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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90605

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At a glance

Schools

6,951

Students

Districts

Top rankedLa Serna High271^st of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Lake Marie Elementary up 1,900 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Frontier High (Continuation) 13.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

This analysis covers 11 public schools in the 90605 zip code of Whittier, California, serving grades K-12 across three districts: Whittier Union High, East Whittier City Elementary, and South Whittier Elementary.

There are clear standout schools and significant performance differences within this area. La Serna High is the top performer with a 97% graduation rate, while Frontier High (Continuation) faces major challenges. Among elementary and middle schools, Ocean View Elementary and East Whittier Middle are high-achieving, whereas Richard L. Graves Middle and Carmela Elementary rank much lower, showing a notable performance gap between the two elementary districts.

Key insights reveal that higher per-student spending doesn't always mean better results, and that instructional quality may outweigh class size. Math proficiency is a relative weakness even at the best schools, and chronic absenteeism varies dramatically, from over 75% at Frontier to just 7% at Ocean View. The data shows that families in this zip code have access to both excellent and struggling schools, often very close to each other.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	14421 East Whittier Blvd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7220	985	44	22.3	69.1%	81 (8.2%)	5 (0.5%)	866 (87.9%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	73.7	613^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.8%		74.8	594^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.7%	19		42.2			42.2				57.4	58.7	58.5		58.3				45.7	46.2	47.6		46.6					$2,856	$1,520	$1,336
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Lambert Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2100	465	18	25.6	81.3%	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	42.6	3030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.5	2766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	264	28.6				28.6	40.0	39.1	38.1					39.0	40.3	40.6	35.7					38.6					$3,230	$1,738	$1,492
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	447	17	25.5	77.0%	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (89.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	64.5	1864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.3	1805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	59	34.2				34.2	56.3	40.6	60.5					52.9	57.8	40.9	55.3					51.5	94.2	96.5	96.5	95.4	$3,695	$2,148	$1,547
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	14359 East Second St.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6400	668	26	26.1	51.2%	75 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	553 (82.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	83.7	978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		85.7	922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	56	38.5				38.5	76.5	59.8	71.1					69.7	87.4	58.8	59.7					68.7					$2,333	$990	$1,343
Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	186	8	23.2	87.1%	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	52	2494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		24.7	4394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	1900	31.3				31.3	37.5	50.0	62.5	55.2				52.3	25.0	37.5	40.6	31.0				33.9					$31,112	$29,846	$1,266
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	13463 East Meyer Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-4712	379	16	23.6	92.3%	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	362 (95.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.8	3297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.2	3350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	53	15.0				15.0	42.9	30.4	45.0	36.2				39.1	51.0	41.3	28.3	25.5				36.1					$20,814	$19,732	$1,082
Richard L. Graves Middle	Public	6-8	13243 East Los Nietos Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0135	484	25	19.5	92.4%	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (95.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26	1954^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		30.1	1808^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	146		15.5			15.5					32.0	34.1		32.8					23.6	19.2		21.3					$24,297	$23,084	$1,213
Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	317	15	21.1	94.0%	13 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	297 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	5016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.9	5044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	15.9				15.9	18.0	36.0	34.9	18.2				27.3	24.0	21.6	9.3	8.8				16.9					$25,414	$24,170	$1,244
Sierra Vista High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	284	13	21.9	80.3%	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	264 (93.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	29.9	1488^th of 2162 public high schools	31.2%		28.3	1534^th of 2159 public high schools	28.9%	46			14.8	14.3	14.6							41.8	41.8							7.1	7.1					$28,359	$27,894	$465
La Serna High	Public	9-12	15301 Youngwood Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,372	92	25.9	58.4%	236 (9.9%)	25 (1.1%)	1,970 (83.1%)	99 (4.2%)	14 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	24 (1.0%)	86.6	271^st of 2162 public high schools	87.5%		88.4	256^th of 2159 public high schools	88.1%	15			57.7	0.0	56.6							71.3	71.3							42.9	42.9					$22,225	$21,702	$523
Frontier High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	364	28	13.2	72.3%	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	334 (91.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1986^th of 2162 public high schools	8.1%		12.4	1918^th of 2159 public high schools	11.2%	68			1.2	7.3	3.2							11.2	11.2							0.0	0.0					$30,757	$29,550	$1,207

Cities Near Zip Code 90605

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whittier	0.53 mi	44	332^nd
Los Nietos	2.86 mi	1	211^th
La Mirada	3.1 mi	10	302^nd
Santa Fe Springs	3.13 mi	5	229^th
La Habra	3.24 mi	14	385^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.