Summary:
Cherrylee Elementary is a public elementary school located in El Monte, California, serving 289 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the El Monte City School District, which is ranked 622 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Cherrylee Elementary's performance is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.22% of Cherrylee students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.67% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, Cherrylee's proficiency rate was 34.59%, while the district and state rates were 36.28% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade English Language Arts, where only 12.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 37.03% for the district and 42.8% for the state. Additionally, Cherrylee has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.0% in 2017-2018 to 12.7% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the rates at nearby Durfee Elementary (12.4%) and Wright Elementary (6.8%).
Cherrylee Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than the rates at nearby schools like Durfee (74.9%), Cleminson (67.35%), and Plymouth (48.69%). The school's academic performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Asian students ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, while English Language Learners ranked in the top 15%. Overall, the data suggests that Cherrylee Elementary has significant room for improvement, particularly in academic achievement and student attendance, and may need to focus on addressing the unique challenges faced by its diverse student population.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
El Monte City
SchoolDigger Rank:
3266th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,438
Students who attend Cherrylee Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.6
Number of students: 289
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
75.8%
Asian:
21.1%
White:
1.7%
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Pacific Islander:
0.7%
Two or more races:
0.7%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.2%
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