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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90043

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At a glance

Schools

6,535

Students

Districts

Top rankedICEF Vista Middle Academy413^th of 2,740 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Angeles Mesa Elementary up 929 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet 13.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

ZIP code 90043 has 17 schools: eight elementary, three middle, five high schools and one alternative school, with enrollment ranging from 25 to 998 students. Reported all-grades results vary widely: in 2024–2025, school scores ranged from 27% to 63% in English language arts (ELA), 17% to 59% in math and 12% to 34% in science; in 2025–2026, ranges were 18% to 50% in ELA, 17% to 41% in math and 8% to 43% in science. The clearest takeaway is that achievement differs substantially by school and subject, so there is no single performance profile for the ZIP code.

ICEF Vista Middle Academy led the 2024–2025 middle-school results, with 62% proficient in ELA and 59% in math, respectively 13 and 21 percentage points above state rates. ICEF Vista Elementary Academy also stood out, posting 63% in ELA and 52% in math—15 points above state rates in each—though its science result was below the state. At the lower end that year, Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy had the lowest ELA and math results among the nine schools, at 27% and 17%. In 2025–2026, Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary was above state rates in all three subjects: 50% in ELA, 39% in math and 42% in science. Computer Science Virtual Academy was above state rates in math and science but below in ELA; YES Academy had the lowest reported ELA, while Crenshaw STEM had the lowest math.

Across seven schools with results in both years, science improved the most on average, rising 9 percentage points; six schools improved in that subject. ELA rose 2 points on average, while math rose 1 point but fell slightly farther behind the state because the state rate increased more. Gains were not uniform: Fifty-Fourth Street gained 24 points in science, but its math score dropped 6 points. Similar reported low-income measures also coincide with sharply different results: in 2024–2025, ICEF Vista Middle Academy reported 96% free/reduced lunch eligible and an 18.0 student-teacher ratio, while Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy reported 95% and a 20.6 ratio; Vista’s ELA and math results were much higher. These measures are context, not explanations. Reporting varies by year and grade span, and Whitney Young Continuation enrolled just 25 students, so interpret its scores cautiously.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	28.4	1892^nd of 2740 public middle schools	30.9%		20.1	2219^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.6%	327		15.8			15.8				40.0	42.8	30.9		38.3				21.8	22.9	20.9		21.9			$19,842	$1,298	$18,544
ICEF View Park Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	5701 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6975	313	17	18.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (89.8%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	54.6	929^th of 2135 public high schools	56.5%		43.6	1177^th of 2162 public high schools	45.6%	248				32.9	32.9							50.0	50.0							18.2	18.2			$22,358	$2,179	$20,179
ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5311 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6960	411	15	28.3	—	2 (0.5%)	363 (88.3%)	36 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24.9	4397^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.6	4083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%	314	24.7				24.7	35.5	29.7	47.4					37.9	16.1	16.4	11.7					14.6	≥ 98%		$21,417	$2,449	$18,968
ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	194	11	18.0	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	83	413^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.9%		76	562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%	149		41.0			41.0				54.4	69.9	70.5		65.5				56.1	60.3	70.5		62.3			$19,460	$3,186	$16,274
Today's Fresh Start-Compton	Public, Charter	K-8	4476 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Today's Fresh Start-Compton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-9826	374	22	16.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	194 (51.9%)	166 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	50.1	2608^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.2%		47.1	2754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%	146	44.8	35.0			39.1	41.9	38.0	51.7	51.7	26.5	32.5		38.6	41.9	40.0	44.8	24.1	24.0	50.0		37.1	89%	0%	$29,521	$1,895	$27,626
Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	5356 South Fifth Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 596-2290	998	46	21.4	95.9%	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.5%)	890 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	44.1	1165^th of 2135 public high schools	45.4%		61.6	777^th of 2162 public high schools	64.1%	388		24.1	27.0		25.2				24.6	40.0	32.2	47.5	36.5				21.2	29.1	34.8	21.8	26.9			$21,952	$1,254	$20,698
Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 905-1210	525	29	17.8	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	94 (17.9%)	424 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	51	1016^th of 2135 public high schools	52.4%		38	1309^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%	293			37.7		37.4							48.1	48.1							21.1	21.1			$20,483	$1,043	$19,440
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5311 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6970	256	8	31.6	—	1 (0.4%)	232 (90.6%)	22 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	1310^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.2%		40.3	1487^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.1%	177		19.2			19.2				45.8	44.6	51.3		47.3				36.1	25.7	39.7		33.9			$18,726	$2,300	$16,426
ICEF Vista Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Elementary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6400	270	13	20.7	—	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	253 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.9	1176^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.8%		67.2	1734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%	558	44.2				44.2	65.9	68.0	67.3					67.1	58.5	52.0	55.8					55.2	≥ 95%		$20,638	$2,711	$17,927
Angeles Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5103	297	17	17.4	95.6%	8 (2.7%)	82 (27.6%)	186 (62.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	32	3817^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.4%		20.9	4746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%	929	29.0				29.0	34.0	33.3	35.5					34.2	31.4	25.0	38.7					31.4	80%	0%	$33,704	$3,411	$30,293
Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet	Public	9-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-7800	503	37	13.5	90.7%	9 (1.8%)	295 (58.6%)	174 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	26.9	1546^th of 2135 public high schools	27.6%		32.1	1447^th of 2162 public high schools	33.1%	99			21.9		20.0							24.0	24.0							16.8	16.8			$39,339	$3,986	$35,353
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 South Eileen Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5275	209	13	16.0	94.7%	1 (0.5%)	107 (51.2%)	56 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (21.5%)	53.9	2390^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.9%		50.2	2583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%	193	41.7				41.7	35.7	54.2	66.7					50.0	35.7	47.9	29.2					39.5	90%	0%	$40,884	$5,944	$34,940
Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5939 Second Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5118	202	12	16.8	93.1%	2 (1.0%)	44 (21.8%)	140 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.9%)	35.2	3565^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.7%		33.5	3682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%	117	18.9				18.9	48.2	34.1	27.0					35.2	48.2	43.2	18.9					36.1	90%	0%	$42,681	$4,296	$38,385
YES Academy	Public	K-5	3140 Hyde Park Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-4992	462	22	21.0	97.0%	2 (0.4%)	134 (29.0%)	287 (62.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	14.1	5302^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	8.9%		14.3	5330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%	28	14.1				14.1	10.9	16.5	25.0					17.7	26.6	19.1	20.8					21.8	95%	0%	$34,910	$4,072	$30,838
Whitney Young Continuation	Public	9-12	3051 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-3258	25	2	12.1	—	0 (0.0%)	12 (48.0%)	11 (44.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					8.3																			$51,654	$2,471	$49,183
Windsor Hills Math Science	Public	K-5	5215 Overdale Dr.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-6251	332	17	20.1	84.9%	3 (0.9%)	238 (71.7%)	36 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.7%)	21	4723^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	18.8%		19.6	4865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%	142	14.8				14.8	25.0	27.3	34.4					29.7	25.0	21.2	24.6					23.9	95%	0%	$31,949	$3,865	$28,084
Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	765	35	22.1	81.2%	71 (9.3%)	94 (12.3%)	525 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)								(n/a)	26.9	37.2	57.8		42.7	35.7	20.0	40.0	48.2	53.5	33.3	52.1	41.6	35.7	23.3	16.0	34.6	50.0	40.7	58.9	41.4			$18,947	$1,698	$17,249

Cities Near Zip Code 90043

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles	0.26 mi	738	462^nd
Inglewood	1.07 mi	37	585^th
Culver City	3.21 mi	12	170^th
Lennox	3.45 mi	8	442^nd
Hawthorne	4.42 mi	32	377^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.