Summary:
Zip code 90042 has 13 schools in Los Angeles Unified: 10 elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools. The average reported results are close to California’s in ELA (49% versus 49%), and somewhat higher in math (41% versus 38%) and science (37% versus 36%). But results vary widely: the gap between the highest and lowest reported school scores is 43 percentage points in ELA, 36 in math and 44 in science. The most important finding is that a school’s results differ far more from other schools in the area than the area averages suggest.
Richard Riordan Primary Center leads the reported all-grades results, with 68% proficient in ELA, 60% in math and 64% in science; SchoolDigger places it in the 82nd percentile and gives it four stars. Arroyo Seco Museum Science also stands out, with 65% in ELA, 58% in math and 53% in science; its grades 6–8 ELA results range from 81% to 83%. At the lower end, Annandale Elementary has 24% in both ELA and math, while Yorkdale Elementary has the lowest reported science result, 19%. The top-to-bottom gaps are substantial in each subject, and some schools also have exceptions by grade.
Recent trends offer another useful distinction: Garvanza Elementary gained 10 percentage points in ELA and 15 in math over two years, while San Pascual Elementary gained 12 in ELA and 6 in math. By contrast, Bushnell Way Elementary fell 13 points in ELA, 7 in math and 18 in science. Among high schools, Benjamin Franklin Senior High has a 96% graduation rate, compared with 88% statewide; Highland Park Continuation has a 59% rate and 85% chronic absenteeism. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures are 74% at Arroyo Seco, 76% at San Pascual and 88% at Monte Vista Street Elementary; these are observations, not explanations for results. All-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like because schools serve different grade spans.
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