Summary:
ZIP code 91011 has four schools serving 3,979 students: three elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 6 and one high school serving grades 7–12. In 2025–2026, the four schools averaged about 88% in ELA, 85% in math and 85% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Every school scored above the state result in all three subjects—the clearest shared strength across this group.
Palm Crest Elementary stands out at the top, leading the 2025–2026 all-grades results in ELA (91%), math (90%) and science (92%). Its scores were about 4, 7 and 10 percentage points above the average of the other three schools in those subjects. At the lower end, La Canada Elementary had the lowest ELA (86%) and science (77%), while La Canada High had the lowest math result (83%). Those results were still above state figures. Grade-level results add a useful exception: La Canada Elementary led fourth-grade ELA at 91%, ahead of Palm Crest’s 89%.
Science improved at all four schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with gains of 4 to 19 points; the four-school average rose 11 points, while average ELA edged down 1 point and math was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger rankings also improved for every school: Palm Crest moved from 21st to 9th, Paradise Canyon from 84th to 42nd, La Canada Elementary from 115th to 79th, and La Canada High from 25th to 24th; all four have SchoolDigger five-star ratings. As context, Palm Crest and Paradise Canyon Elementary each reported 5% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; their student–teacher ratios were 22.5 and 24.7, respectively. These measures describe school differences but do not establish what accounts for them; all-grades comparisons also span different grade ranges.
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