Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90232

Summary:

The 90232 zip code area of Culver City, California is home to two elementary schools - La Ballona Elementary and Linwood E. Howe Elementary. Based on the available data, Linwood E. Howe appears to be the standout school, consistently ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Linwood E. Howe outperforms La Ballona Elementary and the overall Culver City Unified School District on key metrics like test scores, with 65.56% of its students proficient or better in ELA compared to 49.64% at La Ballona and 63.1% district-wide. Linwood E. Howe also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 17.5% versus 26.5% at La Ballona. Additionally, Linwood E. Howe serves a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 32.56%, compared to 53.17% at La Ballona.

Overall, the data suggests there is a significant performance gap between the two schools in the 90232 zip code area, with Linwood E. Howe consistently outperforming La Ballona across multiple measures. Further investigation into the factors contributing to this difference, such as teaching quality, resources, or student demographics, could provide valuable insights for the district and the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Linwood E. Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Irving Pl.	Culver City	90232	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4338	581	26	22.3	27.7%	231 (39.8%)	36 (6.2%)	183 (31.5%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (16.4%)	85	950^th of 5862 public elementary schools	83.8%		80.5	1151^st of 5874 public elementary schools	80.4%	201	49.4	49.4	62.6	68.9	65.2	65.6	65.9	58.9	65.2	63.3	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2	$7,097
La Ballona Elementary	Public	K-5	10915 Washington Blvd.	Culver City	90232	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4334	556	25	22.2	51.4%	79 (14.2%)	33 (5.9%)	348 (62.6%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.7%)	59.1	2103^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	64.1%		52.7	2398^th of 5874 public elementary schools	59.2%	295	36.2	36.2	51.9	44.2	52.9	49.6	55.0	40.0	36.2	42.9	97.2	98.2	98.2		98.2	$5,618

Cities Near Zip Code 90232

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Culver City	0.5 mi	12	192^nd
Los Angeles	0.69 mi	747	526^th
Inglewood	2.51 mi	41	627^th
Beverly Hills	3.38 mi	6	77^th
Playa Vista	3.62 mi	1	113^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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