El Segundo · Los Angeles County

Schools in El Segundo

El Segundo’s 4 public high schools run from the 58th to the 91st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

High · 4 schools

from 58th to 91st · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • El Segundo High: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Da Vinci Science: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Da Vinci Communications: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Da Vinci Design: 58th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
2Strong

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Elementary · 2 schools

from 96th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Center Street Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Richmond Street Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
2Strong

Middle · 1 school

at 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • El Segundo Middle: 95th 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 El Segundo

7 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 El Segundo score highest?

Center Street Elementary is highest, at the 98th percentile.

That’s higher than 98 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in El Segundo

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

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in El Segundo stand?

El Segundo Middle is at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in El Segundo.

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

  • El Segundo MiddleEl Segundo Unified · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
    95thStrongScope Score 74

High schools

Which high schools in El Segundo score highest?

El Segundo High is highest, at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in El Segundo

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

  • El Segundo HighEl Segundo Unified · Broad base
    91stStrongScope Score 76
  • Da Vinci ScienceWiseburn Unified · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    89thStrongScope Score 75
  • Da Vinci CommunicationsWiseburn Unified · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    60thSolidScope Score 59
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  • Da Vinci DesignWiseburn Unified · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    58thSolidScope Score 59
Context

The average El Segundo high school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

3 private schools have a El Segundo 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 El Segundo rank highest?

Elementary: Center Street Elementary, 98th percentile (Strong). Middle: El Segundo Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). High: El Segundo High, 91st 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 El Segundo 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 El Segundo good?

El Segundo’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 96th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong. El Segundo has one public middle school we score, El Segundo Middle, at the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. El Segundo’s 4 public high schools run from the 58th to the 91st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 2 Solid. 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 El Segundo compare with California?

The average El Segundo high school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 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 El Segundo 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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