Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91208

Summary:

The 91208 zip code in Glendale, California, is served by two high-performing elementary schools, Verdugo Woodlands Elementary and John C. Fremont Elementary, both part of the Glendale Unified district and serving grades K-6.

Both schools are strong choices, consistently outperforming district and state averages in all subjects, but they have different strengths for parents to consider. John C. Fremont Elementary shows a particular edge in English Language Arts, with higher overall proficiency and especially strong scores in the 3rd and 4th grades. Verdugo Woodlands Elementary excels in science and maintains a notably lower rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is linked to better learning outcomes.

These schools share many similarities, including nearly identical student-teacher ratios and similar percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, yet both achieve excellent results. They have maintained high state rankings and 4-star ratings over several years, indicating stable, quality education. The choice between them may come down to a family's priority on specific academic subjects or the value placed on the school's attendance record.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2	54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7	72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3	62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$15,886	$733	$15,153
Verdugo Woodlands Elementary	Public	K-6	1751 North Verdugo Rd.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2433	676	28	24.1	41.1%	451 (66.7%)	8 (1.2%)	75 (11.1%)	84 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.3%)	85.7	893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		87.3	847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	46	60.0	60.0	66.4	62.6	75.3	66.7	67.7	62.3	53.8	66.7	63.3	61.5	96.4		98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	$16,392	$729	$15,663

Cities Near Zip Code 91208

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glendale	0.6 mi	24	280^th
La Canada	1.9 mi	4	2^nd
La Crescenta	2.13 mi	10	44^th
Burbank	3.78 mi	21	244^th
Altadena	3.95 mi	10	350^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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