Summary:
Zip code 90304 has seven schools—five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, the five elementary schools averaged 40% proficiency in ELA, 36% in math and 31% in science, below state results in all three subjects; math was closest to the state, 2 percentage points behind, while ELA was 9 points behind. The clearest overall takeaway is that the high school’s standout results do not reflect uniformly strong performance across the elementary schools.
Among elementary schools, Buford Elementary led in ELA at 47%, though it was 3 points below the state. Jefferson Elementary led in math at 42% and science at 39%, beating state results by 4 and 3 points, respectively. At the other end, Dolores Huerta Elementary had the lowest elementary results in all three subjects: 30% in ELA, 31% in math and 20% in science. The high school, Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy, had notably higher 2024–2025 results: its 11th graders exceeded state results by 18 points in ELA, 6 in math and 16 in science. Lennox Middle was below state results in all three subjects in 2025–2026.
Elementary trends are mixed: average science proficiency rose 9 points from the prior year, narrowing the gap with the state, while ELA and math each fell about 1 point as state results rose. Felton Elementary was a bright spot, improving in all three subjects and finishing above state results in math and science. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings also distinguish the schools: Jefferson ranked at the 57th percentile, Buford at the 51st, Felton at the 47th, and Dolores Huerta at the 27th; the high school’s 2024–2025 ranking was at the 83rd percentile. As context, the elementary schools reported 90% free/reduced lunch eligible at Felton and 96% at Dolores Huerta for 2024–2025; these figures describe student populations and do not explain test results.
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