Summary:
Zip code 90717 has three schools serving 2,412 students: two K–5 elementary schools and one grades 6–8 middle school. Their 2025–26 results show a varied picture: across the three schools, the average math result was 12 percentage points above the state, while the average ELA result was 4 points above. The clearest standout is Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet, which led the schools and exceeded state results in all three subjects.
The Magnet’s All Grades results were 69% in ELA, 65% in math, and 52% in science—19, 27, and 16 percentage points above the state, respectively. Its lead over the next-highest school was 21 points in ELA, 19 in math, and 13 in science. Eshelman Avenue Elementary had a mixed profile: its math and science results (46% and 39%) topped the state by 8 and 3 points, while its 44% ELA result was 5 points below. Alexander Fleming Middle had the lowest math and science results of the three, at 40% and 34%, though its math was 2 points above the state; its 48% ELA result was 2 points below.
Results changed differently by school from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the Magnet improved in all three subjects, by 4 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 6 in science; Fleming gained 1, 3, and 13 points; and Eshelman’s science rose 10 points while its ELA fell 7 and math was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings also place the Magnet highest, at the 86th percentile, compared with Fleming at the 62nd and Eshelman at the 60th. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measures were 69% at the Magnet, 89% at Fleming, and 87% at Eshelman; student-teacher ratios were 23, 18, and 22.4, respectively. These figures provide context, not an explanation for the schools’ results.
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