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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90033

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Schools

7,705

Students

Districts

Top rankedMath Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High239^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

First Street Elementary up 831 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Breed Street Elementary 15.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

This analysis covers 15 public schools in the Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles area (zip code 90033), including 10 elementary and 5 high schools, all serving a community with very high economic need.

The standout schools in the area are the selective magnet high schools, particularly the Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High and Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High, which achieve graduation rates near 100% and test scores well above others locally. Among elementary schools, First Street Elementary shows impressive recent improvement and has the highest test scores for its grade level. In contrast, schools like Boyle Heights Continuation and the comprehensive Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High face significant challenges with lower graduation and higher absenteeism rates.

Overall, elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified district generally perform below state averages, indicating a need for earlier academic support. There is no clear link between higher per-student spending and better performance, and chronic absenteeism is a strong indicator of a school's outcomes. The presence of both highly successful and deeply struggling schools within the same high-need community highlights how specific programs and student engagement can lead to very different results.

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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	Public, Charter	K-8	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Extera Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8300	236	12	19.5	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	226 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	4553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		17.7	5060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	507	8.0	7.7			7.8	36.8	29.0	16.0	40.7	40.0	15.4		28.3	42.1	19.4	24.0	11.1	14.6	5.1		17.0	84.4	84.4	93.8	87.5	84.4	93.8
Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		64.4	1860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	1626	24.4				24.4	40.7	36.8	40.0					39.4	33.3	34.2	26.7					31.4
Breed Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-4343	258	17	15.1	96.9%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	250 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.2	3397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.3	4089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	692	26.8				26.8	37.5	29.0	42.5	36.0				36.7	36.4	35.5	36.6	22.2				33.3							$67,984	$64,162	$3,822
Bridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	605 North Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0165	180	11	16.3	97.2%	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	170 (94.4%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	4107^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.7	4501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	394	31.4				31.4	14.3	17.2	40.0					25.9	13.6	24.1	34.3					25.6	78.4	91.9		86.5	86.5	89.2	$67,956	$64,230	$3,726
Evergreen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 Ganahl St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0415	492	25	19.6	95.3%	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	32.6	3755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		25.7	4309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	554	17.4				17.4	40.0	33.8	37.6	37.0				37.1	49.2	27.9	26.5	19.2				29.5	93.8						$44,784	$41,412	$3,372
First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2820 East First St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0138	349	16	21.8	94.6%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.5	2528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		37.1	3359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	831	14.8				14.8	80.4	37.0	34.0	51.7				51.6	73.2	39.1	24.1	34.5				43.0	91.4	95.1		93.8	93.8	95.1	$41,574	$38,056	$3,518
Murchison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Murchison St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0148	312	20	15.6	98.4%	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	294 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.8	2839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		35.7	3466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	627	26.9				26.9	65.8	32.7	43.4					45.7	55.3	20.0	37.7					36.2							$72,012	$66,888	$5,124
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	1,678	86	19.4	96.3%	41 (2.4%)	13 (0.8%)	1,617 (96.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	41.4	1227^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		43.4	1162^nd of 2159 public high schools	46.2%	65			9.8		9.6							44.7	44.7							29.8	29.8							$34,593	$31,906	$2,687
Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1942 East Second St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9401	226	13	17.3	98.2%	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.5%)	211 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	41.1	3146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		38.7	3256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	110	7.1				7.1	48.2	40.0	23.1	45.8				39.3	32.1	50.0	21.4	52.0				38.7							$52,232	$49,138	$3,094
Sheridan Street Elementary	Public	K-6	416 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9818	555	28	19.8	96.0%	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.4%)	524 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	30	3964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		25.4	4335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	371	15.1				15.1	40.0	32.3	40.3	33.3				36.6	37.3	24.3	23.3	22.7				27.0							$44,339	$40,254	$4,085
Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.6	4537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		20.8	4790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	253	13.8	28.3			22.7	20.0	19.4	34.5	41.5	30.2	53.2		34.0	22.5	26.7	37.9	12.2	18.9	34.0		24.6							$69,486	$66,050	$3,436
Boyle Heights Continuation	Public	9-12	544 South Mathews St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-8070	34	3	11.3	97.1%	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0																							$76,539	$71,102	$5,437
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1200 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-4400	1,497	73	20.4	81.2%	39 (2.6%)	26 (1.7%)	1,250 (83.5%)	137 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.9%)	82.1	380^th of 2162 public high schools	82.4%		89	251^st of 2159 public high schools	88.4%	129			40.7		40.7							75.1	75.1							43.6	43.6							$33,113	$30,738	$2,375
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Public	9-12	1200 Plaza Del Sol	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5400	694	40	17.5	94.5%	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	670 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44.8	1144^th of 2162 public high schools	47.1%		41.5	1206^th of 2159 public high schools	44.1%	62			19.5	0.0	17.6							44.2	44.2							29.0	29.0							$41,578	$38,624	$2,954
Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	534	29	18.1	90.3%	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (95.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	88.2	239^th of 2162 public high schools	88.9%		84.4	337^th of 2159 public high schools	84.4%	98			48.9		48.9							82.1	82.1							44.8	44.8							$28,397	$26,834	$1,563
Central Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	1605 Eastlake Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-4362	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 90033

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles	0.1 mi	741	493^rd
Monterey Park	3.16 mi	9	149^th
Commerce	3.49 mi	3	779^th
Alhambra	3.64 mi	11	190^th
Highland Park	4.03 mi	3	757^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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