Glendale Unified School District

Glendale Unified serves 25,049 students across 34 schools in Los Angeles County, placing it among the larger suburban districts in Southern California. Thirty-one of those 34 schools carry a ranking score, averaging 7.0 out of 10. That average tells parents something important before they open a single school profile: most campuses here already perform above the midpoint, and the downside risk of a typical school assignment is limited.

Performance concentrates at the high end. Crescenta Valley High leads all 34 campuses with a 9.0 out of 10, the strongest score in the district. Four elementary schools cluster just below that mark — Monte Vista Elementary at 8.6, Abraham Lincoln Elementary at 8.5, and Thomas Edison Elementary and La Crescenta Elementary at 8.4 each. Parents searching for a strong elementary start have four distinct high-performing campuses to evaluate, not just one.

The 7.0 district average is worth examining alongside those top scores. Crescenta Valley High's 9.0 sits two full points above that mean, which signals a genuine high-performance tier within the district rather than a single outlier pulling the average up. With 31 schools ranked and a consistent 7.0 average, the data points to a wide middle band of solid performers anchoring a clear top tier — the kind of distribution that's harder to maintain across 25,000-plus students than it sounds.

For parents doing a full K–12 evaluation, Glendale Unified gives meaningful coverage at both the elementary and high school levels. The district's strongest elementary campuses and its top-rated high school all score 8.4 or above, meaning families aren't trading a strong elementary start for a weaker high school finish. With 31 ranked schools spanning a 34-campus district, there's enough selection to find a strong fit without compromising on the baseline.