Summary:
ZIP code 90027 has two Los Feliz Science/Technical/Engineer/Math/Medicine Magnet and Franklin Avenue Elementary, both K–5 schools in Los Angeles Unified. Their 2025–2026 results show an area with strong achievement overall compared with state results, but a wide divide between the two schools. The clearest finding is that Franklin leads Los Feliz in every all-grades subject, with the largest gap in science.
Franklin Avenue stands out at the top: 84% of students were proficient in ELA, 85% in math, and 76% in science in 2025–2026. Los Feliz had 55% proficiency in ELA, 51% in math, and 32% in science, leaving Franklin ahead by 29, 33, and 43 percentage points, respectively. Los Feliz nevertheless exceeded state results in ELA by 6 points and math by 13 points; its science result was 4 points below the state. Franklin also exceeded state results in all three subjects.
Results improved at Los Feliz from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in all three subjects: ELA rose 4 points, math 10, and science 9. Franklin’s math rose 7 points and science 3, while ELA slipped 1 point; the two-school average advantage over the state grew most in math, from 23 to 30 points. SchoolDigger ranks Franklin 87th of 5,804 schools, in the 99th percentile with 5 stars, and Los Feliz 1,822nd, in the 69th percentile with 3 stars. Context differs, too: in 2024–2025, Franklin’s student-teacher ratio was 24.1:1 versus 22.5:1 at Los Feliz, while free/reduced lunch eligible was 26% at Franklin and 81% at Los Feliz. These are observations, not explanations for achievement differences.
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