Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 90026 include 21 schools—10 elementary, two middle, and nine high schools, including schools with broader grade spans—and results vary widely from one school to another. Among the 11 schools with all-grades results in both years, the 2025–2026 results ranged from 9% to 83% in English language arts (ELA), 11% to 65% in math, and 6% to 55% in science. The most important finding for families is that a ZIP-code-wide picture can hide sharply different school experiences: some schools score above state levels across subjects, while others are far below.
Downtown Business High stands out among high schools in its latest reported year, with 83% proficiency in ELA, 65% in math, and 55% in science—about 34, 27, and 19 points above state results. Its 97% graduation rate also topped the state’s 88%. Micheltorena Street Elementary led the 2025–2026 schools in math at 65.1%, just ahead of Downtown’s 65.0%, and scored 70% in ELA and 47% in science. At the other end, Harris Newmark Continuation had 9% ELA, 11% math, and 6% science proficiency, plus a 48% graduation rate. In 2024–2025, Alliance Ted K. Tajima High led that year’s reported schools in ELA and science, with 86% and 54%.
Across the same 11 schools, average math proficiency rose 4 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, compared with a 1-point state increase; ELA rose 2 points, while science rose 1 point against a 3-point state increase. The average science result was 8 points below the state in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranked Downtown in the 93rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026 and Alliance in the 85th percentile in 2024–2025. Other school details do not show a simple pattern: Downtown’s student–teacher ratio was 17.9, while New Village Girls Academy had a 10.6 ratio but lower 2024–2025 results. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were about 40% at both Micheltorena and Elysian Heights Elementary School Arts Magnet, while Alliance’s was 98%; these are observations, not explanations for test results.
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