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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90003

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Schools

11,882

Students

Districts

Top rankedAlliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High444^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

KIPP Empower Academy up 1,460 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mervyn M. Dymally High 14.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 90003 include 18 schools—10 elementary, four middle, and four high schools—serving students from elementary through high school. All 18 have 2024–2025 results, but only 12 have 2025–2026 results, so the latest comparisons cover those 12 rather than the whole group. Their average results were 36% in ELA, 29% in math, and 19% in science, all below state averages of 49%, 38%, and 36%. The most important takeaway is that results vary substantially from school to school: among the 12 with latest-year results, the gaps between highest and lowest scores were 38 points in ELA, 43 in math, and 27 in science.

Several schools stand out in different subjects and years. In 2024–2025, Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High was the only listed school above the state in both ELA and science, scoring 75% and 46%; SchoolDigger ranked it in the 80th statewide percentile and gave it four stars. In 2025–2026, Sixty-First Street Elementary led math at 50%, 12 points above the state, while Mervyn M. Dymally High led ELA at 57%, 7 points above the state. Charles W. Barrett Elementary had the highest science result, 33%, but remained 3 points below the state. At the low end, John Hope Continuation had the lowest math and science results, at 7% and 6%; its graduation rate was 57%, versus 88% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 89%, versus 18%.

Average scores improved among the 12 schools with results in both years: ELA rose 5 points, math 3, and science 4 from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. The average state gap narrowed in ELA and math and narrowed only slightly in science; individual schools differed, with Dymally’s ELA rising 17 points and Barrett’s science rising 19. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings also rose for Sixty-First Street Elementary (31 to 57) and Dymally (25 to 46), though rankings are not proficiency scores. Income measures are context, not explanations: in 2024–2025, Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High reported 96% free/reduced lunch eligible and KIPP Empower Academy reported 77%, yet both had comparatively strong results in particular subjects.

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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
Watts Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-5	310 West 95th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-9900	368	13	28.3	—	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40.8	3181^st of 5817 public elementary schools	45.3%		42.1	3060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	121	33.9				33.9	32.2	35.1	39.0					35.4	47.5	40.4	30.5					39.4	97%	0%	$21,701	$744	$20,957
KIPP Academy of Opportunity	Public, Charter	5-8	8500 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-0125	466	20	23.7	83.0%	1 (0.2%)	185 (39.7%)	269 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	21.9	2131^st of 2740 public middle schools	22.2%		21.7	2160^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%	29	17.4	23.9			20.5			20.0	28.2	27.6	31.5		26.7			19.3	21.5	17.1	19.3		19.2			$21,517	$1,496	$20,021
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4800	400	16	25.0	—	2 (0.5%)	65 (16.3%)	332 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.5	2062^nd of 2740 public middle schools	24.7%		27.9	1901^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%	161		17.9			17.9				34.6	31.9	30.3		31.6				37.7	19.9	17.1		21.3			$18,667	$768	$17,899
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-8	9719 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 451-3009	486	18	26.5	94.4%	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	461 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	57	999^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.5%		45.7	1305^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%	306		39.2			39.2				43.9	41.0	61.0		48.4				35.4	41.6	42.2		39.7			$19,973	$1,371	$18,602
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 South Broadway	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-6125	616	29	20.9	96.1%	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	603 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.5	444^th of 2135 public high schools	79.2%		79	425^th of 2162 public high schools	80.3%	19			45.6		45.6							68.6	68.6							42.3	42.3			$20,622	$1,247	$19,375
KIPP Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	8466 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-2279	588	27	21.7	76.7%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	65.9	1789^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.2%		39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%	1460						42.3	43.9						43.1	64.8	63.2						63.9	94%	0%	$25,364	$1,711	$23,653
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Public	6-8	155 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1800	843	49	17.2	97.6%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.0%)	723 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	22.8	2091^st of 2740 public middle schools	23.7%		18.5	2289^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.1%	198		19.3			19.3				33.3	30.8	31.0		31.0				28.6	19.4	21.7		20.8			$26,661	$2,893	$23,768
John C. Fremont Senior High	Public	9-12	7676 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1200	1,889	99	19.0	97.5%	33 (1.7%)	134 (7.1%)	1,691 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	41.9	1219^th of 2135 public high schools	42.9%		27.3	1548^th of 2162 public high schools	28.4%	329			24.4		24.0							46.0	46.0							22.3	22.3			$23,227	$2,564	$20,663
John Hope Continuation	Public	9-12	7840 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1292	87	4	21.3	96.6%	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.7%)	79 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1793^rd of 2135 public high schools	16.0%		8.7	2081^st of 2162 public high schools	3.7%	288			6.3		5.6							18.6	18.6							7.0	7.0			$25,946	$3,495	$22,451
Charles W. Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	419 West 98th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1419	473	24	20.1	—	3 (0.6%)	90 (19.0%)	366 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	34.1	3660^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.1%		20.6	4774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	1114	32.9				32.9	24.7	27.6	44.7					32.9	32.9	32.9	31.8					32.5	94%	0%	$35,555	$4,073	$31,482
Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	772	41	18.8	97.5%	6 (0.8%)	103 (13.3%)	626 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	33.9	3675^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.8%		30.3	3933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%	258	18.1				18.1	29.4	39.1	30.4	32.5				33.1	39.3	44.1	35.1	17.1				36.9	93%	0%	$27,397	$3,227	$24,170
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	804	40	20.1	—	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	12.1	5467^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.0%		15	5263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%	204	10.2				10.2	16.8	16.3	22.0					18.3	22.7	19.5	15.3					19.2	82%	0%	$28,981	$3,356	$25,625
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	31.3	3883^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.2%		36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%	400	17.4				17.4	26.7	36.6	37.0	36.9				34.5	34.8	38.6	26.5	27.2				31.7	91%	0%	$29,845	$3,515	$26,330
Sixty-First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6020 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1138	541	28	19.3	—	7 (1.3%)	52 (9.6%)	460 (85.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	52	2495^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.1%		47.6	2729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%	234	19.1				19.1	26.2	51.2	38.8	62.2				43.0	50.8	50.6	38.8	70.3				50.4	94%	0%	$32,369	$3,383	$28,986
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	649	29	22.3	97.8%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.3%)	580 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	48.6	2686^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.8%		48.9	2648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%	38	21.6				21.6	46.9	41.2	32.2	54.1				43.1	45.7	53.1	23.0	52.7				43.5	92%	0%	$27,147	$3,211	$23,936
South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	825	39	21.1	97.8%	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.8%)	702 (85.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	26.1	4302^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	26.0%		19.8	4839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%	537	18.6				18.6	24.2	19.3	35.0	43.4				30.3	31.2	23.9	22.9	32.1				27.5	87%	0%	$24,760	$3,010	$21,750
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary	Public	K-6	8919 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2960	669	33	20.2	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	36	3501^st of 5817 public elementary schools	39.8%		34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%	121	21.6				21.6	41.3	27.6	43.6	48.8				39.2	42.5	19.5	29.4	40.9				31.6	98%	0%	$25,165	$3,221	$21,944
Mervyn M. Dymally High	Public	9-12	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4600	654	44	14.8	—	6 (0.9%)	124 (19.0%)	516 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	44.8	1149^th of 2135 public high schools	46.2%		31	1473^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%	324			19.3		18.4							56.6	56.6							22.1	22.1			$31,889	$3,256	$28,633

Cities Near Zip Code 90003

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles	0.39 mi	738	462^nd
Huntington Park	2.41 mi	38	483^rd
Walnut Park	2.41 mi	5	630^th
South Gate	2.5 mi	31	440^th
Inglewood	2.67 mi	37	585^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.