Glendale · Los Angeles County

Schools in Glendale

In Glendale, 11 of 14 public elementary schools sit at or above the 50th percentile among California elementary schools we score; 0 of 3 public high schools do (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 14 schools

from 25th to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • John C. Fremont Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Verdugo Woodlands Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Glenoaks Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Mark Keppel Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Balboa Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • Horace Mann Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • John Muir Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Thomas Edison Elementary: 58th percentile, Solid
  • R. D. White Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
  • John Marshall Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
  • Columbus Elementary: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Cerritos Elementary: 25th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
3Developing
5Solid
6Strong

Middle · 4 schools

from 26th to 77th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Woodrow Wilson Middle: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Eleanor J. Toll Middle: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Theodore Roosevelt Middle: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • Verdugo Academy: 26th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
1Strong

High · 3 schools

from 25th to 49th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Herbert Hoover High: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Verdugo Academy: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Glendale High: 25th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
3Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 20 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

Schools around Glendale

23 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 Glendale score highest?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary is highest, at the 94th percentile.

That’s higher than 94 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Glendale

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

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Context

The average Glendale 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

Which middle schools in Glendale score highest?

Woodrow Wilson Middle is highest, at the 77th percentile.

That’s higher than 77 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Glendale

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

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Context

The average Glendale middle school had 13 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Glendale score highest?

Herbert Hoover High is highest, at the 49th percentile.

That’s higher than 49 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Glendale

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

Context

The average Glendale high school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

3 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools, special education centers and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)Continuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • College ViewSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it
  • Jewel City Community DayCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

13 private schools have a Glendale 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 Glendale rank highest?

Elementary: Benjamin Franklin Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). Middle: Woodrow Wilson Middle, 77th percentile (Strong). High: Herbert Hoover High, 49th percentile (Developing). 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 Glendale 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 Glendale good?

Glendale’s 14 public elementary schools run from the 25th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong, 5 Solid and 3 Developing. Glendale’s 4 public middle schools run from the 26th to the 77th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Solid and 1 Developing. Glendale’s 3 public high schools run from the 25th to the 49th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 3 Developing. 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 Glendale compare with California?

The average Glendale 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. The average Glendale middle school had 13 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Glendale high school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. 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 Glendale 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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