Lake Balboa · Los Angeles County

Schools in Lake Balboa

In Lake Balboa, 4 of 4 public high schools sit at or above the 50th percentile among California high schools we score; 2 of 6 public elementary schools do (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 6 schools

from 29th to 66th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Lemay Street Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12: 51st percentile, Solid
  • Cohasset Street Elementary: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Gault Street Elementary: 40th percentile, Developing
  • Anatola Avenue Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Bassett Street Elementary: 29th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
4Developing
2Solid
0Strong

Middle · 2 schools

from 63rd to 66th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12: 66th percentile, Solid
  • William Mulholland Middle: 63rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
0Strong

High · 4 schools

from 69th to 85th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12: 85th percentile, Strong
  • High Tech LA: 83rd percentile, Strong
  • Birmingham Community Charter High: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet: 69th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
2Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 10 ranked schools teaches all three levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

Schools around Lake Balboa

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 Lake Balboa score highest?

Lemay Street Elementary is highest, at the 66th percentile.

That’s higher than 66 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Lake Balboa

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

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Context

The average Lake Balboa elementary school had 20 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 Lake Balboa score highest?

Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 is highest, at the 66th percentile.

That’s higher than 66 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Lake Balboa

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

High schools

Which high schools in Lake Balboa score highest?

Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 is highest, at the 85th percentile.

That’s higher than 85 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Lake Balboa

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

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Context

The average Lake Balboa high school had 19 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

1 high school not ranked statewide

1 private school has a Lake Balboa address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Lake Balboa rank highest?

Elementary: Lemay Street Elementary, 66th percentile (Solid). Middle: Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12, 66th percentile (Solid). High: Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12, 85th 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 Lake Balboa 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 Lake Balboa good?

Lake Balboa’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 29th to the 66th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Solid and 4 Developing. Lake Balboa’s 2 public middle schools run from the 63rd to the 66th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Solid. Lake Balboa’s 4 public high schools run from the 69th to the 85th 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 Lake Balboa compare with California?

The average Lake Balboa elementary school had 20 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 Lake Balboa high school had 19 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 Lake Balboa 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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