Summary:
ZIP code 90290 has one listed elementary school, Topanga Elementary Charter, serving kindergarten through grade 5, so there is no other school in the area to compare it with. The clearest overall finding is that Topanga’s 2025–2026 proficiency was well above California’s in all three reported subjects: by 30 percentage points in English language arts (79% versus 49%), 36 points in mathematics (74% versus 38%), and 38 points in science (74% versus 36%).
Topanga Elementary Charter is both the only school listed and the only one represented at the top or bottom of any local comparison; its strong state-relative results are not evidence of a local ranking. Within the school, grade-level performance varies by subject: ELA proficiency rose from 72% in grade 3 to 87% in grade 5, while mathematics was highest in grade 3 at 84%, dipped to 64% in grade 4, and reached 74% in grade 5. Grade 4 mathematics was still 21 points above the state rate for that grade, but 21 points below Topanga’s grade 3 result.
Results changed in different directions over the two years: ELA fell 3 points, mathematics rose 3 points, and science fell 9 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Topanga remained above the state in every subject, although its advantage narrowed by 3 points in ELA and 12 in science, while widening by 2 points in mathematics. SchoolDigger gives the school five stars and ranks it 375th of 5,804 statewide schools, at the 94th percentile for 2025–2026. The school had 232 students and a 21:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025; 26% were free/reduced lunch eligible, sy 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 17.5%, compared with 23% in Los Angeles Unified and 18.3% statewide. Since this area’s list has just one school, it cannot show how Topanga compares with nearby schools.
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