Best Public Schools in Stevenson Ranch, CA

Stevenson Ranch, California, has three schools: two elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 6 and one junior high serving grades 7–8. In 2025–2026, all three schools were above California results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, with school-to-state advantages ranging from 22 to 46 percentage points. Overall, the area’s results are strong compared with the state, and Stevenson Ranch Elementary is the clearest all-subject standout.

Stevenson Ranch Elementary led in all three subjects, with 91% proficiency in ELA, 85% in math, and 71% in science; its results were 10, 14, and 9 points above the average of the other two schools, respectively. Pico Canyon Elementary generally fell between the other schools, at 81% in ELA, 74% in math, and 66% in science. Rancho Pico Junior High had the lowest all-grades results—80% in ELA, 67% in math, and 58% in science—but remained above state results. The widest school-to-school spread was in math, at 17 points. In same-grade elementary comparisons, Stevenson Ranch led Pico Canyon in every reported grade; the largest gap was grade 5 math, at 76% versus 62%, a 14-point difference.

Recent trends are mixed: science proficiency fell at all three schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, by 4 points at Pico Canyon, 3 at Rancho Pico, and 2 at Stevenson Ranch, while the state rose 3 points. The average school advantage in science narrowed by 6 points. SchoolDigger ranked Stevenson Ranch 41st of 5,804 schools (99th percentile), Pico Canyon 328th (94th percentile), and Rancho Pico 164th (94th percentile) in 2025–2026. Other differences offer context, not explanations: 2024–2025 student–teacher ratios ranged from 23.5 at Rancho Pico to 28.2 at Stevenson Ranch, and free/reduced lunch eligible rates that year ranged from 13% at Rancho Pico to 35% at Pico Canyon. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was below the state’s 18% at each school: 4% at Stevenson Ranch, 8% at Pico Canyon, and 8% at Rancho Pico. All-grades results cover different grade spans at the elementary and junior high schools, and test-score trends are available for only two school years.