Summary:
ZIP code 90290 has one listed school, Topanga Elementary Charter, serving kindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 232 students. There are no other schools in the list for a local school-to-school comparison. In 2025–2026, Topanga’s all-grades proficiency rates were higher than California’s in English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science; its largest advantage was in science.
Since Topanga is the only school listed, it is the area’s top and bottom school by default—not evidence that it outperforms another local school. Its results stand out against the state: ELA proficiency was 79%, compared with California’s 49% (a 30-point lead); math was 74% versus 38% (36 points); and science was 74% versus 36% (38 points). The clearest grade-level soft spot was fourth-grade math: Topanga’s 64% was 21 points above California, while its leads were 37 points in third grade and 38 points in fifth grade. Even in that relative weak spot, it remained ahead of the state.
Recent scores were mixed rather than consistently rising. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Topanga’s math proficiency increased by 3 points, while ELA fell by 3 points and science fell by 9 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking nevertheless improved from 521st of 5,869 schools (91st percentile) in 2023–2024 to 375th of 5,804 (94th percentile) in 2025–2026. As context, the school had a 21:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, and 26% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 18% in 2025–2026. These figures describe the school but do not establish what explains its test results.
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