Is Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) a good school?

Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) ranks 3258 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 439 students attended Maxwell Academy (Pk-8).

What is the racial makeup of Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)?

Students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) are 88% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) attend?

Students who attend Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) usually go on to attend: High : Duarte High

Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Summary:

Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) is a public elementary school located in Duarte, CA, serving 428 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Duarte Unified School District, which is ranked 744 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maxwell Academy faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 5.7% in 2017-2018 to 36.5% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 40.41% of Maxwell Academy students were proficient or better in English Language Arts End of Course, compared to 46.44% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student groups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, while female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students perform worse compared to other California elementary schools.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Duarte Unified district, such as Royal Oaks STEAM Academy and Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy, Maxwell Academy generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. The school's declining performance over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2983 out of 5692 California elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 3258 out of 5862 schools in 2023-2024, suggests that the school's academic outcomes are not keeping pace with other schools in the state.

Detail:

Public K-8

733 Euclid Ave.
Duarte, CA 91010-3114

(626) 599-5300

District: Duarte Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3258^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,086

Students who attend Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) usually attend:

High:

Duarte High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.0

Number of students: 439

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

Asian:

3.9%

African American:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) ranks worse than 55.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Duarte Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.59. (See more...)

Compare Details Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) ranks better than 59.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.31. (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 (88.4%), Asian (3.9%), African American (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Duarte Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) is 19, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Duarte Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) is $7,086, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Duarte Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maxwell Academy (Pk-8):

SchoolDigger ranks Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) 3258^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) 1125^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Maxwell Academy (Pk-8) in the ranking list.)

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Duarte Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Duarte Unified 744^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.06	4011^th	4809	16.6%
2005	14.18	4390^th	4822	9.0%
2006	16.72	4237^th	4818	12.1%
2007	17.02	4503^rd	5113	11.9%
2008	23.24	4099^th	5113	19.8%
2009	17.48	4599^th	5193	11.4%
2010	20.96	4535^th	5314	14.7%
2011	18.54	4764^th	5377	11.4%
2012	32.51	3769^th	5390	30.1%
2013	31.20	3951^st	5530	28.6%
2015	38.41	3104^th	5611	44.7%
2016	36.43	3303^rd	5614	41.2%
2017	41.87	2983^rd	5692	47.6%
2018	37.28	3318^th	5662	41.4%
2019	36.91	3396^th	5789	41.3%
2021	21.29	1123^rd	1417	20.7%
2022	35.06	3457^th	5883	41.2%
2023	35.68	3460^th	5874	41.1%
2024	38.59	3258^th	5862	44.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.97	1395^th	3246	57.0%
2019	58.02	892^nd	3275	72.8%
2021	48.22	223^rd	602	63.0%
2022	68.98	507^th	3311	84.7%
2023	49.17	1239^th	3250	61.9%
2024	70.60	402^nd	3160	87.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.28	2530^th	5084	50.2%
2019	47.87	2550^th	5173	50.7%
2021	26.20	888^th	1110	20.0%
2022	43.91	2694^th	5264	48.8%
2023	46.11	2623^rd	5374	51.2%
2024	48.65	2476^th	5511	55.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.91	2724^th	5413	49.7%
2019	36.57	3309^th	5492	39.7%
2021	32.32	813^th	1267	35.8%
2022	28.79	3859^th	5635	31.5%
2023	31.36	3648^th	5617	35.1%
2024	34.07	3478^th	5605	37.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.20	806^th	2585	68.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.66	3798^th	5431	30.1%
2019	38.68	3134^th	5510	43.1%
2021	16.44	1125^th	1272	11.6%
2022	40.40	2981^st	5663	47.4%
2023	40.48	3040^th	5650	46.2%
2024	42.46	2905^th	5636	48.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.92	2554^th	4830	47.1%
2019	46.14	2535^th	4963	48.9%
2022	43.73	2609^th	5084	48.7%
2023	46.52	2456^th	5098	51.8%
2024	51.79	2150^th	5102	57.9%

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

Rank History for Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

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Rank History for all middle school students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	58.55	941^st	2715	65.3%
2021	53.04	372^nd	894	58.4%
2022	44.94	1304^th	2740	52.4%
2023	47.79	1231^st	2802	56.1%
2024	51.31	1125^th	2777	59.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.49	94^th	1364	93.1%
2019	64.03	257^th	1442	82.2%
2021	60.61	72^nd	363	80.2%
2022	57.66	333^rd	1540	78.4%
2023	48.42	480^th	1529	68.6%
2024	73.47	134^th	1477	90.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.48	1200^th	1538	22.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.35	138^th	2230	93.8%
2019	68.35	533^rd	2369	77.5%
2021	55.65	245^th	721	66.0%
2022	41.31	1289^th	2458	47.6%
2023	50.96	997^th	2549	60.9%
2024	56.77	834^th	2575	67.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.47	395^th	2262	82.5%
2019	67.97	668^th	2380	71.9%
2021	61.07	243^rd	738	67.1%
2022	41.42	1297^th	2509	48.3%
2023	59.42	831^st	2547	67.4%
2024	52.69	987^th	2546	61.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	62.56	370^th	1491	75.2%
2022	18.51	1485^th	1531	3.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.34	702^nd	2273	69.1%
2019	45.13	1147^th	2407	52.3%
2021	44.44	380^th	763	50.2%
2022	47.80	1122^nd	2527	55.6%
2023	36.99	1443^rd	2558	43.6%
2024	48.66	1112^th	2547	56.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.92	124^th	2072	94.0%
2019	66.67	552^nd	2213	75.1%
2022	44.40	1151^st	2359	51.2%
2023	45.39	1116^th	2391	53.3%
2024	56.40	814^th	2383	65.8%

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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

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Enrollment information for Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	11	163	0	373	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1989	8	149	5	391	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1990	7	131	1	444	0	n/a	n/a	0	583
1991	12	121	1	473	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1992	11	114	1	510	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1993	12	101	2	517	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
1994	15	91	2	538	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
1995	7	83	2	484	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1996	7	83	2	484	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1997	11	68	0	501	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1998	11	77	0	497	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
1999	12	82	2	500	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
2000	18	70	0	510	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
2001	7	62	0	537	3	n/a	n/a	1	610
2002	2	64	0	550	3	n/a	n/a	0	619
2003	2	64	0	550	3	n/a	n/a	0	619
2004	10	69	1	505	4	n/a	n/a	18	607
2005	7	54	0	495	0	n/a	n/a	20	576
2006	2	49	1	471	0	n/a	n/a	24	547
2007	2	43	0	435	0	n/a	n/a	16	496
2008	3	31	n/a	381	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	415
2009	0	26	0	360	0	0	21	0	407
2010	3	18	2	352	0	0	2	0	377
2011	4	20	4	347	0	0	3	0	378
2012	2	16	1	338	0	0	2	0	359
2013	2	15	0	335	1	0	4	0	357
2014	3	18	3	340	0	0	2	0	366
2015	4	19	6	332	0	0	6	0	367
2016	4	24	12	323	0	0	2	0	365
2017	1	17	13	332	0	0	5	0	368
2018	8	21	15	346	0	0	5	0	395
2019	15	23	23	418	0	0	5	0	484
2020	22	23	20	412	1	0	5	0	483
2021	18	17	20	387	1	0	7	0	450
2022	8	9	25	351	0	1	10	0	404
2023	7	10	24	379	0	0	8	0	428
2024	7	14	17	388	0	0	13	0	439

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 Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	547	22.0	24.8	n/a
1989	553	19.4	28.5	n/a
1990	583	21.0	27.7	n/a
1991	607	25.0	24.2	n/a
1992	636	25.4	25.0	95
1993	632	21.0	30.1	94.9
1994	646	22.0	29.4	91.5
1995	576	21.0	27.4	95
1996	576	21.0	27.4	95
1997	580	22.0	26.4	95
1998	585	24.0	24.4	94
1999	596	26.5	22.5	95
2000	598	28.0	21.4	91.6
2001	610	29.0	21.0	92.4
2002	619	29.0	21.3	94.7
2003	619	29.0	21.3	94.7
2004	607	29.0	20.9	99
2005	576	28.0	20.6	98.9
2006	547	27.0	20.3	97.9
2007	496	25.0	19.8	98.3
2008	415	25.0	16.6	87
2009	407	22.0	17.7	92.4
2010	377	21.0	17.9	87.3
2011	378	n/a	n/a	91.3
2012	359	15.0	23.9	n/a
2013	357	18.0	19.8	91.3
2014	366	16.0	22.8	93.4
2015	367	16.0	22.9	89.4
2016	365	15.0	24.3	87.4
2017	368	14.0	26.2	90.8
2018	395	20.5	19.2	89.4
2019	484	22.0	22.0	85.5
2020	483	n/a	n/a	81.6
2021	450	21.8	20.5	82.9
2022	404	21.2	19.0	74.5
2023	428	22.8	18.6	71.5
2024	439	23.0	19.0	66.5

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 Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	547	22.0	24.8	n/a
1989	553	19.4	28.5	n/a
1990	583	21.0	27.7	n/a
1991	607	25.0	24.2	n/a
1992	636	25.4	25.0	95
1993	632	21.0	30.1	94.9
1994	646	22.0	29.4	91.5
1995	576	21.0	27.4	95
1996	576	21.0	27.4	95
1997	580	22.0	26.4	95
1998	585	24.0	24.4	94
1999	596	26.5	22.5	95
2000	598	28.0	21.4	91.6
2001	610	29.0	21.0	92.4
2002	619	29.0	21.3	94.7
2003	619	29.0	21.3	94.7
2004	607	29.0	20.9	99
2005	576	28.0	20.6	98.9
2006	547	27.0	20.3	97.9
2007	496	25.0	19.8	98.3
2008	415	25.0	16.6	87
2009	407	22.0	17.7	92.4
2010	377	21.0	17.9	87.3
2011	378	n/a	n/a	91.3
2012	359	15.0	23.9	n/a
2013	357	18.0	19.8	91.3
2014	366	16.0	22.8	93.4
2015	367	16.0	22.9	89.4
2016	365	15.0	24.3	87.4
2017	368	14.0	26.2	90.8
2018	395	20.5	19.2	89.4
2019	484	22.0	22.0	85.5
2020	483	n/a	n/a	81.6
2021	450	21.8	20.5	82.9
2022	404	21.2	19.0	74.5
2023	428	22.8	18.6	71.5
2024	439	23.0	19.0	66.5

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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