Summary:
ZIP code 91201 has three Glendale Unified elementary schools, all serving kindergarten through grade 6, with enrollments from 608 to 815 students. In 2025–26, the schools’ equal-weight average proficiency was 61% in English language arts, 59% in math and 48% in science—about 12, 21 and 12 percentage points above California, respectively. Math is the group’s strongest subject relative to the state, but results differ considerably from school to school. The clearest overall finding is that Benjamin Franklin Elementary leads in all three subjects.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary scored 78% in ELA, 73% in math and 70% in science, topping the next-highest school by 23, 19 and 27 percentage points. At the other end, Balboa Elementary had the lowest all-grades scores: 49% in ELA, 50% in math and 31% in science. Its science score was 26 points below the average of the other two schools. Thomas Jefferson Elementary sits between them; all three schools are above the state in math, while Balboa is slightly below the state in ELA and below it in science.
From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the three-school average rose about 3 percentage points in both ELA and math, but fell about 1 point in science. Thomas Jefferson improved about 6 points in each subject; Balboa’s science score fell about 7 points, moving from above the state to below it. SchoolDigger ranks Franklin 367th of 5,804 schools (94th percentile, 5 stars), Thomas Jefferson 1,528th (74th percentile, 4 stars) and Balboa 2,111th (64th percentile, 3 stars). Context differs too: 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 29% at Franklin, 63% at Thomas Jefferson and 60% at Balboa; student–teacher ratios were close, from 24.2 to 24.9.
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