Summary:
ZIP code 90660 has 14 schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades: nine elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools, with enrollments ranging from 178 to 1,995; most are in El Rancho Unified, while Montebello Gardens Elementary is in Montebello Unified. The main takeaway is how much results vary from school to school: the highest-to-lowest gaps in the 2025–2026 All Grades results are 35 points in English, 51 in math and 48 in science.
Different schools lead in different subjects. El Rancho High has the highest reported English result at 57%, while Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences leads math at 51% and science at 48%. At the low end, Ruben Salazar Continuation reports 22% in English and 0% in both math and science. Among elementary schools, Valencia Academy of the Arts leads English at 57%, while Magee leads math and science. Among middle schools, STEAM Academy @ Burke leads all three subjects; its English result of 53% is 27 points above North Park Academy of the Arts at 27%.
Recent changes are mixed, but the average school result rose in English and science and slipped in math: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, school averages changed by +3 points in English, −1 in math and +4 in science, compared with state changes of about +0, +1 and +3 points. Durfee Elementary had a 22-point science gain, while Montebello Gardens Elementary had a 20-point math decline. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentiles range from 9 for Ruben Salazar to 69 for Magee; since 2023–2024, Magee rose 17 percentile points while El Rancho High fell 15. Similar school circumstances do not guarantee similar results: the middle schools enroll 512 to 544 students and have student-teacher ratios of 22.2 to 22.9, while their reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares range from 82% at STEAM to 88% at North Park (2024–2025). These figures are context, not an explanation of achievement differences; results across grade spans and school types are not fully like-for-like.
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