Summary:
ZIP code 90245 has two K–5 elementary schools, Center Street Elementary and Richmond Street Elementary, both in El Segundo Unified. In 2025–2026, both schools were well above California’s rates in all three reported subjects. Averaged across the two schools, results were 28 percentage points above the state in English language arts (ELA), 42 points above in math, and 39 points above in science—the clearest overall finding for families comparing schools in the area.
No school leads across every subject. Center Street had the higher all-grades ELA result, 78% versus 76% at Richmond Street, and led in science, 78% versus 72%. Richmond led in math, 82% to 79%. Grade-level results show why the overall comparison can differ by grade: Richmond led Center by 13 percentage points in fourth-grade math, while Center led by 8 points in fifth-grade ELA. Both schools were above the state in those grades.
Results rose at both schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but gains were larger at Center: 7 percentage points in ELA, 8 in math, and 13 in science, compared with Richmond’s gains of 1, 2, and 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks both highly: Richmond is ranked 263 of 5,804 and Center 294 of 5,804, with each at the 95th percentile and five stars. Center enrolls 797 students and Richmond 597; their student–teacher ratios are 24.5:1 and 25.4:1. Their 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 13% and 10%, respectively; these are reported eligibility measures, not meal-participation rates. The figures show strong results at both schools, with the strongest choice depending on the subject and grade of interest.
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