Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90604

Summary:

The 90604 zip code area is home to 11 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades across 4 different school districts. While the schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, a few standout institutions emerge, including California High School, Granada Middle School, and Meadow Green Elementary.

California High School stands out with its exceptional 97% 4-year graduation rate and a very low 0.3% dropout rate, far exceeding state averages. The school also maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top 500 high schools in California, with test scores that significantly outperform the Whittier Union High District and the state. In contrast, some schools in the area, such as Los Altos Elementary and Howard J. McKibben Elementary, struggle to meet state academic standards.

The data also reveals the importance of middle schools in this area, with Granada Middle School and Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate both performing exceptionally well and ranking in the top 500 middle schools in California. Additionally, chronic absenteeism appears to be a concern at several schools, particularly the lower-performing ones, which can significantly impact student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Ceres Elementary	Public	K-5	10601 South Ceres Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2200	480	21	23.4	68.3%	20 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	427 (89.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	68.2	1672^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	71.5%		65.7	1774^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.8%	102	38.5				38.5	45.6	53.3	60.3					52.5	56.3	58.3	41.5					52.2
Granada Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Lemon Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2330	1,066	50	21.3	43.7%	127 (11.9%)	12 (1.1%)	848 (79.5%)	39 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)	78.6	514^th of 2777 public middle schools	81.5%		81.8	442^nd of 2802 public middle schools	84.2%	72		39.7			39.7				67.7	61.4	53.8		60.8				58.6	49.1	38.7		48.6
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	10931 South Stamy Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2000	629	33	19.2	78.4%	35 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	560 (89.0%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	66.7	747^th of 2777 public middle schools	73.1%		58.2	961^st of 2802 public middle schools	65.7%	214		36.9			36.9				57.1	54.4	53.2		54.9				35.4	35.4	39.8		37.0
La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	421	19	22.4	76.2%	22 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	372 (88.4%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	47.3	2713^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.7%		68.2	1664^th of 5874 public elementary schools	71.7%	1049	19.1				19.1	44.2	52.4	34.9					43.8	42.9	45.5	31.8					40.0	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9
Orchard Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	10625 South Cole Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7000	487	25	19.8	64.5%	25 (5.1%)	6 (1.2%)	419 (86.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	66.5	1749^th of 5862 public elementary schools	70.2%		64.8	1808^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.2%	59	34.1				34.1	58.6	58.4	61.5					59.6	47.9	54.6	32.9					44.6
Scott Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 Scott Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6440	510	22	22.7	61.0%	63 (12.4%)	14 (2.7%)	380 (74.5%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	65.7	1783^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	69.6%		65.9	1761^st of 5874 public elementary schools	70.0%	22	44.6				44.6	51.8	38.6	55.4					48.9	61.2	41.7	47.8					50.2	87.3	91.6	88.7	91.6	88.7
Meadow Green Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 South Grovedale Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4241	490	19	25.7	56.9%	82 (16.7%)	13 (2.7%)	339 (69.2%)	42 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	79.7	1163^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	80.2%		83.5	1023^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	82.6%	140	47.6				47.6	73.3	66.2	60.3	56.9				64.1	60.0	54.4	49.2	50.0				53.3						$7,193
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Public	7-8	16430 Woodbrier Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4261	738	32	22.8	58.4%	131 (17.8%)	13 (1.8%)	518 (70.2%)	44 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.7%)	76.2	564^th of 2777 public middle schools	79.7%		73.1	617^th of 2802 public middle schools	78.0%	53		39.1			39.1					54.0	58.8		56.5					47.1	48.8		48.0						$6,517
Howard J. McKibben Elementary	Public	K-6	10550 Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-9878	406	19	20.8	87.4%	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	382 (94.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41.2	3111^th of 5862 public elementary schools	46.9%		33.9	3583^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	39.0%	472	14.6				14.6	46.2	32.6	39.6	54.6				43.2	54.7	21.7	12.5	29.6				30.4						$5,864
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	496	23	21.5	89.1%	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	467 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	23.8	4483^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	23.5%		24.9	4373^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	25.6%	110	13.1				13.1	15.0	20.7	34.4	43.6				29.6	20.0	15.3	21.3	21.3				19.6						$5,802
California High	Public	9-12	9800 South Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,376	108	21.9	81.0%	107 (4.5%)	19 (0.8%)	2,176 (91.6%)	44 (1.9%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	75.9	385^th of 2323 public high schools	83.4%		68.8	501^st of 2348 public high schools	78.7%	116			40.4	12.5	39.5							72.8	72.8							34.8	34.8						$6,806

Cities Near Zip Code 90604

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whittier	0.33 mi	44	320^th
La Mirada	1.65 mi	10	276^th
Norwalk	2.56 mi	22	436^th
La Habra	2.97 mi	14	352^nd
Santa Fe Springs	3.52 mi	5	212^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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