Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 93023 include seven schools, from early education and elementary grades through high school, plus a K–12 alternative school; five have 2025–2026 test results. Grade spans and school types differ, so comparisons are most useful when schools serve similar grades. High-school English results are a standout, but the clearest area-wide concern is math: all five schools with current scores are below the state average.
El Camino High and Nordhoff High lead in 11th-grade ELA, with 75% and 73% proficient versus 57% statewide—advantages of 17 and 16 points. Topa Topa Elementary generally leads Mira Monte Elementary in grade-matched ELA, and leads in fifth-grade math and science; the schools’ strengths vary by grade and subject. Among current all-grades results, Nordhoff Junior High has the lowest ELA and math results, at 35% and 24%, while Mira Monte has the lowest science result, at 21%. Current math scores cluster between 24% and 29%, all below the 38% state rate. Valley Oak Charter had the lowest all-grades results in all subjects in 2024–2025, but has no current scores.
Recent movement is mixed: across the same five schools, average ELA rose from 52% to 53%, while math fell from 28.44% to 27.74% and science from 35% to 34%. SchoolDigger rankings also differ: Nordhoff High rebounded from the 61st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 73rd in 2025–2026, while El Camino fell from the 80th to the 71st; Topa Topa stayed near the 45th percentile. Context does not offer a simple explanation for results: the elementary schools have similar free/reduced lunch eligible shares—55% at Mira Monte and 54% at Topa Topa, both for sy 2024–2025—while their student–teacher ratios are 25.5 and 24.7, respectively.
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