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Best Public Schools in Santa Fe Springs, CA

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At a glance

Schools

3,597

Students

Districts

Top rankedSanta Fe High288^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Lakeview Elementary up 141 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lake Center Middle 19.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Santa Fe Springs has five schools—three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—with reported 2025–2026 results in English language arts (ELA), math and science; enrollments range from 260 to 1,865 students. Results vary by school and subject, but one school stands apart: Santa Fe High led this group in all three subjects.

Santa Fe High had 73% proficiency in ELA, 51% in math and 50% in science—23, 13 and 14 percentage points above state rates, respectively. The other schools show why it helps to compare subjects separately. Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary had the group’s lowest ELA result, 37%, 12 points below the state, yet its 43% science result was second-highest and 7 points above the state. Lake Center Middle had the lowest math result at 34%, about 4 points below the state, but exceeded the state in ELA and science. Jersey Avenue Elementary was lowest in science at 32%, while its ELA and math were close to state rates.

Across the five schools, unweighted average ELA and math results fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by about 1 and 4 percentage points, while science rose about 8 points; the latest averages remained above state rates by about 6 points in ELA, 2 in math and 5 in science. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for Santa Fe High rose from 79 to 87 over three years, while Rancho Santa Gertrudes fell from 70 to 48; these are rankings, not test-score percentages. As context, all five schools reported a free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025, ranging from 75% at Jersey Avenue to 87% at Rancho Santa Gertrudes; student-teacher ratios ranged from 19.3 at Lake Center to 24.1 at Santa Fe High. All-grades comparisons combine schools with different grade spans, and grade-level results can differ from a school’s overall pattern.

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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)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	260	13	20.0	75.4%	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	243 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	53.4	2415^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.5%		74.6	1395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%	1020	32.4				32.4	65.0	50.0	43.2					52.9	55.0	41.5	16.2					38.1	86%	0%	$19,326	$17,822	$1,504
Lake Center Middle	Public	6-8	10503 South Pioneer Blvd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-4977	708	37	19.3	80.1%	17 (2.4%)	12 (1.7%)	642 (90.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	61.7	893^rd of 2740 public middle schools	67.4%		63.3	821^st of 2761 public middle schools	70.3%	72		38.2			38.2				59.1	54.7	65.4		59.9				35.5	31.3	36.4		34.5			$17,264	$15,644	$1,620
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11500 East Joslin St.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8655	457	21	21.7	72.2%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (91.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	62.1	1979^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.0%		59	2120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%	141	39.8				39.8	45.3	57.6	62.7					55.9	48.4	42.4	39.8					43.2	≥ 98%		$16,072	$14,600	$1,472
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-5	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	307	14	21.9	86.6%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	294 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	43.5	3017^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.1%		46.5	2793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%	224	43.2				43.2	21.2	37.0	48.8					36.9	33.3	18.5	45.5					34.6	94%	0%	$31,836	$28,670	$3,166
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	10400 South Orr and Day Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,865	77	24.1	77.6%	95 (5.1%)	16 (0.9%)	1,699 (91.1%)	42 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	85.4	288^th of 2135 public high schools	86.5%		79.4	421^st of 2162 public high schools	80.5%	133			50.3		49.9							72.5	72.5							51.2	51.2			$24,603	$24,142	$461

Cities Near Santa Fe Springs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norwalk	0.56 mi	22	423^rd
Whittier	1.2 mi	44	311^th
Los Nietos	2.03 mi	1	250^th
Pico Rivera	2.23 mi	15	506^th
Downey	2.5 mi	23	321^st

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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.