Best Public Schools in El Monte, CA

Summary:

The city of El Monte, California is home to 26 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades across two school districts - the El Monte City School District and the Mountain View Elementary School District. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with standouts like Arroyo High School and Legore Elementary alongside schools facing significant challenges, such as low graduation rates and high chronic absenteeism.

The analysis highlights several standout schools in the area. Arroyo High School consistently ranks among the top 500 high schools in California and boasts a strong 92.3% four-year graduation rate. Elementary schools like Legore, Rio Vista, and Gidley also stand out, ranking in the top 1,700 elementary schools in the state and earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance and outcomes across the schools. Graduation rates range from a low of 32.2% at Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High to a high of 92.3% at Arroyo High School. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at several schools, with rates exceeding 25% at some campuses. The data suggests a need to address equity and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education, regardless of the school they attend.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)					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)	% MMR (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	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Cherrylee Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Buffington Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2326	295	14	21.0	77.3%	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	225 (76.3%)	61 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	38.5	3266^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.3%		46.7	2720^th of 5874 public elementary schools	53.7%	546						26.3				26.3	12.2	37.5	40.7	35.6				32.2	36.6	41.5	36.8	23.9				34.6							$7,438
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	3400 North California	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2306	713	31	23.1	90.3%	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	645 (90.5%)	56 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30.9	3855^th of 5862 public elementary schools	34.2%		28.1	4063^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	30.8%	208						17.9	30.4			27.0	21.3	35.1	32.1	41.6	58.0	58.2		46.5	23.8	27.6	28.6	26.6	26.0	23.8		25.7							$7,228
Cortada Elementary	Public	K-6	3111 North Potrero Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2391	361	17	21.2	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	304 (84.2%)	56 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.2	2646^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.9%		40.6	3093^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	47.3%	447						24.1				24.1	32.6	45.2	45.5	50.0				43.3	33.3	54.8	32.8	34.2				38.2	97.0				97.0		$7,717
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,089	49	22.2	74.3%	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	850 (78.1%)	221 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56.8	2194^th of 5862 public elementary schools	62.6%		58	2142^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	63.5%	52						23.3	29.9			27.1	44.9	52.8	42.7	54.2	71.5	57.8		55.3	48.2	54.6	33.0	34.7	42.8	38.0		41.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	98.4	97.7	98.4	$9,154
Gidley Elementary	Public	K-8	10226 East Lower Azusa Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2323	456	25	18.1	85.3%	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	345 (75.7%)	94 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	77.3	1273^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	78.3%		74.9	1378^th of 5874 public elementary schools	76.5%	105						50.0	26.9			30.4	41.2	47.4	50.0	66.7	61.1	43.5		52.5	68.4	52.6	58.3	70.0	38.5	21.1		38.3							$7,383
Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	514	24	21.4	86.0%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	434 (84.4%)	73 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67.9	1682^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	71.3%		62	1955^th of 5874 public elementary schools	66.7%	273						24.3				24.3	70.7	56.9	50.7	50.0				56.8	78.0	56.6	30.0	50.0				52.9							$6,879
New Lexington Elementary	Public	K-6	10410 East Bodger St.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2320	298	19	15.6	84.6%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	181 (60.7%)	109 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	47	2725^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.5%		50.5	2507^th of 5874 public elementary schools	57.3%	218						14.8				14.8	36.6	44.4	38.5	43.8				40.5	54.6	41.4	22.2	37.5				40.9							$7,225
Potrero Elementary	Public	K-8	2611 North Potrero Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 350-9386	596	29	20.5	95.3%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (91.6%)	45 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	3454^th of 5862 public elementary schools	41.1%		34.7	3522^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	40.0%	68						21.7	25.5			24.0	32.4	36.2	39.7	41.5	43.2	50.0		41.2	32.9	32.9	30.0	20.3	28.3	31.9		29.5							$7,292
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 North Esto	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2310	314	21	14.9	80.3%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	189 (60.2%)	116 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66.2	1767^th of 5862 public elementary schools	69.9%		78.7	1217^th of 5874 public elementary schools	79.3%	550						28.2				28.2	47.6	60.6	53.9	58.3				54.7	58.1	55.9	30.8	48.7				48.4							$6,540
Shirpser Elementary	Public	K-6	4020 North Gibson Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2393	475	23	20.6	87.8%	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	440 (92.6%)	28 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	3274^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.1%		34.7	3524^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.0%	250						13.9				13.9	33.9	40.4	46.9	37.8				39.8	43.3	47.3	25.8	14.3				31.0							$7,059
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-8	4544 Maxson Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-2613	19	3	6.3	68.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (78.9%)	4 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																	$9,154
Wilkerson Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 North Doreen Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2331	341	16	21.3	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	294 (86.2%)	45 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	2584^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.9%		48.6	2603^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	55.7%	19						29.4				29.4	30.2	34.7	56.9	34.9				38.8	46.0	44.0	45.1	34.1				42.8							$7,591
Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 East McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2333	588	26	22.5	87.2%	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	454 (77.2%)	119 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	46	2790^th of 5862 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.9	2768^th of 5874 public elementary schools	52.9%	22						31.0	33.6			32.8	33.3	44.0	36.2	48.2	55.8	58.0		48.9	37.9	43.1	30.5	32.8	30.2	43.0		36.3							$7,394
Arroyo High	Public	9-12	4921 North Cedar Ave.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 444-9201	1,698	75	22.7	84.6%	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1,228 (72.3%)	429 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	69.4	490^th of 2323 public high schools	78.9%		70.9	465^th of 2348 public high schools	80.2%	25								30.4	35.8	33.1							62.8	62.8							36.1	36.1							$10,905
El Monte High	Public	9-12	3048 North Tyler Ave.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 444-7701	1,421	66	21.4	96.6%	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1,226 (86.3%)	178 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	66.1	535^th of 2323 public high schools	77.0%		55.8	737^th of 2348 public high schools	68.6%	202								29.8	29.0	29.4							65.4	65.4							34.2	34.2							$12,110
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2900 Pkwy. Dr.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-6181	1,192	60	19.9	95.0%	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1,118 (93.8%)	64 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	32.4	1357^th of 2323 public high schools	41.6%		33.7	1314^th of 2348 public high schools	44.0%	43								15.0	13.3	14.1							44.4	44.4							13.6	13.6							$14,848
Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High	Public	10-12	12347 Ramona Blvd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 442-0481	361	17	20.8	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (95.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.8	1850^th of 2323 public high schools	20.4%		18	1747^th of 2348 public high schools	25.6%	103								8.7	8.3	8.4							17.9	17.9							0.7	0.7							$16,134
El Monte Union High School Community Day	Public	9-12	5050 Kings Row	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 258-4943	31	3	9.7	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										0.0																							$29,385
Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	12043 Exline St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4700	597	31	19.1	76.4%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	540 (90.5%)	50 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	4549^th of 5862 public elementary schools	22.4%		22	4669^th of 5874 public elementary schools	20.5%	120						15.3				15.3	20.6	29.9	33.3	42.7				31.4	18.1	20.9	17.8	14.7				18.3	93.9	95.0		96.0	93.9	96.0
La Primaria Elementary	Public	K-3	4220 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4150	221	12	19.1	67.4%	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	191 (86.4%)	25 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											21.4							21.4	25.0							25.0
Maxson Elementary	Public	K-6	12380 Felipe St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4500	430	20	21.2	67.0%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (91.4%)	29 (6.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33.7	3615^th of 5862 public elementary schools	38.3%		19.5	4919^th of 5874 public elementary schools	16.3%	1304						13.3				13.3	44.8	32.0	30.0	27.4				33.7	50.0	26.7	23.3	24.2				31.3
Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Schmidt Rd.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4600	469	22	20.9	77.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	449 (95.7%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	5268^th of 5862 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.9	5167^th of 5874 public elementary schools	12.0%	101						12.7				12.7	15.8	11.9	33.3	29.9				23.4	12.1	10.2	15.9	9.0				11.6	92.4	95.5	95.5	92.4	95.5	95.5
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	11111 Thienes Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4650	850	41	20.9	68.8%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	798 (93.9%)	45 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	3716^th of 5862 public elementary schools	36.6%		29.3	3960^th of 5874 public elementary schools	32.6%	244						15.9	14.0			14.6	28.4	12.3	39.7	52.0	34.0	39.5		35.5	20.6	10.8	18.8	46.2	16.8	21.8		21.8	97.4			97.4		97.4
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-8	12044 Elliott Ave.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4800	971	49	19.6	69.6%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	917 (94.4%)	52 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	4706^th of 5862 public elementary schools	19.7%		25.1	4355^th of 5874 public elementary schools	25.9%	351	10.7	5.6	0.0	10.9	7.1	14.7	11.7			12.5	20.0	22.8	25.4	35.9	26.9	32.0		28.8	25.0	18.3	13.3	20.8	11.3	9.9		14.3
Willard F. Payne Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Mountain View Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4900	518	26	19.6	72.6%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	495 (95.6%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	5410^th of 5862 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.5	5451^st of 5874 public elementary schools	7.2%	41	3.9	4.2			3.2	9.0				9.0	23.6	19.1	25.0	20.0				22.0	26.4	9.0	9.0	7.8				12.6	92.9	94.3	94.3	92.9	94.3	92.9
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	2-8	3900 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4400	576	32	18.0	68.4%	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	519 (90.1%)	45 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	2447^th of 2777 public middle schools	11.9%		25.6	2018^th of 2802 public middle schools	28.0%	429						23.9	8.5			13.7	26.1	28.6	32.9	15.9	25.0	16.4		23.1	23.4	33.9	25.4	8.6	18.9	7.9		17.6

Cities Near El Monte

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rosemead	1.32 mi	15	184^th
Temple City	1.63 mi	9	149^th
Arcadia	2.23 mi	12	138^th
South El Monte	2.25 mi	3	291^st
Baldwin Park	2.63 mi	17	562^nd

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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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