Summary:
Zip code 90277 in Redondo Beach, CA, is served by seven public schools within the high-performing Redondo Beach Unified district, covering grades K-12 and enrolling about 5,000 students.
The district is consistently strong, with all its mainstream schools ranking in the top 10% of California schools. Among elementary schools, Tulita Elementary stands out as the top performer, particularly in math, while Beryl Heights Elementary shows impressive recent improvement. Parras (Nick G.) Middle and the large, comprehensive Redondo Union High (with a 99% graduation rate) maintain this high standard. The area also includes two smaller alternative high schools, Patricia Dreizler Continuation High and Redondo Beach Learning Academy, which receive significantly higher funding per student to support their specialized, at-risk populations.
Key strengths across the mainstream schools include very low chronic absenteeism rates—less than half the state average—and proficiency scores well above state averages in English, math, and science. An interesting trend is that math proficiency, while strong, tends to be highest in elementary school and declines somewhat in middle and high school, though it remains above state levels. Overall, families in this area can expect access to a stable, high-achieving school system from kindergarten through graduation.
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