Summary:
Zip code 90254 has one middle-level school in this list: Hermosa Valley Elementary, serving grades 5–8 with 589 students in the Hermosa Beach City Elementary district. Its most important distinction is that in 2025–2026 it scored well above state proficiency in all three subjects: by 29 points in English language arts, 33 points in math, and 34 points in science.
Hermosa Valley Elementary is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school in the list by default, so parents cannot use these data to compare it with another local school. Its 2025–2026 proficiency was 79% in English language arts, 72% in math, and 70% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%, respectively. SchoolDigger gave it five stars and a 96th-percentile statewide ranking, at 101 of 2,703 schools.
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, most notably in science: proficiency rose 1 point in English language arts, 3 points in math, and 8 points in science. The school’s lead over the state widened by 1 point in English language arts, 2 points in math, and 5 points in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking has remained high but fluctuated, from the 97th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 95th in 2024–2025 and 96th in 2025–2026. Other context measures include a 21.7 student–teacher ratio and 9% reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 6% in 2025–2026—2 points above the district’s 4% but 12 points below the state’s 18%.
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