Summary:
ZIP code 91042 has five schools: three elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 5 and two high schools serving grades 9–12, with no middle or alternative schools in the list. The biggest finding for families is how much results differ from one school to another: 2025–2026 proficiency ranged across the five schools by 29 percentage points in ELA, 27 points in math and 18 points in science, with Plainview Academic Charter Academy lowest in all three subjects.
Mountain View Elementary is the strongest elementary option in these results, leading the elementary schools in ELA, math and science, and scoring 48% in math—10 points above the state. Verdugo Hills Senior High leads the list in ELA (53%) and science (36%); its ELA is 4 points above the state, while its science is nearly level with it. At the other end, Plainview scored 24% in ELA, 21% in math and 18% in science—25, 17 and 18 points below state results. Mt. Lukens Continuation is a notable exception to its mixed profile: its 47% math result is 9 points above the state, even as its ELA is 26%.
Recent changes are uneven: Pinewood Avenue Elementary gained 10 points in ELA and science and 5 in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Verdugo Hills fell 11 points in ELA and 5 in math. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also rose for Pinewood, from the 21st to the 37th percentile; Mountain View’s student-teacher ratio is 23.6, compared with Pinewood’s 15.3, so those figures alone do not identify the higher-scoring school. All five schools report a free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025, ranging from 76% at Mountain View to 96% at Pinewood; these are context, not an explanation for achievement. Because the list combines grade spans and Mt. Lukens enrolls just 38 students, results are not equally comparable across schools.
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