Summary:
ZIP code 90017 has three K–5 elementary schools: Esperanza Elementary, N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts, and Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS). In the latest year with results for all three, 2024–2025, every school was below the state average in ELA, math, and science. The schools’ average results were 35% in ELA, 30% in math, and 17% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 37%, and 33%. The most important shared finding is that science and ELA are the largest gaps from the state, while math is closest.
N.E.W. Academy led the 2024–2025 comparison in ELA, at 43%, and math, at 34%; its ELA result was 13 percentage points above the average of the other two schools, and its math result was 6 points higher. Esperanza led in science, at 20%, about 4 points above the other schools’ average. GLAYS had the lowest results in all three subjects: 27% in ELA, 24% in math, and 15% in science. The spread between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools was 16 points in ELA, 10 in math, and 5 in science, so school differences were greatest in ELA.
Among the two schools with 2025–2026 results, GLAYS improved from the prior year by 5 points in ELA, 10 in math, and 9 in science; Esperanza’s ELA and math results each fell by about 1 point, while science rose by 3. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 statewide rankings also placed N.E.W. Academy highest, at the 44th percentile, followed by Esperanza at the 33rd and GLAYS at the 19th; in 2025–2026, GLAYS ranked at the 35th percentile and Esperanza at the 29th. The schools’ 2024–2025 student–teacher ratios ranged from 20.4 at GLAYS to 23.1 at N.E.W. Academy, and all three reported 96% to 98% of students as free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025. These are contextual figures, not explanations for test results. N.E.W. Academy has no 2025–2026 scores, so comparisons for that year include only Esperanza and GLAYS.
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