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Best High Schools in Zip Code 90640

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At a glance

Schools

4,564

Students

Top rankedSchurr High706^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Applied Technology Center up 98 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Applied Technology Center 12 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 90640 has five high schools in Montebello Unified: four serve grades 9–12, while Montebello Community Day serves grades 7–12. The clearest overall finding is that results vary sharply by school: among schools with reported scores, the gap between the highest and lowest is 56 points in English, 25 points in math and 34 points in science.

Schurr High leads in English and math, with 64% and 32% proficient; its English result is 5 points above the next school, Applied Technology Center, and its math result is 19 points above the next-highest result. Applied Technology Center leads science at 38%, 3 points ahead of Schurr. Both schools have subject-specific strengths, while Vail High (Continuation) is lowest in all three subjects: 8% in English, 7% in math and 4% in science. Schurr also stands out on other outcomes: its graduation rate is 99%, compared with 88% statewide, and its dropout rate is 1%, versus 8% statewide. Vail’s graduation rate is 74%, while its dropout rate is 19% and chronic absenteeism is 71%.

Recent changes show different trajectories: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Schurr’s English score rose 6 points, while Applied Technology Center’s science score jumped 15 points; Montebello High’s science score fell 6 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose 15 points for Schurr, from 52 to 67, but fell 6 for Applied Technology Center and 7 for Montebello High; Vail rose 5 points, from 4 to 9. Other differences may help families compare school settings: student-teacher ratios range from 12 at Applied Technology Center to 19.9 at Schurr, and 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares range from 84% at Schurr to 95% at Vail. These are contextual measures, not explanations for test results; Community Day’s latest test results are state-suppressed, so it cannot be compared on scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montebello High	Public	9-12	2100 West Cleveland Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-0121	1,907	99	19.3	89.0%	26 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,859 (97.5%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	29	1504^th of 2137 public high schools	29.6%		38.7	1297^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%	207		13.4	7.1	13.2			45.3	45.3			11.2	11.2	$16,973	$14,990	$1,983
Schurr High	Public	9-12	820 North Wilcox Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-3090	2,121	106	19.9	84.1%	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1,964 (92.6%)	114 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	65.3	706^th of 2137 public high schools	67.0%		64	712^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%	6		36.0		35.7			64.5	64.5			31.9	31.9	$17,186	$15,246	$1,940
Vail High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1230 South Vail Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1940	219	12	18.1	95.0%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	216 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10	1953^rd of 2137 public high schools	8.6%		12.2	1904^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%	49		2.3		4.2			8.1	8.1			6.8	6.8	$28,531	$25,402	$3,129
Montebello Community Day	Public	7-12	123 South Montebello Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7900	22	4	5.0	86.4%	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1200 West Mines Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 248-2500	295	25	12.0	88.5%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (96.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52.1	990^th of 2137 public high schools	53.7%		47.4	1088^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%	98		38.3		38.3			59.0	59.0			13.1	13.1	$26,272	$24,424	$1,848

Cities Near Zip Code 90640

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montebello	0.14 mi	14	618^th
Pico Rivera	1.37 mi	15	523^rd
Los Angeles	1.38 mi	738	493^rd
Monterey Park	1.86 mi	9	149^th
Rosemead	2.29 mi	15	199^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.

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