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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90023

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Schools

7,685

Students

Districts

Top rankedKIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory395^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

KIPP Promesa Prep up 1,597 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 90023 zip code in Los Angeles contains 18 schools serving a high-poverty community, including 12 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools, all with significant economic need and a mix of traditional Los Angeles Unified and charter district schools.

Parents will find a varied educational landscape where some schools excel despite the area's challenges. The standout performers are charter schools, particularly KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory (the top-ranked middle school) and KIPP Promesa Prep (the top elementary school), which achieve strong test scores and have low chronic absenteeism. Traditional public schools like Soto Street Elementary also perform well, showing success is possible across different models. Schools needing the most improvement include Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory and Lorena Street Elementary.

Key insights show that higher spending per student does not guarantee better results, and attendance is strongly linked to achievement. Math and science are consistent challenge areas, especially in high schools like Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High. Recent trends are positive, with several schools, including Hollenbeck Middle and Soto Street Elementary, showing significant improvement in their rankings over recent years.

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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 (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/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
Extera Public School No. 2	Public, Charter	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Extera Public School No. 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-7045	121	5	24.2	97.5%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.4	3928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		35.9	3441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	487	22.2				22.2	40.0	24.0	38.9					33.3	30.0	15.4	44.4					28.1
KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1263 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-4125	518	23	22.4	74.1%	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	496 (95.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33.2	3700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		27	4201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	501	27.3	22.2			24.6	32.7	44.3	31.5	36.5	38.3	44.4		38.3	32.0	45.2	14.6	17.5	21.3	27.0		26.3
KIPP Promesa Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	1241 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Promesa Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6400	495	22	22.1	86.1%	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	480 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	76.6	1306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		44.3	2903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	1597						54.4	55.9						55.2	67.8	58.3						62.9	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	2810 Whittier Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-7737	529	20	26.5	76.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	395^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.7%		84.1	394^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	1	52.2	54.0			53.1			50.8	55.2	72.1	71.0		62.0			34.8	45.5	57.4	59.7		49.0
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles	Public, Charter	9-12	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 304-7077	141	12	11.3	97.2%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	135 (95.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	1277^th of 2162 public high schools	40.9%		46.8	1082^nd of 2159 public high schools	49.9%	195				18.8	18.8							32.4	32.4							18.2	18.2
Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1114 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-1259	515	28	18.4	95.5%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	41	1239^th of 2162 public high schools	42.7%		50.3	991^st of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	248			22.4		22.2							48.7	48.7							15.0	15.0
KIPP Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-8	4240 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8000	476	20	23.6	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	467 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.7	1594^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		32.9	1708^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.6%	114	33.7	42.4			38.4			42.0	35.2	33.6	44.9		38.8			34.7	21.6	18.6	21.2		23.6
Christopher Dena Elementary	Public	K-6	1314 Dacotah St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9222	313	16	19.5	94.9%	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	297 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.1	3787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		38.4	3279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	508	11.1				11.1	30.8	26.5	36.5	41.9				34.0	38.5	30.6	34.9	30.2				33.5	93.9			93.9			$63,594	$59,656	$3,938
Eastman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0456	545	27	20.1	96.3%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	539 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24.8	4426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		14	5390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	964	13.3				13.3	27.8	28.9	37.1					31.2	28.9	26.5	26.7					27.4	96.1		98.5		96.9		$45,601	$42,094	$3,507
Euclid Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	806 Euclid Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6792	578	30	19.2	89.8%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	48.7	2666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		31.2	3840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	1174	22.6				22.6	45.0	47.8	41.5					44.6	51.0	46.7	31.4					42.8	96.9				97.6		$40,664	$37,360	$3,304
Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	2510 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3000	927	52	17.6	96.0%	17 (1.8%)	9 (1.0%)	890 (96.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		42.6	1381^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.4%	143		24.0			24.0				39.8	38.3	44.2		41.2				37.9	35.8	40.7		38.3							$40,040	$37,108	$2,932
Lorena Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-1128	383	21	18.2	99.7%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22	4677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		15.7	5238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	561	12.3				12.3	32.8	22.0	24.7					26.8	39.4	24.0	16.9					26.7	95.2				95.2		$49,420	$45,516	$3,904
Rowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	600 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-7191	598	29	20.6	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	576 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	27.4	4179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		29.5	3965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	214	19.2				19.2	34.0	32.1	32.7					32.9	29.9	24.5	28.6					27.7	95.8	97.5		96.6	98.3	97.5	$43,605	$40,426	$3,179
Soto Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6513	186	12	15.4	87.1%	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	59.3	2098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		45.2	2847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	749	30.0				30.0	41.7	64.3	43.3	59.3				50.5	58.3	60.0	36.7	39.3				46.4							$83,712	$79,056	$4,656
Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Public	6-8	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6400	792	43	18.6	96.2%	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	774 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.1	1999^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		28.2	1894^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	105		16.2			16.2				31.8	38.3	34.0		34.6				12.4	23.6	16.6		17.4							$43,070	$40,074	$2,996
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	2821 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6744	385	21	18.3	97.4%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	374 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	32.8	3744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.5	3810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	66	10.4				10.4	29.3	20.9	33.3	51.0				34.0	51.7	15.9	29.2	26.9				32.2	92.9	97.1	97.1	94.3	95.7	95.7	$54,708	$51,460	$3,248
Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center	Public	K-2	2750 East Hostetter St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-0270	86	4	21.5	98.8%	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$94,828	$89,548	$5,280
Amanecer Primary Center	Public	K-2	832 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-6494	97	5	19.4	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	89 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)								(n/a)																												$74,918	$70,236	$4,682

Cities Near Zip Code 90023

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles	0.12 mi	741	493^rd
Commerce	2.04 mi	3	779^th
Maywood	2.45 mi	7	366^th
Huntington Park	2.78 mi	38	519^th
Monterey Park	2.95 mi	9	149^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.

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