California school rankings
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Browse schools by level ↓9,947 public schools across California, including charter schools, by the state’s own count (CDE, 2025–26). We list 9,813 open public and charter schools.
Explore our separate rankings: 5,726 elementary, 2,529 middle and 1,498 high schools. Schools serving several levels may appear in more than one list.
Find schools in and around 90248
This search lists 112 schools: 4 in 90248 and the 108 nearest outside it, all within 5.0 miles of the ZIP’s center. Start with your child’s school stage below, then compare the schools.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are in and around 90248?
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary places highest among elementary schools in 90248
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Show all 50 ranked elementary schools
Middle school
Which middle schools are in and around 90248?
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Show all 33 ranked middle schools
High school
Which high schools are in and around 90248?
Gardena Senior High places highest among high schools in 90248
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25.
Show all 30 ranked high schools
Continuation high schools · 5
Each is compared only with the 277 California continuation high schools we score, so they are listed apart from the schools above.
Schools students are placed in · 1
Juvenile court schools enroll by court order, and county community schools by probation, district or voluntary referral. We show their records without a ranking. Confirm placement with the district.
Charters
Which charter schools are in and around 90248?
18 charter schools are in this search
Each one sets how it admits students, so check before you apply. Their standing is in the level lists above.
1 elementary charter school
- KIPP Compton CommunityCompton Unified · 3.9 mi
10 middle charter schools
- Environmental Charter Middle - GardenaLos Angeles County Office of Education · 1.0 mi
- Magnolia Science Academy 3Los Angeles County Office of Education · 2.8 mi
- Animo Compton CharterCompton Unified · 3.4 mi
- Animo Legacy Charter MiddleLos Angeles Unified · 3.8 mi
- New Designs Charter School-WattsLos Angeles Unified · 3.9 mi
- Animo Mae Jemison Charter MiddleLos Angeles Unified · 3.9 mi
- Alliance Jack H. Skirball MiddleLos Angeles Unified · 4.7 mi
- Bridges Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles County Office of Education · 4.9 mi
- Lifeline Education CharterCompton Unified · 4.9 mi
- Scholarship Prep - South BayLos Angeles Unified · 4.9 mi
11 high charter schools
- New Millennium SecondaryLos Angeles Unified · < 0.5 mi
- Environmental Charter High - GardenaLos Angeles County Office of Education · 2.3 mi
- Magnolia Science Academy 3Los Angeles County Office of Education · 2.8 mi
- Animo Compton CharterCompton Unified · 3.4 mi
- Environmental Charter High - LawndaleLawndale Elementary · 3.6 mi
- New Designs Charter School-WattsLos Angeles Unified · 3.9 mi
- Animo Watts College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles Unified · 3.9 mi
- Stella High Charter AcademyLos Angeles Unified · 4.4 mi
- Animo South Los Angeles CharterLos Angeles Unified · 4.7 mi
- Lifeline Education CharterCompton Unified · 4.9 mi
- Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles Unified · 4.9 mi
Not sure what these scores mean? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report.
Nearby
Which other districts are nearby?
5 other districts have ranked schools within about 10 miles
Nearest first.
Torrance Unified 3.5 mi · ~9 min
- Elementary 17 ranked schools, 56th to 97th percentile
- Middle 8 ranked schools, 68th to 93rd percentile
- High 4 ranked schools, 89th to 92nd percentile
Lawndale Elementary 3.6 mi · ~9 min
- Elementary 6 ranked schools, 38th to 73rd percentile
- Middle 2 ranked schools
- High 1 ranked school
Hawthorne 4.4 mi · ~11 min
- Elementary 7 ranked schools, 38th to 80th percentile
- Middle 3 ranked schools, 32nd to 60th percentile
- High 1 ranked school
Centinela Valley Union High 4.5 mi · ~11 min
- High 4 ranked schools, 3rd to 34th percentile
Compton Unified 4.5 mi · ~11 min
- Elementary 25 ranked schools, 10th to 97th percentile
- Middle 9 ranked schools, 24th to 92nd percentile
- High 7 ranked schools, 1st to 95th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. A level’s percentile range is shown where the district has 3 or more ranked schools at it. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school. Counts cover each whole district. Distance runs from the center of this search to the center of the district’s ranked schools in this area, and drive times are rough estimates.
The area
How big are the schools here?
The average public school in these lists had 592 students in 2024–25
Staffing, private schools nearby, and the data behind this page.
Public schools
- Public schools in these lists
- 112
- Students at the average school, 2024–25
- 592
- Students per teacher at the average school, 2024–25
- 21
- Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals at the average school, 2024–25
- 78%
Private schools of all levels within 10 miles
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score or rank them. Each enrollment names its source’s school year.
The 20 nearest private schools to this search.
- Pacific Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School83 students, 2025–26 · < 0.5 mi
- Personal Coaching Systems28 students, 2025–26 · 1.1 mi
- St. Anthony of Padua237 students, 2025–26 · 1.2 mi
- Gardena Christian Academy84 students, 2025–26 · 1.4 mi
- Switzer Learning CenterNonsectarian · 62 students, 2021–22 · 2.2 mi
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- Limai AcademyNonsectarian · 17 students, 2021–22 · 2.2 mi
- Junipero Serra High SchoolRoman Catholic · 345 students, 2021–22 · 2.4 mi
- Carson Christian SchoolPentecostal · 57 students, 2021–22 · 2.6 mi
- St. Catherine Laboure SchoolRoman Catholic · 369 students, 2021–22 · 2.7 mi
- St. Philomena Elementary303 students, 2025–26 · 2.7 mi
- St. Albert the Great Elementary SchoolRoman Catholic · 204 students, 2021–22 · 2.7 mi
- The Childrens Place SchoolNonsectarian · 9 students, 2021–22 · 2.9 mi
- Nativity SchoolRoman Catholic · 241 students, 2021–22 · 3.0 mi
- Maria ReginaRoman Catholic · 196 students, 2021–22 · 3.1 mi
- Ambassador High SchoolChristian (no specific denomination) · 116 students, 2021–22 · 3.4 mi
- Torrance Montessori SchoolNonsectarian · 3 students, 2021–22 · 3.4 mi
- Bethel Baptist SchoolBaptist · 66 students, 2021–22 · 3.5 mi
- First Lutheran SchoolEvangelical Lutheran Church in America · 307 students, 2021–22 · 3.5 mi
- Lighthouse Academy28 students, 2025–26 · 3.5 mi
- Pacific Explorer MontessoriNonsectarian · 5 students, 2021–22 · 3.7 mi
California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary/middle; 2024–25 high school · Enrollment, staffing and meals: federal school directory (NCES), 2024–25; private schools: the federal private-school survey or the school’s filing with the state · Download this view as CSV (free, CC BY 4.0 with attribution) · Methodology
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Public schools
Public schools, charter schools included, take California’s state tests, and we compare them with schools at the same level.
Charter schools
Charter schools are public schools. Each one sets how it admits students, so check before you apply.
Private schools
See grades, enrollment and school details. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score or rank them.
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Common questions
How do I find schools near me?
Enter your ZIP code, city or district in the search bar above, or use the location button. We list the public schools there, one list per level. Schools in the place itself run by Scope Score. For a ZIP code, the nearest schools around it follow, nearest first. Continuation, alternative and special-education schools are listed apart, each with a note on how it is compared.
What does the Scope Score mean?
A school’s percentile says how it compares with California public schools at the same level: the share of those schools it scored higher than. It comes from the Scope Score, a composite of test results, attendance and other public school data. It cannot tell you everything about a school or whether it is the right fit for your child. See full methodology.
Can I compare charter and other public schools?
Yes. A search lists an area’s charter schools in their own section, and each charter row says to check how it admits students. Every row shows the school’s percentile among California schools at its level, and its Scope Score. A charter that is an alternative school is listed apart, compared only with other alternative schools. To compare English (reading and writing) and math results, attendance and student groups, open profiles side by side.
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Where does the data come from?
We calculate the Scope Score from California Department of Education (CDE) data: state test results (CAASPP), chronic absence, suspensions, graduation and the state’s college and career readiness measure. The student mix on each profile comes from the CDE chronic-absence file, and enrollment counts from the federal Common Core of Data (NCES). Profiles add records from the University of California, the College Board and the International Baccalaureate Organization. Score years: 2025–26 elementary/middle; 2024–25 high school. Each measure names its own source year. Every source we use is listed on About.
Which guides explain these results?
Data source: California Department of Education · California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary/middle; 2024–25 high school · Methodology