Is Barranca Elementary a good school?

Barranca Elementary ranks 2190 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barranca Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 559 students attended Barranca Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Barranca Elementary?

Students at Barranca Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Barranca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barranca Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Vista Middle High : South Hills High

Barranca Elementary

Summary:

Barranca Elementary is a public elementary school in Covina, California, serving 557 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 590 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Barranca Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 51.28% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy and 41.09% in Mathematics, compared to 49.27% and 36.73% for the district, respectively. The school's Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools.

While Barranca Elementary generally outperforms other nearby schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District, such as Cypress Elementary, Ben Lomond Elementary, and Workman Avenue Elementary, the school's performance is still surpassed by Rowland Avenue Elementary and Merced Elementary, which are in the neighboring West Covina Unified School District. Additionally, Barranca Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2017-2018 to 32.1% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

727 South Barranca Ave.
Covina, CA 91723-3665

(626) 974-4000

District: Covina-Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2190^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,897

Students who attend Barranca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle
High:	South Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 559

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.2%

Asian:

6.3%

White:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barranca Elementary ranks better than 62.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.86. (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 (81.2%), Asian (6.3%), White (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barranca Elementary is 24.8. 7 elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Barranca Elementary employs 22.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barranca Elementary is $6,897, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barranca Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Barranca Elementary 2190^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Barranca Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Covina-Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Covina-Valley Unified 590^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Barranca Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.22	1295^th	4809	73.1%
2005	61.94	1663^rd	4822	65.5%
2006	59.60	1752^nd	4818	63.6%
2007	64.57	1618^th	5113	68.4%
2008	59.71	1867^th	5113	63.5%
2009	63.62	1742^nd	5193	66.5%
2010	49.33	2600^th	5314	51.1%
2011	57.70	2154^th	5377	59.9%
2012	71.08	1467^th	5390	72.8%
2013	63.98	1889^th	5530	65.8%
2015	59.57	1965^th	5611	65.0%
2016	57.86	2089^th	5614	62.8%
2017	64.86	1812^th	5692	68.2%
2018	74.61	1374^th	5662	75.7%
2019	68.60	1665^th	5789	71.2%
2022	63.15	1886^th	5883	67.9%
2023	68.39	1654^th	5874	71.8%
2024	56.86	2190^th	5862	62.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	32.38	1681^st	2634	36.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.60	387^th	5084	92.4%
2019	83.36	571^st	5173	89.0%
2022	78.95	797^th	5264	84.9%
2023	76.26	932^nd	5374	82.7%
2024	64.75	1512^th	5511	72.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.53	1685^th	5413	68.9%
2019	60.50	1947^th	5492	64.5%
2022	58.95	1982^nd	5635	64.8%
2023	63.50	1788^th	5617	68.2%
2024	55.70	2139^th	5605	61.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.70	439^th	2128	79.4%
2019	56.55	796^th	2585	69.2%
2022	59.93	602^nd	2227	73.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.10	1099^th	5431	79.8%
2019	74.85	1301^st	5510	76.4%
2022	65.10	1720^th	5663	69.6%
2023	70.08	1504^th	5650	73.4%
2024	55.66	2183^rd	5636	61.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Barranca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.55	516^th	4830	89.3%
2019	79.37	734^th	4963	85.2%
2022	77.72	828^th	5084	83.7%
2023	83.72	586^th	5098	88.5%
2024	70.03	1180^th	5102	76.9%

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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 Barranca Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	377	34	65	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1989	341	29	69	131	1	n/a	n/a	0	571
1990	364	32	57	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1991	366	38	56	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1992	330	33	57	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1993	342	40	56	189	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
1994	337	57	65	212	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1995	281	76	58	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1996	281	76	58	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1997	267	59	66	250	0	n/a	n/a	0	642
1998	224	40	52	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1999	221	38	48	218	3	n/a	n/a	0	528
2000	228	33	74	211	2	n/a	n/a	0	548
2001	216	38	67	239	2	n/a	n/a	0	562
2002	192	18	61	244	1	n/a	n/a	34	550
2003	192	18	61	244	1	n/a	n/a	34	550
2004	189	26	57	269	4	n/a	n/a	8	553
2005	186	25	55	275	6	n/a	n/a	10	557
2006	159	25	65	326	5	n/a	n/a	13	593
2007	145	28	51	342	3	n/a	n/a	13	582
2008	120	24	44	319	2	n/a	n/a	0	509
2009	107	16	39	327	2	1	14	0	506
2010	110	20	62	447	2	1	9	0	651
2011	114	20	43	447	1	1	10	0	636
2012	97	23	44	460	1	1	6	0	632
2013	97	27	44	470	0	1	7	0	646
2014	87	30	42	470	2	2	8	0	641
2015	69	23	46	509	1	2	9	0	659
2016	58	26	41	464	3	1	6	0	599
2017	60	26	48	465	4	2	19	0	624
2018	50	25	54	475	3	2	15	0	624
2019	52	25	57	490	3	4	17	0	648
2020	47	17	52	482	3	3	14	0	618
2021	37	18	54	467	1	3	18	0	598
2022	31	16	51	451	1	3	20	0	573
2023	28	14	36	456	2	2	19	0	557
2024	26	19	35	454	1	2	22	0	559

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 Barranca Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	598	20.0	29.9	n/a
1989	571	19.0	30.0	n/a
1990	593	20.0	29.6	n/a
1991	609	23.0	26.4	n/a
1992	591	23.4	25.2	34
1993	627	22.0	28.5	26.3
1994	671	23.0	29.2	29.5
1995	651	24.0	27.1	37.2
1996	651	24.0	27.1	37.2
1997	642	27.0	23.8	40.7
1998	553	29.0	19.1	36.3
1999	528	28.0	18.9	34.1
2000	548	28.0	19.6	30.5
2001	562	29.0	19.4	34
2002	550	27.0	20.4	45.3
2003	550	27.0	20.4	45.3
2004	553	26.0	21.3	38.5
2005	557	26.0	21.4	38.9
2006	593	27.0	22.0	40.3
2007	582	26.0	22.4	38.5
2008	509	27.6	18.4	39.1
2009	506	22.0	19.5	42.1
2010	651	28.0	23.2	54.2
2011	636	n/a	n/a	54.6
2012	632	26.0	24.3	n/a
2013	646	27.0	23.9	65.2
2014	641	27.0	23.7	73.6
2015	659	26.0	25.3	69.7
2016	599	26.0	23.0	69.6
2017	624	25.5	24.4	66.7
2018	624	25.5	24.4	70
2019	648	23.5	27.5	70.1
2020	618	n/a	n/a	66.7
2021	598	25.0	23.9	67.1
2022	573	25.0	22.9	71.7
2023	557	22.5	24.7	67.9
2024	559	22.5	24.8	80

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 Barranca Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	598	20.0	29.9	n/a
1989	571	19.0	30.0	n/a
1990	593	20.0	29.6	n/a
1991	609	23.0	26.4	n/a
1992	591	23.4	25.2	34
1993	627	22.0	28.5	26.3
1994	671	23.0	29.2	29.5
1995	651	24.0	27.1	37.2
1996	651	24.0	27.1	37.2
1997	642	27.0	23.8	40.7
1998	553	29.0	19.1	36.3
1999	528	28.0	18.9	34.1
2000	548	28.0	19.6	30.5
2001	562	29.0	19.4	34
2002	550	27.0	20.4	45.3
2003	550	27.0	20.4	45.3
2004	553	26.0	21.3	38.5
2005	557	26.0	21.4	38.9
2006	593	27.0	22.0	40.3
2007	582	26.0	22.4	38.5
2008	509	27.6	18.4	39.1
2009	506	22.0	19.5	42.1
2010	651	28.0	23.2	54.2
2011	636	n/a	n/a	54.6
2012	632	26.0	24.3	n/a
2013	646	27.0	23.9	65.2
2014	641	27.0	23.7	73.6
2015	659	26.0	25.3	69.7
2016	599	26.0	23.0	69.6
2017	624	25.5	24.4	66.7
2018	624	25.5	24.4	70
2019	648	23.5	27.5	70.1
2020	618	n/a	n/a	66.7
2021	598	25.0	23.9	67.1
2022	573	25.0	22.9	71.7
2023	557	22.5	24.7	67.9
2024	559	22.5	24.8	80

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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