Schools in Zip Code 90650

Schools in ZIP code 90650 include 21 schools—15 elementary, four middle and two high schools—with results that vary considerably from one school to another. On average, the schools were below California’s figures in 2025–26: 48% versus 49% in ELA, 37% versus 38% in math, and 33% versus 36% in science. These are equal-weighted school averages, not averages across students. The most important finding for families is that the school a child attends matters: the gaps between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools are much larger than the area’s average gaps with the state.

Standouts differ by school level. Cresson Elementary led or tied for the elementary-school high in all three subjects, with 64% proficient in ELA, 60% in math and 55% in science. Lakeside Middle led the middle schools in all three, at 67% in ELA, 43% in math and 39% in science; Norwalk High led the high schools in ELA, at 64%. Across all 21 schools, ELA ranged from Lakeside’s 67% to Arturo Sanchez Elementary’s 32%, a 35-point gap. Math ranged from Morrison Elementary’s 63% to Glenn High’s 21%, a 42-point gap; science ranged from 55% at Cresson and Paddison Elementary to Edmondson Elementary’s 16%, a 38-point gap.

Recent trends are mixed: between 2024–25 and 2025–26, the school averages fell by about 1 point in ELA and less than 1 point in math, while science rose by 3 points across 15 schools. The average science gap with the state was essentially unchanged; ELA and math fell further behind. SchoolDigger’s separate ranking percentiles show gains for Cresson, from 61 to 81, and Glazier, from 19 to 42, between 2023–24 and 2025–26. As context, the schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible measures for 2024–25 averaged 75%; similar figures did not mean similar results—for example, Cresson was at 82% and Edmondson at 83%, but their subject results differed substantially. Attendance is another separate consideration: the six listed Little Lake City Elementary District schools had chronic absenteeism of 32% to 43%, compared with 18% statewide. Averages give each school equal weight, and grade spans differ.