Glendale Unified

Glendale Unified includes 31 schools—20 elementary, four middle, five high and two alternative—serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–26, the average school scored above state results in all three subjects: 59% in ELA versus 49% statewide, 53% in math versus 38%, and 47% in science versus 36%. But school results varied sharply, from 0% to 86% in ELA, 0% to 83% in math and 0% to 78% in science. The most important takeaway is that the district-wide averages hide major differences between schools.

Monte Vista Elementary leads in ELA and math, with 86% and 83% proficient; those results are 37 and 45 points above state levels. Its scores also exceed the average of the other reporting schools by 27 points in ELA and 31 in math. Valley View Elementary leads in science at 78%—42 points above the state—and Rosemont Middle follows at 75%. Among regular schools, John Marshall Elementary is lowest in ELA and science, at 35% and 21%, respectively, while Cerritos Elementary is lowest in math at 26%. Each is below the state by 14 to 15 points in its lowest subjects. Allan F. Daily High (Continuation) reported 0% in all three subjects.

Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the average school’s ELA result dipped about 1 point, math rose about 1 point and science rose 3 points; the area’s gaps with the state shifted only slightly. Individual changes were larger: science rose 26 points at La Crescenta Elementary, while ELA fell 12 points at Horace Mann Elementary. SchoolDigger ranks the district 215th of 968, at the 78th percentile, with four stars. Contextual measures also differ: in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 41% at Abraham Lincoln Elementary and 63% at Cerritos; the schools enrolled similar numbers of students, yet Lincoln’s ELA, math and science scores were substantially higher. These measures describe school context, not the cause of results.