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Schools in ZIP code 91401

The 5 public elementary schools in ZIP code 91401 run from the 29th to the 89th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in three of the four bands: Strong, Solid and Developing.

Elementary · 5 schools

from 29th to 89th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Erwin Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Chandler Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Kittridge Street Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Ararat Charter: 45th percentile, Developing
  • Van Nuys Elementary: 29th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
2Strong

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High · 1 school

at 55th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Ulysses S. Grant Senior High: 55th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

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Schools around ZIP code 91401

8 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 ZIP code 91401 score highest?

Erwin Elementary is highest, at the 89th percentile.

That’s higher than 89 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in ZIP code 91401

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

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Context

The average elementary school in ZIP code 91401 had 18 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 ZIP code 91401 stand?

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is at the 55th percentile.

That’s higher than 55 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in ZIP code 91401.

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

2 high schools not ranked statewide

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

  • Jack London ContinuationContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • Jack London Community DayCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

5 private schools have an address in ZIP code 91401. 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 ZIP code 91401 rank highest?

Elementary: Erwin Elementary, 89th percentile (Strong). High: Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, 55th percentile (Solid). 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 ZIP code 91401 decide which school my child attends?

No. ZIP codes are for mail; attendance boundaries decide the school for an address. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in ZIP code 91401 good?

The 5 public elementary schools in ZIP code 91401 run from the 29th to the 89th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid and 2 Developing. ZIP code 91401 has one public high school we score, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, at the 55th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 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 ZIP code 91401 compare with California?

The average elementary school in ZIP code 91401 had 18 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 schools with a 91401 mailing address. Attendance zones follow school districts rather than postal boundaries.

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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