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Best High Schools in Zip Code 91042

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Schools

1,233

Students

Top rankedVerdugo Hills Senior High847^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Mt. Lukens Continuation

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Summary:

ZIP code 91042 has two Verdugo Hills Senior High and Mt. Lukens Continuation, both serving grades 9–12 in Los Angeles Unified. Verdugo enrolls 1,195 students, while Mt. Lukens enrolls 38. Their results show quite different strengths: Verdugo has stronger graduation and attendance outcomes, while Mt. Lukens stands out in mathematics. The most important difference is that 99% of Verdugo students graduated, compared with 73% at Mt. Lukens, while chronic absenteeism was 23% at Verdugo and 75% at Mt. Lukens.

Verdugo Hills leads in all-grade ELA and science: 53% versus 26% in ELA, a 27-point gap, and 36% versus 30% in science, a 6-point gap. Its ELA result is 4 points above the state’s 49%. Mt. Lukens leads in mathematics, with 47% proficiency compared with Verdugo’s 29%—an 18-point difference—and is 9 points above the state. But its ELA result is 23 points below the state. Verdugo also had a lower dropout rate: 1%, compared with 9% at Mt. Lukens.

Recent test results show movement rather than a fixed pattern. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Verdugo’s ELA fell 11 points and mathematics fell 5, while science rose 4 points; Mt. Lukens’ mathematics rose 29 points and science rose 30. SchoolDigger rankings also shifted: Mt. Lukens rose from the 15th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 52nd in 2025–2026, while Verdugo fell from the 71st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 60th. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 17.3 at Verdugo and 12.9 at Mt. Lukens; both reported free/reduced lunch eligible, at 84% and 87%, respectively. Mt. Lukens’ small enrollment is a reason to interpret its results cautiously.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt. Lukens Continuation	Public	9-12	7705 Summitrose St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-4039	38	3	12.9	86.8%	3 (7.9%)	1 (2.6%)	34 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	1030^th of 2135 public high schools	51.8%					(n/a)	29.4		30.0	26.3	26.3	47.4	47.4	$70,522	$68,724	$1,798
Verdugo Hills Senior High	Public	9-12	10625 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 951-5400	1,195	69	17.3	83.7%	347 (29.0%)	15 (1.3%)	765 (64.0%)	43 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	19 (1.6%)	58.6	847^th of 2135 public high schools	60.3%		68.8	622^nd of 2162 public high schools	71.2%	225	36.8		36.3	53.3	53.3	29.1	29.1	$37,820	$35,300	$2,520

Cities Near Zip Code 91042

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tujunga	0.1 mi	5	503^rd
Sunland	1.38 mi	3	333^rd
La Crescenta	1.73 mi	10	36^th
Burbank	4.07 mi	21	240^th
Sun Valley	4.11 mi	19	511^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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