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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90620


At a glance
8
Schools
3,641
Students
4
Districts
1
5-star school
Top rankedBuena Terra Elementary460th of 5,857 California elementary schools
Biggest riser
Holder Elementary up 50 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Hope 7.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
1★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The 90620 zip code in Buena Park, CA, is served by eight public schools across four districts, including six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with a notable range in academic performance and student resources.

Parents will find a significant contrast between the standout Buena Terra Elementary in the Centralia Elementary district—a top-ranked school with strong test scores and low absenteeism—and the struggling Buena Park Middle in the Buena Park Elementary district, which has lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. In general, schools within the Centralia Elementary district tend to perform better academically than those in the neighboring Buena Park Elementary district, despite serving students with similar economic backgrounds.

The area also includes the unique Hope high school, which has very high spending per student and a very small class size but also an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, school performance in this zip code varies widely, with chronic absenteeism showing a clear connection to academic outcomes, and district affiliation appearing to be a strong indicator of a school's performance.

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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.

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