Summary:
ZIP code 90720 has eight schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. In 2025–26, their average proficiency was 78% in ELA, 73% in math and 68% in science—29, 34 and 32 percentage points above California, respectively. But scores varied substantially, with school-to-school ranges of 23 points in ELA, 34 in math and 28 in science. The key takeaway is that results are higher than the state’s at every school, but a ZIP-code average can mask major differences between schools.
Jack L. Weaver Elementary leads in all three subjects, with 90% proficiency in ELA, 92% in math and 80% in science; its math score is 21 points above the other seven schools’ average. Richard Henry Lee Elementary is also a consistent high performer, at 86% in ELA, 89% in math and 75% in science. At the lower end, Los Alamitos Elementary is last among the eight in all three subjects, with 67% in ELA, 61% in math and 51% in science—yet remains above California in each. Among the middle schools, Oak Middle is 22 points ahead of Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle in science.
On average, scores rose between 2024–25 and 2025–26, especially in science, up 7 points; math rose 3 points, while ELA was essentially flat. That pattern was not universal: Los Alamitos Elementary declined in all three subjects, while Rossmoor Elementary gained 13 points in science but lost 5 in math. SchoolDigger ranks Weaver 22nd of 5,804 California elementary schools and Lee 44th. For context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures ranged from 10% at Weaver to 32% at Los Alamitos Elementary; these figures describe student circumstances, not a cause of results. Elementary enrollments and student–teacher ratios were fairly similar—540 to 642 students and ratios of 24 to 26.0—despite the score differences. Chronic absenteeism was below the state rate at all seven schools with reported figures.
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