| District | City | Rating | Students | Schools | Grades | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Canada Unified School District | La Canada Flintridge | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 3,877 | 4 | K–12 | 1 |
| San Marino Unified School District | San Marino | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2,751 | 4 | K–12 | 1 |
| South Pasadena Unified School District | South Pasadena | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 4,651 | 5 | K–12 | 1 |
| Manhattan Beach Unified School District | Manhattan Beach | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 5,895 | 8 | K–12 | 1 |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District | Palos Verdes Peninsula | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 10,457 | 18 | K–12 | 2 |
| Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District | Hermosa Beach | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1,277 | 3 | K–8 | 1 |
| El Segundo Unified School District | El Segundo | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 3,508 | 5 | K–12 | 1 |
| Walnut Valley Unified School District | Diamond Bar | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 13,494 | 15 | K–12 | 2 |
| Arcadia Unified School District | Arcadia | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 8,818 | 11 | K–12 | 2 |
| Redondo Beach Unified School District | Redondo Beach | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 9,541 | 14 | K–12 | 2 |
| Temple City Unified School District | Temple City | 10/10 Excellent · 92nd pct | 5,227 | 9 | K–12 | 1 |
| Bonita Unified School District | La Verne | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 9,943 | 15 | K–12 | 2 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District | Malibu | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 8,820 | 17 | K–12 | 7 |
| Las Virgenes Unified School District | Agoura Hills | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 9,732 | 17 | K–12 | 2 |
| Newhall Elementary School District | Valencia | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 5,927 | 10 | K–6 | 0 |
| Saugus Union Elementary School District | Santa Clarita | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 9,097 | 15 | K–6 | 0 |
| Beverly Hills Unified School District | Beverly Hills | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 3,140 | 6 | K–12 | 3 |
| Torrance Unified School District | Torrance | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 21,776 | 32 | K–12 | 5 |
| ABC Unified School District | Artesia | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 18,354 | 31 | K–12 | 4 |
| Alhambra Unified School District | Monterey Park | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 14,922 | 18 | K–12 | 4 |
| Claremont Unified School District | Claremont | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 6,386 | 11 | K–12 | 1 |
| Culver City Unified School District | Culver City | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 6,826 | 9 | K–12 | 2 |
| Rosemead Elementary School District | Rosemead | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 2,334 | 5 | K–8 | 0 |
| Glendale Unified School District | Montrose | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 24,456 | 34 | K–12 | 12 |
| Glendora Unified School District | Glendora | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 6,525 | 10 | K–12 | 2 |
| William S. Hart Union High School District | Newhall | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 21,011 | 16 | K–12 | 9 |
| Wiseburn Unified School District | El Segundo | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 2,491 | 5 | K–12 | 0 |
| Garvey Elementary School District | Rosemead | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 4,279 | 11 | K–8 | 0 |
| East Whittier City Elementary School District | Whittier | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 7,717 | 13 | K–8 | 1 |
| San Gabriel Unified School District | San Gabriel | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 4,595 | 8 | K–12 | 2 |
| Lowell Joint Elementary School District | Whittier | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 3,014 | 6 | K–8 | 0 |
| Mount Baldy Joint Elementary School District | Mt. Baldy | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 93 | 1 | K–8 | 0 |
| Burbank Unified School District | Burbank | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 14,432 | 21 | K–12 | 5 |
| Whittier Union High School District | Whittier | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 10,614 | 7 | 9–12 | 6 |
| Little Lake City Elementary School District | Santa Fe Springs | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 3,779 | 9 | K–8 | 0 |
| Castaic Union School District | Valencia | 8/10 Good · 72nd pct | 1,896 | 5 | K–8 | 0 |
| Monrovia Unified School District | Monrovia | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 5,047 | 11 | K–12 | 1 |
| Valle Lindo Elementary School District | South El Monte | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 892 | 2 | K–8 | 0 |
| Sulphur Springs Union Elementary School District | Canyon Country | 8/10 Good · 70th pct | 5,210 | 10 | K–6 | 0 |
| Charter Oak Unified School District | Covina | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 4,283 | 10 | K–12 | 1 |
| Downey Unified School District | Downey | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 22,359 | 22 | K–12 | 3 |
| Los Nietos Elementary School District | Whittier | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 1,253 | 4 | K–8 | 0 |
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District | Lake Hughes | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 158 | 1 | K–8 | 0 |
| Covina-Valley Unified School District | Covina | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 11,130 | 18 | K–12 | 3 |
| El Monte Union High School District | El Monte | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 7,882 | 7 | 9–12 | 3 |
| Hacienda La Puente Unified School District | La Puente | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 16,206 | 35 | K–12 | 2 |
| Long Beach Unified School District | Avalon | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 65,554 | 84 | K–12 | 18 |
| Lawndale Elementary School District | Lawndale | 7/10 Good · 62nd pct | 4,563 | 9 | K–12 | 0 |
| Rowland Unified School District | Rowland Heights | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 11,904 | 23 | K–12 | 2 |
| El Monte City School District | El Monte | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 7,045 | 15 | K–8 | 0 |
| West Covina Unified School District | West Covina | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 7,965 | 15 | K–12 | 1 |
| Gorman Elementary School District | Gorman | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 83 | 1 | K–12 | 0 |
| Whittier City Elementary School District | Whittier | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 5,495 | 13 | K–8 | 0 |
| Pasadena Unified School District | Altadena | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 14,152 | 23 | K–12 | 9 |
| Duarte Unified School District | Duarte | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 3,038 | 6 | K–12 | 2 |
| Compton Unified School District | Compton | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 17,437 | 36 | K–12 | 4 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District | La Mirada | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 15,406 | 26 | K–12 | 3 |
| Westside Union Elementary School District | Quartz Hill | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 8,911 | 12 | K–8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | Los Angeles | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 427,795 | 785 | K–12 | 125 |
| Lennox Elementary School District | Lennox | 6/10 Average · 50th pct | 4,128 | 6 | K–12 | 0 |
| Bassett Unified School District | La Puente | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 2,946 | 7 | K–12 | 1 |
| Bellflower Unified School District | Bellflower | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 9,989 | 15 | K–12 | 1 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School District | Hawthorne | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 7,093 | 11 | K–12 | 0 |
| Baldwin Park Unified School District | Baldwin Park | 5/10 Average · 43rd pct | 10,291 | 18 | K–12 | 1 |
| El Rancho Unified School District | Pico Rivera | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 7,255 | 14 | K–12 | 1 |
| Centinela Valley Union High School District | Hawthorne | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 5,898 | 5 | 9–12 | 3 |
| Paramount Unified School District | Paramount | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 12,730 | 20 | K–12 | 1 |
| Montebello Unified School District | Los Angeles | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 20,446 | 29 | K–12 | 3 |
| Pomona Unified School District | Pomona | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 21,391 | 38 | K–12 | 3 |
| South Whittier Elementary School District | Whittier | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 2,317 | 6 | K–8 | 0 |
| Azusa Unified School District | Azusa | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 6,754 | 16 | K–12 | 1 |
| Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District | Acton | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1,002 | 3 | K–12 | 1 |
| Lynwood Unified School District | Lynwood | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 11,967 | 18 | K–12 | 1 |
| Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District | Lake Hughes | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 22,035 | 13 | 6–12 | 12 |
| Mountain View Elementary School District | El Monte | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 4,944 | 8 | K–8 | 0 |
| Inglewood Unified School District | Los Angeles | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 7,354 | 16 | K–12 | 5 |
| Palmdale Elementary School District | Palmdale | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 17,788 | 29 | K–12 | 0 |
| Keppel Union Elementary School District | Pearblossom | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 2,549 | 7 | K–12 | 0 |
| Lancaster Elementary School District | Lancaster | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 14,001 | 24 | K–8 | 0 |
| Eastside Union Elementary School District | Lancaster | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 3,126 | 6 | K–8 | 0 |
| Wilsona Elementary School District | Palmdale | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 1,230 | 3 | K–8 | 0 |
How Los Angeles County compares
Together they enroll 1,152,657 students across 1,908 schools. The largest is Los Angeles Unified School District with 427,795 students. Districts here average 7.0/10, above the California average of 5.7/10. Ratings range from 1/10 to 10/10.
School Districts in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County has 81 public school districts covering 293 zip codes. The top-rated district in Los Angeles County is La Canada Unified School District (10/10). Ratings are based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (CAASPP 2023–24), ranked against all districts in California. Directory details come from NCES CCD 2024–25.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Los Angeles County, CA?
81 school districts serve zip codes in Los Angeles County, CA. This page lists each one with its rating, enrollment, grade span and the zip codes it covers.
What is the best-rated school district in Los Angeles County, CA?
Of the districts serving Los Angeles County, La Canada Unified School District has the highest rating on this site at 10/10. That places it in the 99th percentile among California school districts.
How are these school district ratings calculated?
Each rating is the share of students scoring proficient or above on California reading and math assessments, ranked against other districts in California and converted to a 1–10 scale. Percentiles compare districts within California only, never across state lines.