Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93257

The 34 schools in ZIP code 93257 include 19 elementary, 4 middle, 8 high and 3 alternative schools, serving different grade spans. In 2025–2026, the unweighted average across the 33 schools with reported results was 41% in ELA, 28% in math and 25% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is how sharply results differ from one school to another.

Harmony Magnet Academy is the broad academic standout: it had 88% proficiency in ELA, 57% in math and 74% in science, leading in ELA and science. Its ELA and science results were 39 and 38 points above the state, and SchoolDigger gives it 5 stars and a statewide ranking at the 97th percentile. Hope Elementary led math at 55%, 17 points above the state. At the other end, Citrus High had 3% in ELA and 0% in math and science—46, 38 and 36 points below state rates. Across schools, the highest-to-lowest spreads were 85 points in ELA, 55 in math and 74 in science.

Average scores rose from the prior year by 2 points in ELA, 1 in math and 4 in science, though individual schools moved in different directions: Granite Hills High gained 15 ELA points, while Strathmore High fell 13. Subject strengths also vary: Summit Charter Academy was above the state in ELA and science but below in math. Ratios do not neatly track results: Harmony’s student–teacher ratio was 24.4, compared with Strathmore’s 13.7. In 2024–2025, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 55% at Hope and 91% at Alta Vista Elementary, whose results were well below state rates in all three subjects. One caveat: school-wide figures cover different grade spans, so same-grade results are more useful when comparing options for a particular student.