Is Margaret Heath Elementary a good school?

Margaret Heath Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Margaret Heath Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended Margaret Heath Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Heath Elementary?

Students at Margaret Heath Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Margaret Heath Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret Heath Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : BP STEM Academy High : Baldwin Park High

Margaret Heath Elementary

Summary:

Margaret Heath Elementary is a public elementary school located in Baldwin Park, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 289 students. The school is part of the Baldwin Park Unified School District, which is ranked 966 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Margaret Heath Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.23% of Margaret Heath students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.57% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2017-2018 to 30.9% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district average of 23.3% for Vineland Elementary, the closest school in the same district.

Additionally, Margaret Heath Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the district average of 93.09% for Vineland Elementary and 84.93% for Kenmore Elementary, the other two schools in the same district. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges in supporting its student population, and targeted interventions and resources may be necessary to address the needs of these students.

Detail:

Public K-5

14321 School St.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-1650

(626) 338-4013

District: Baldwin Park Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5089^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,338

Students who attend Margaret Heath Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	BP STEM Academy
High:	Baldwin Park High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 320

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

Asian:

3.4%

White:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Margaret Heath Elementary ranks worse than 86.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Baldwin Park Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.21. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.6%), Asian (3.4%), White (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Margaret Heath Elementary is 21.2, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Baldwin Park Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Margaret Heath Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Margaret Heath Elementary is $7,338, which is the 5^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Baldwin Park Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Margaret Heath Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Margaret Heath Elementary 5089^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Margaret Heath Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Baldwin Park Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Baldwin Park Unified 966^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Margaret Heath Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.81	3015^th	4809	37.3%
2005	29.95	3280^th	4822	32.0%
2006	31.80	3185^th	4818	33.9%
2007	27.07	3774^th	5113	26.2%
2008	24.07	4045^th	5113	20.9%
2009	22.14	4275^th	5193	17.7%
2010	42.33	3035^th	5314	42.9%
2011	41.95	3090^th	5377	42.5%
2012	39.48	3295^th	5390	38.9%
2013	33.80	3757^th	5530	32.1%
2015	22.99	4328^th	5611	22.9%
2016	19.82	4634^th	5614	17.5%
2017	14.16	5185^th	5692	8.9%
2018	22.56	4470^th	5662	21.1%
2019	25.28	4326^th	5789	25.3%
2021	29.74	943^rd	1417	33.5%
2022	27.50	4096^th	5883	30.4%
2023	23.66	4496^th	5874	23.5%
2024	17.21	5089^th	5862	13.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.37	2573^rd	3246	20.7%
2019	28.35	2606^th	3275	20.4%
2021	37.93	337^th	602	44.0%
2022	25.28	2927^th	3311	11.6%
2024	26.12	2782^nd	3160	12.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.39	1889^th	2420	21.9%
2024	16.65	2584^th	2634	1.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.76	3865^th	5084	24.0%
2019	33.35	3615^th	5173	30.1%
2021	48.52	500^th	1110	55.0%
2022	41.09	2903^rd	5264	44.9%
2023	33.21	3636^th	5374	32.3%
2024	22.82	4551^st	5511	17.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.73	4476^th	5413	17.3%
2019	20.90	4544^th	5492	17.3%
2021	24.19	948^th	1267	25.2%
2022	24.88	4222^nd	5635	25.1%
2023	21.38	4576^th	5617	18.5%
2024	15.40	5084^th	5605	9.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	27.73	201^st	293	31.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.99	4112^th	5431	24.3%
2019	31.82	3635^th	5510	34.0%
2021	36.36	742^nd	1272	41.7%
2022	32.11	3611^th	5663	36.2%
2023	26.80	4059^th	5650	28.2%
2024	21.23	4597^th	5636	18.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Margaret Heath Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.89	3629^th	4830	24.9%
2019	34.90	3321^st	4963	33.1%
2022	39.81	2914^th	5084	42.7%
2023	31.66	3578^th	5098	29.8%
2024	22.18	4328^th	5102	15.2%

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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

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Enrollment information for Margaret Heath Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	60	9	14	425	5	n/a	n/a	0	513
1989	52	8	15	432	7	n/a	n/a	0	514
1990	53	7	22	438	4	n/a	n/a	0	524
1991	43	4	24	480	3	n/a	n/a	0	554
1992	30	6	27	482	2	n/a	n/a	0	547
1993	43	7	27	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1994	42	4	37	491	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
1995	24	5	32	503	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1996	24	5	32	503	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1997	18	6	34	506	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1998	25	7	28	498	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1999	23	8	25	516	2	n/a	n/a	0	574
2000	21	12	27	545	2	n/a	n/a	0	607
2001	20	12	19	544	3	n/a	n/a	0	598
2002	15	6	12	563	5	n/a	n/a	0	601
2003	15	6	12	563	5	n/a	n/a	0	601
2004	22	7	11	604	5	n/a	n/a	0	649
2005	14	5	12	589	3	n/a	n/a	0	623
2006	11	5	13	542	4	n/a	n/a	1	576
2007	10	8	15	507	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
2008	7	3	14	498	1	n/a	n/a	0	523
2009	9	4	10	497	2	0	4	0	526
2010	10	10	19	493	2	0	0	0	534
2011	12	6	17	479	1	0	0	0	515
2012	13	5	20	466	0	0	0	0	504
2013	14	7	20	470	1	0	0	0	512
2014	4	1	16	498	0	0	0	0	519
2015	1	0	18	479	0	0	0	0	498
2016	0	3	18	488	0	0	0	0	509
2017	1	4	19	487	0	0	0	0	511
2018	2	1	15	459	0	0	0	0	477
2019	5	0	13	438	0	0	0	0	456
2020	5	0	13	411	0	0	0	0	429
2021	4	0	15	368	0	0	0	0	387
2022	6	0	9	262	0	0	0	0	277
2023	2	0	9	277	0	0	1	0	289
2024	2	0	11	306	0	0	1	0	320

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

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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 Margaret Heath Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	513	18.0	28.5	n/a
1989	514	19.0	27.0	n/a
1990	524	19.0	27.5	n/a
1991	554	19.0	29.1	n/a
1992	547	19.3	28.3	71.5
1993	556	20.0	27.8	69.1
1994	574	19.0	30.2	62.4
1995	565	19.0	29.7	72.7
1996	565	19.0	29.7	72.7
1997	564	20.0	28.2	78.7
1998	558	22.0	25.4	76
1999	574	25.0	23.0	80.3
2000	607	27.5	22.1	81.2
2001	598	29.0	20.6	79.6
2002	601	29.0	20.7	79.2
2003	601	29.0	20.7	79.2
2004	649	28.0	23.2	82.4
2005	623	27.0	23.1	82.7
2006	576	28.5	20.2	81.9
2007	541	21.0	25.8	83
2008	523	21.0	24.9	79.2
2009	526	25.0	20.2	77.6
2010	534	26.0	20.5	85.4
2011	515	n/a	n/a	87.2
2012	504	23.5	21.4	n/a
2013	512	23.0	22.2	86.5
2014	519	22.0	23.5	85.9
2015	498	22.0	22.6	86.3
2016	509	22.0	23.1	85.9
2017	511	22.0	23.2	85.9
2018	477	23.0	20.7	87
2019	456	19.0	24.0	99.8
2020	429	n/a	n/a	88.6
2021	387	18.0	21.5	86.8
2022	277	13.0	21.3	92.8
2023	289	13.0	22.1	90.3
2024	320	15.0	21.2	93.1

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 Margaret Heath Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	513	18.0	28.5	n/a
1989	514	19.0	27.0	n/a
1990	524	19.0	27.5	n/a
1991	554	19.0	29.1	n/a
1992	547	19.3	28.3	71.5
1993	556	20.0	27.8	69.1
1994	574	19.0	30.2	62.4
1995	565	19.0	29.7	72.7
1996	565	19.0	29.7	72.7
1997	564	20.0	28.2	78.7
1998	558	22.0	25.4	76
1999	574	25.0	23.0	80.3
2000	607	27.5	22.1	81.2
2001	598	29.0	20.6	79.6
2002	601	29.0	20.7	79.2
2003	601	29.0	20.7	79.2
2004	649	28.0	23.2	82.4
2005	623	27.0	23.1	82.7
2006	576	28.5	20.2	81.9
2007	541	21.0	25.8	83
2008	523	21.0	24.9	79.2
2009	526	25.0	20.2	77.6
2010	534	26.0	20.5	85.4
2011	515	n/a	n/a	87.2
2012	504	23.5	21.4	n/a
2013	512	23.0	22.2	86.5
2014	519	22.0	23.5	85.9
2015	498	22.0	22.6	86.3
2016	509	22.0	23.1	85.9
2017	511	22.0	23.2	85.9
2018	477	23.0	20.7	87
2019	456	19.0	24.0	99.8
2020	429	n/a	n/a	88.6
2021	387	18.0	21.5	86.8
2022	277	13.0	21.3	92.8
2023	289	13.0	22.1	90.3
2024	320	15.0	21.2	93.1

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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