Culver City · Los Angeles County

Schools in Culver City

Culver City’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 59th to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 8 schools

from 59th to 96th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • El Marino Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Linwood E. Howe Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Farragut Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Braddock Drive Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Playa del Rey Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
  • El Rincon Elementary: 83rd percentile, Strong
  • Stoner Avenue Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • La Ballona Elementary: 59th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
6Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 78th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Culver City Middle: 78th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 81st · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Culver City High: 81st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Culver City

11 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Culver City score highest?

El Marino Elementary is highest, at the 96th percentile.

That’s higher than 96 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Culver City

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Culver City elementary school had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Culver City stand?

Culver City Middle is at the 78th percentile.

That’s higher than 78 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Culver City.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Culver City stand?

Culver City High is at the 81st percentile.

That’s higher than 81 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Culver City.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • Culver Park HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

7 private schools have a Culver City address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Culver City rank highest?

Elementary: El Marino Elementary, 96th percentile (Strong). Middle: Culver City Middle, 78th percentile (Strong). High: Culver City High, 81st percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Culver City decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Culver City good?

Culver City’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 59th to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong and 2 Solid. Culver City has one public middle school we score, Culver City Middle, at the 78th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Culver City has one public high school we score, Culver City High, at the 81st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Culver City compare with California?

The average Culver City elementary school had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Culver City address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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