Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90004

Summary:

The 90004 zip code in central Los Angeles contains 15 public schools serving approximately 7,023 students, including 11 elementary schools, one middle school, and three high schools, with the vast majority operated by the Los Angeles Unified district.

Academic performance varies widely, with Third Street Elementary standing out as a top performer in the 99th percentile statewide, while other elementary schools like Everest Value face significant challenges. The three charter high schools—Camino Nuevo High #2, Central City Value, and Rise Kohyang High—generally show stronger rankings than the sole traditional Virgil Middle school.

Key findings show no clear link between higher per-student spending and better outcomes, and chronic absenteeism is strongly correlated with lower test scores. High schools in the area show a consistent pattern of solid English proficiency but weaker math performance, while science scores are the lowest subject across all grade levels.

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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 (2024)
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
Rise Kohyang High	Public, Charter	9-12	111 South Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 284-2553	470	25	18.6	89.4%	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	339 (72.1%)	103 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71.2	574^th of 2162 public high schools	73.5%		73.3	517^th of 2159 public high schools	76.1%	57				34.3	33.0							63.5	63.5							27.8	27.8							$21,509	$1,136	$20,373
Camino Nuevo High #2	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo High #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5566	512	28	18.4	98.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	502 (98.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	755^th of 2162 public high schools	65.1%		67.1	615^th of 2159 public high schools	71.5%	140				24.3	24.3							62.6	62.6							24.6	24.6							$21,256	$1,835	$19,421
Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	380	16	23.7	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	358 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19.2	4901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		42.9	3006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	1895	10.7	1.9			5.0	17.7	20.7	28.6	38.6	50.0	30.6		33.2	19.4	20.0	6.9	21.1	42.9	26.4		24.4							$22,522	$2,609	$19,913
Central City Value	Public, Charter	9-12	221 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Central City Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 471-4686	477	23	20.3	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (95.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	67.6	646^th of 2162 public high schools	70.1%		79.2	423^rd of 2159 public high schools	80.4%	223			33.3	4.8	26.1							68.2	68.2							33.6	33.6							$20,333	$2,376	$17,957
Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4211 Oakwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 660-1936	502	26	19.3	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (91.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.1	2207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		45.4	2836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	629	18.1				18.1	53.1	48.2	36.8					46.3	66.7	60.0	36.1					54.4	96.0	97.6	98.4	96.8	97.6	98.4	$25,703	$5,069	$20,634
Cahuenga Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 386-6303	355	21	16.9	86.8%	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	219 (61.7%)	107 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	61.7	1981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		56.6	2206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	225	34.0				34.0	50.8	51.8	45.3					49.4	57.1	53.6	39.6					50.6	92.5			93.8	96.3		$24,763	$4,722	$20,041
Commonwealth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 South Commonwealth Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 384-2546	504	26	19.3	88.7%	26 (5.2%)	14 (2.8%)	370 (73.4%)	72 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	42.1	3061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		58.1	2142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	919	28.1				28.1	27.1	50.0	43.2					39.9	33.3	40.2	37.1					36.8	94.0			96.0		98.0	$24,513	$5,066	$19,447
Dayton Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	607 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-3308	214	12	17.8	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	193 (90.2%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	2562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		59.6	2083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	479	9.3				9.3	51.2	57.1	46.5					51.3	54.8	57.1	18.6					42.5	94.2						$33,208	$5,975	$27,233
Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	201 South June St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-8337	717	31	23.1	51.2%	197 (27.5%)	19 (2.6%)	75 (10.5%)	331 (46.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	98.6	30^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.7	36^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	80.2				80.2	83.9	90.5	88.1					87.4	90.2	92.5	88.1					90.3	94.5	95.7	98.2	95.1	95.7	95.1	$18,086	$2,578	$15,508
Van Ness Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	501 North Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0992	189	12	16.4	83.1%	15 (7.9%)	6 (3.2%)	144 (76.2%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	37.3	3393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		51.4	2481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	912	14.3				14.3	22.9	53.9	19.1					31.7	38.9	46.2	38.1					41.0							$42,338	$6,119	$36,219
Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 North Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	975	59	16.5	96.0%	20 (2.1%)	24 (2.5%)	778 (79.8%)	134 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	51	1158^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.1%		50.5	1156^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	2		19.4			19.4				43.1	43.1	43.9		43.4				48.7	45.1	30.9		41.5							$22,028	$4,062	$17,966
Harvard Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 953-4540	249	16	15.5	95.2%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	214 (85.9%)	22 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	36.1	3476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		44.4	2902^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	574	26.5				26.5	31.0	30.2	41.2					33.6	29.6	41.9	38.2					36.4							$31,398	$6,053	$25,345
Frank del Olmo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 427-7200	456	21	21.7	97.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (88.6%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	41.2	3136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		34.2	3593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	457	23.9				23.9	27.8	41.1	53.7					40.6	32.5	41.5	34.7					36.6	94.9	96.3		97.8	97.8	97.8	$25,383	$4,991	$20,392
Charles H. Kim Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Oxford Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-5600	483	27	17.8	93.4%	17 (3.5%)	20 (4.1%)	242 (50.1%)	191 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	78.5	1215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.8	1253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	38	45.0				45.0	57.8	53.9	70.0					60.1	61.5	56.9	66.7					61.5							$22,646	$5,171	$17,475
Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Council St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-8775	551	24	22.9	92.7%	19 (3.4%)	29 (5.3%)	309 (56.1%)	141 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	78.3	1231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		70.7	1566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	335	43.0				43.0	62.4	55.2	61.2					59.4	70.9	61.0	54.0					61.5							$19,604	$3,930	$15,674

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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.

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