Summary:
90270 has four K–5 elementary schools in Maywood, all part of Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–26, their average proficiency was 45% in English language arts (ELA), 45% in math and 33% in science, compared with statewide results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest area-wide takeaway is that math is the relative strength, while the group’s average ELA and science results trailed the state by 4 and 3 percentage points.
Maywood Elementary stood out at the top, leading all three subjects with 56% in ELA, 52% in math and 41% in science—above state results by 7, 13 and 5 points. It led the next-best local school by 10 points in ELA, 5 in math and 6 in science. Fishburn Avenue Elementary was lowest in all three, at 36%, 37% and 22%, respectively; those results were 13 points below the state in ELA, 1 point below in math and 14 points below in science. Heliotrope Avenue Elementary was near the state level in science, with 36% versus 36% statewide, while Loma Vista Elementary had a math result 8 points above the state.
Over two years, the four-school average improved by 7 points in science and 2 points in math, while ELA was roughly flat; science gains narrowed the group’s state gap by 4 points, and its math advantage grew by 1 point. Fishburn improved in every subject, gaining 4 points in ELA, 6 in math and 5 in science, despite remaining the lowest scorer. SchoolDigger ranks Maywood highest among the four, at the 72nd percentile with four stars; Heliotrope is at the 60th percentile, Loma Vista at the 55th and Fishburn at the 40th. Student–teacher ratios range from 17.7 to 21.5, and all four schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible shares were between 94% and 98% in 2024–25; these figures provide context but do not explain score differences.
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