Summary:
ZIP code 90272 has one listed high school, Palisades Charter High, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 2,920 students. With just one school in the area’s list, families can compare its results with California’s, but not with another local high school. The most important finding is that the school scored above the state in all six reported subject-and-grade comparisons, with its largest advantage in 11th-grade mathematics.
There is no local “top” or “bottom” school comparison because Palisades Charter High is the only school listed. Its strongest relative result was 11th-grade math: 62% proficient, compared with 31% statewide, a 31-point advantage. Across all grades, 62% were proficient in math versus 37% statewide, a 24-point gap; ELA was 63% versus 49%, a 15-point gap; and science was 40% versus 33%, a 7-point gap. In 11th grade, ELA was 63% versus 57%, a 6-point advantage, while science was 40% versus 34%, also a 6-point advantage. Thus, mathematics stands out most, while the school’s advantages in 11th-grade ELA and science are smaller.
SchoolDigger’s ranking improved and then returned close to its earlier position: it ranked 384th of 2,170 schools in 2022–2023, 290th of 2,159 in 2023–2024, and 388th of 2,162 in 2024–2025. Its percentile moved from 82 to 87 and back to 82, while its star rating remained 4 in each year. For context, the school reported a 24.5 student–teacher ratio and 22% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these figures describe the school, not the cause of its results. Test scores are available for one year only, and the listed school and state graduation, dropout, and absenteeism rates come from different years, so they do not show comparable trends or same-year gaps.
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