Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90502

Summary:

The 90502 zip code area of California is home to two elementary schools - Van Deene Avenue Elementary and Meyler Street Elementary. While both schools serve economically disadvantaged communities, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Van Deene Avenue Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the area.

Van Deene Avenue Elementary has a higher statewide ranking, a better rating from SchoolDigger, and significantly higher proficiency rates on standardized tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Meyler Street Elementary. Additionally, Van Deene Avenue Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate, which is an important factor in student learning and achievement.

While both schools underperform relative to the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages, the significant gap in performance between the two schools suggests that factors such as teaching quality, curriculum, or school leadership may be contributing to the disparity. Addressing these areas could help improve educational outcomes for students in the 90502 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Meyler Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1123 West 223rd St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3910	582	29	20.0	95.0%	10 (1.7%)	62 (10.7%)	436 (74.9%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	36 (6.2%)	39.3	3216^th of 5862 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.9	3511^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.2%	295	4.2	4.4	13.6	7.3	22.5	22.5	33.3	36.8	47.4		38.8	38.5	34.8	27.5		33.9	97.7	98.5	98.5	$10,044
Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 West Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8680	326	15	21.7	77.9%	13 (4.0%)	15 (4.6%)	248 (76.1%)	39 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	46.4	2763^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	52.9%		61.9	1967^th of 5874 public elementary schools	66.5%	796					23.6	23.6	34.0	47.7	70.9	20.8	47.7	25.5	27.3	56.4	4.2	32.9				$13,970

Cities Near Zip Code 90502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Torrance	0.24 mi	36	134^th
Carson	0.91 mi	26	418^th
Gardena	1.84 mi	19	575^th
Harbor City	2.37 mi	6	568^th
Lomita	2.99 mi	3	300^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.