/a)	57.9	44.6	43.6		48.3		62.8	65.1	79.8	71.9	66.1	72.5	70.3		59.8	53.2	62.5	53.3	50.6	49.5	54.3							$30,076	$28,406	$1,670
Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(747) 316-2533	665	31	21.6	86.0%	59 (8.9%)	66 (9.9%)	497 (74.7%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)								(n/a)	33.3	32.4	31.6	33.3	32.4	30.0	40.5	34.2	38.2	40.5	32.4	60.3	39.4	26.7	22.2	30.0	34.7	40.7	26.9	42.9	32.6							$28,909	$27,512	$1,397

Cities Near Reseda

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Van Nuys	0.7 mi	29	544^th
Lake Balboa	1.46 mi	13	390^th
Northridge	1.51 mi	18	206^th
Winnetka	1.65 mi	6	596^th
Tarzana	1.73 mi	5	178^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.