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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91325

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At a glance

Schools

4,604

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBalboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary17^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Magnolia Science Academy 7 up 630 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northridge Middle 16.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 91325 include eight schools serving students from elementary through high school: five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. The results vary widely across the area, with especially large differences between the two middle schools. The most important finding for families is that the school a student attends can make a substantial difference: the top and bottom schools are separated by 51 percentage points in ELA, 74 in math and 67 in science.

Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary stands out at the top, with 2025–26 proficiency of 89% in ELA, 93% in math and 87% in science; SchoolDigger ranked it 17th of 5,804 California elementary schools and gave it five stars. Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy also performed strongly, at 65% in ELA, 65% in math and 54% in science, and earned four SchoolDigger stars. Among middle schools, Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle was well ahead of Northridge Middle: Holmes scored 65%, 58% and 52% in ELA, math and science, compared with Northridge Middle’s 39%, 19% and 20%. Northridge Middle was below state rates by 11 points in ELA, 20 in math and 16 in science; SchoolDigger placed it at the 29th percentile, compared with Holmes at the 86th.

Across the same seven schools with results in both years, average ELA proficiency dipped by 1 percentage point from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while math rose by 3 points and science by 8. Six schools improved in math and six in science, but only two improved in ELA; Dearborn rose in all three subjects. For family context, free/reduced lunch eligible rates in 2024–25 were 72% at Dearborn and 76% at Andasol Avenue Elementary, while Lorne Street Elementary was at 71%; Dearborn scored higher than both in all three subjects. Magnolia Science Academy 7 has no supplied 2025–26 test results; in 2024–25 it was above state rates in ELA and math but below in science.

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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)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65.1	1820^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.7%		52.7	2450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%	630	34.6				34.6	54.6	58.1	70.6					61.9	51.1	48.4	36.5					44.5	≥ 95%		$25,108	$931	$24,177
Andasol Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10126 Encino Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-8631	411	20	21.0	75.7%	48 (11.7%)	19 (4.6%)	249 (60.6%)	39 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.1%)	63.2	1918^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.9	1926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%	8	28.3				28.3	37.7	60.9	60.9					51.6	70.5	55.3	34.8					55.2	≥ 98%		$27,051	$2,390	$24,661
Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary	Public	1-5	17020 Labrador St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4801	650	27	24.0	31.1%	196 (30.2%)	15 (2.3%)	151 (23.2%)	181 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (16.3%)	99	17^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.2	9^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%	8	86.7				86.7	93.7	86.1	88.9					89.5	95.3	92.7	90.4					92.7			$19,813	$1,295	$18,518
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9240 Wish Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4381	527	25	21.0	72.1%	91 (17.3%)	22 (4.2%)	308 (58.4%)	45 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.6%)	84.8	922^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	84.1%		76.7	1301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%	379	53.8				53.8	63.8	64.8	65.0					64.5	69.6	69.0	56.3					64.8	95%	0%	$23,632	$1,860	$21,772
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	83.9	396^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.5%		85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%	35		51.5			51.5				57.7	74.0	62.6		64.7				58.0	59.7	56.5		58.1			$23,262	$2,202	$21,060
Lorne Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17440 Lorne St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-3123	372	18	20.6	71.0%	37 (9.9%)	6 (1.6%)	246 (66.1%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.1%)	63.8	1894^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.4%		57.1	2205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%	311	41.9				41.9	36.4	56.1	55.6					49.7	49.1	59.7	46.0					51.4	95%	0%	$25,420	$2,186	$23,234
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	27.4	1934^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.4%		22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	200		20.2			20.2				35.5	40.8	39.5		38.7				17.9	14.4	22.3		18.7			$28,663	$3,332	$25,331
Northridge Academy High	Public	9-12	9601 Zelzah Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2222	832	48	17.5	85.5%	98 (11.8%)	25 (3.0%)	623 (74.9%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	61.7	784^th of 2135 public high schools	63.3%		54.4	942^nd of 2162 public high schools	56.4%	158			41.1	16.7	39.4							60.2	60.2							25.3	25.3			$24,031	$2,707	$21,324

Cities Near Zip Code 91325

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northridge	0.51 mi	18	196^th
North Hills	1.34 mi	18	521^st
Granada Hills	1.46 mi	15	200^th
Reseda	1.52 mi	24	366^th
Van Nuys	1.94 mi	29	535^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.