La Canada · Los Angeles County

Schools in La Canada

La Canada’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 97th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 97th to 99th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • La Canada Elementary: 99th percentile, Strong
  • Palm Crest Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Paradise Canyon Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
3Strong

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High · 1 school

at 99th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • La Canada High: 99th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

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Schools around La Canada

4 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 La Canada score highest?

La Canada Elementary is highest, at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in La Canada

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

Context

The average La Canada elementary school had 3 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.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in La Canada stand?

La Canada High is at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in La Canada.

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

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Common questions

Which public schools in La Canada rank highest?

Elementary: La Canada Elementary, 99th percentile (Strong). High: La Canada High, 99th 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 La Canada 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 La Canada good?

La Canada’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 97th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. La Canada has one public high school we score, La Canada High, at the 99th 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 La Canada compare with California?

The average La Canada elementary school had 3 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 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 La Canada address, which can belong to more than one school district.

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

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

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