Is Holly Avenue Elementary a good school?

Yes. Holly Avenue Elementary ranks in the top 7.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Holly Avenue Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 736 students attended Holly Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Holly Avenue Elementary?

Students at Holly Avenue Elementary are 66% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Holly Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holly Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : First Avenue Middle High : Arcadia High

Holly Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Holly Avenue Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Arcadia, California, serving 736 students in grades K-5 and part of the Arcadia Unified School District.

Holly Avenue Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of elementary schools in California, with exceptional academic performance across multiple subject areas. The school's students significantly outperform state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% across grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also strong, with a 62.6% proficiency rate compared to the district average of 57.8% and the state average of 30.7%. The school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, is particularly impressive, with English Language Learners and Hispanic students ranking in the top 1-4% and 7-18% of California elementary schools, respectively.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Camino Grove Elementary and Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary stands out as a clear leader in academic achievement, consistently outperforming them across multiple metrics. This suggests that the school has developed highly effective instructional practices and support systems that contribute to its students' exceptional academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

360 West Duarte Rd.
Arcadia, CA 91007-3097

(626) 821-8355

District: Arcadia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
421^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,357

Students who attend Holly Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	First Avenue Middle
High:	Arcadia High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 736

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.0%

Hispanic:

18.8%

White:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Holly Avenue Elementary ranks better than 92.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Arcadia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.12. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Holly Avenue Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Arcadia Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (66%), Hispanic (18.8%), White (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Arcadia Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holly Avenue Elementary is 25.6, which is the 3^rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Arcadia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Holly Avenue Elementary employs 28.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holly Avenue Elementary is $11,357, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Arcadia Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Holly Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Holly Avenue Elementary 421^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Holly Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Arcadia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Arcadia Unified 169^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Holly Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.00	455^th	4809	90.5%
2005	92.11	375^th	4822	92.2%
2006	90.48	453^rd	4818	90.6%
2007	90.90	471^st	5113	90.8%
2008	92.76	327^th	5113	93.6%
2009	90.52	454^th	5193	91.3%
2010	89.31	487^th	5314	90.8%
2011	90.30	418^th	5377	92.2%
2012	88.97	490^th	5390	90.9%
2013	86.99	648^th	5530	88.3%
2015	92.54	473^rd	5611	91.6%
2016	92.98	444^th	5614	92.1%
2017	95.91	257^th	5692	95.5%
2018	94.97	287^th	5662	94.9%
2019	94.17	358^th	5789	93.8%
2022	93.07	508^th	5883	91.4%
2023	92.11	566^th	5874	90.4%
2024	94.12	421^st	5862	92.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.29	89^th	3246	97.3%
2022	85.24	228^th	3311	93.1%
2023	91.16	122^nd	3250	96.2%
2024	96.98	38^th	3160	98.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	51.13	881^st	2420	63.6%
2024	45.56	1106^th	2634	58.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.71	50^th	5084	99.0%
2019	96.78	81^st	5173	98.4%
2022	93.17	241^st	5264	95.4%
2023	97.43	93^rd	5374	98.3%
2024	97.98	105^th	5511	98.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.98	157^th	5413	97.1%
2019	92.78	379^th	5492	93.1%
2022	93.87	383^rd	5635	93.2%
2023	94.65	309^th	5617	94.5%
2024	94.69	315^th	5605	94.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.34	654^th	2128	69.3%
2019	70.80	492^nd	2585	81.0%
2022	53.95	719^th	2227	67.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.11	439^th	5431	91.9%
2019	93.57	331^st	5510	94.0%
2022	89.24	671^st	5663	88.2%
2023	86.38	795^th	5650	85.9%
2024	91.59	514^th	5636	90.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.73	288^th	1071	73.1%
2019	65.82	459^th	1149	60.1%
2022	62.90	546^th	1154	52.7%
2023	63.45	544^th	1190	54.3%
2024	63.86	540^th	1203	55.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.94	375^th	4830	92.2%
2019	88.65	354^th	4963	92.9%
2022	87.32	459^th	5084	91.0%
2023	75.08	958^th	5098	81.2%
2024	89.39	369^th	5102	92.8%

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Rank History for White students at Holly Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	59.23	1227^th	2737	55.2%
2019	75.97	602^nd	2834	78.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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by a parent
Saturday, February 4, 2012

Arcadia School District is one of the best school districts in Los Angeles County including the San Gabriel Valley. Great schools with wonderful programs with the exception of Holly Ave. This school unfortunately is not serious about implementing programs that extracurricular that build student interest and esteem.These programs are vital for a child's learning experience,or at least the opportunity to participate in one.The principal likes book smart students and parents that keep their mouth shut, anything other than the later and your on her radar. There is no creative learning or the sort. No emphasis on individual learning styles, or focus on students talents and gifts-just a cookie cutter mentality. Its so much easier and less work for the principle and her staff. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Holly Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	310	4	245	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
1989	315	5	234	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
1990	323	5	253	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
1991	327	4	272	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1992	325	4	276	106	0	n/a	n/a	0	711
1993	295	8	281	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1994	259	8	322	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
1995	220	16	260	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1996	220	16	260	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1997	219	19	281	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	647
1998	236	16	301	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
1999	219	11	306	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
2000	206	6	331	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
2001	189	6	384	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	690
2002	146	14	430	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	700
2003	146	14	430	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	700
2004	135	14	445	104	2	n/a	n/a	0	700
2005	122	12	474	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
2006	126	6	472	95	0	n/a	n/a	9	708
2007	117	5	509	80	0	n/a	n/a	11	722
2008	97	7	485	88	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	677
2009	91	4	439	73	0	4	12	0	623
2010	93	9	420	83	0	3	8	0	616
2011	102	11	393	101	0	1	7	0	615
2012	123	11	407	112	0	1	2	0	656
2013	117	14	427	121	0	1	2	0	682
2014	135	22	458	130	0	2	6	0	753
2015	124	17	462	124	1	1	0	0	729
2016	111	12	451	125	2	1	3	0	705
2017	89	9	490	123	0	1	15	0	727
2018	75	6	493	136	0	0	21	0	731
2019	65	7	460	134	0	0	26	0	692
2020	57	12	487	130	0	3	37	0	726
2021	53	10	477	134	0	4	31	0	709
2022	49	11	433	138	0	3	42	0	676
2023	49	12	486	138	1	4	46	0	736

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holly Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	628	23.0	27.3	n/a
1989	632	23.9	26.4	n/a
1990	669	26.0	25.7	n/a
1991	697	26.0	26.8	n/a
1992	711	26.4	26.9	11.1
1993	697	24.0	29.0	13.1
1994	718	26.0	27.6	19.9
1995	621	22.0	28.2	24.3
1996	621	22.0	28.2	24.3
1997	647	25.0	25.9	21.8
1998	678	30.0	22.6	20.8
1999	640	30.0	21.3	21.1
2000	641	30.0	21.4	17.8
2001	690	31.0	22.3	18
2002	700	32.0	21.9	19.7
2003	700	32.0	21.9	19.7
2004	700	34.0	20.6	15.4
2005	705	34.5	20.4	17.2
2006	708	34.0	20.8	17.2
2007	722	34.0	21.2	16.3
2008	677	34.6	19.6	17
2009	623	30.0	20.1	19.4
2010	616	29.5	20.8	19.5
2011	615	n/a	n/a	24.6
2012	656	27.0	24.2	n/a
2013	682	26.0	26.2	22.7
2014	753	27.0	27.8	24.6
2015	729	29.0	25.1	24.3
2016	705	28.0	25.1	27.4
2017	727	27.5	26.4	25.3
2018	731	28.5	25.6	33.4
2019	692	27.5	25.1	34.1
2020	726	n/a	n/a	33.2
2021	709	31.0	22.8	35.3
2022	676	29.2	23.1	35.5
2023	736	28.7	25.6	41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holly Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	628	23.0	27.3	n/a
1989	632	23.9	26.4	n/a
1990	669	26.0	25.7	n/a
1991	697	26.0	26.8	n/a
1992	711	26.4	26.9	11.1
1993	697	24.0	29.0	13.1
1994	718	26.0	27.6	19.9
1995	621	22.0	28.2	24.3
1996	621	22.0	28.2	24.3
1997	647	25.0	25.9	21.8
1998	678	30.0	22.6	20.8
1999	640	30.0	21.3	21.1
2000	641	30.0	21.4	17.8
2001	690	31.0	22.3	18
2002	700	32.0	21.9	19.7
2003	700	32.0	21.9	19.7
2004	700	34.0	20.6	15.4
2005	705	34.5	20.4	17.2
2006	708	34.0	20.8	17.2
2007	722	34.0	21.2	16.3
2008	677	34.6	19.6	17
2009	623	30.0	20.1	19.4
2010	616	29.5	20.8	19.5
2011	615	n/a	n/a	24.6
2012	656	27.0	24.2	n/a
2013	682	26.0	26.2	22.7
2014	753	27.0	27.8	24.6
2015	729	29.0	25.1	24.3
2016	705	28.0	25.1	27.4
2017	727	27.5	26.4	25.3
2018	731	28.5	25.6	33.4
2019	692	27.5	25.1	34.1
2020	726	n/a	n/a	33.2
2021	709	31.0	22.8	35.3
2022	676	29.2	23.1	35.5
2023	736	28.7	25.6	41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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