Is Cherrylee Elementary a good school?

Cherrylee Elementary ranks 3266 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherrylee Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 289 students attended Cherrylee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cherrylee Elementary?

Students at Cherrylee Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Cherrylee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherrylee Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Arroyo High

Cherrylee Elementary

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.

Detail:

Public K-6

5025 Buffington Rd.
El Monte, CA 91732-1499

(626) 575-2326

District: El Monte City

SchoolDigger Rank:
3266^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,438

Students who attend Cherrylee Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arroyo High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 289

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

Asian:

21.1%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cherrylee Elementary ranks worse than 55.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the El Monte City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.46. (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 (75.8%), Asian (21.1%), White (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cherrylee Elementary is 20.6, which is the 7^th best among 14 elementary schools in the El Monte City School District. (See more...)

Compare Cherrylee Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cherrylee Elementary is $7,438, which is the 5^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the El Monte City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cherrylee Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherrylee Elementary 3266^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cherrylee Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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El Monte City:

SchoolDigger ranks El Monte City 622^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cherrylee Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	41.58	2569^th	4809	46.6%
2005	40.47	2693^rd	4822	44.2%
2006	32.84	3118^th	4818	35.3%
2007	32.27	3411^th	5113	33.3%
2008	41.61	2848^th	5113	44.3%
2009	32.11	3548^th	5193	31.7%
2010	39.62	3196^th	5314	39.9%
2011	46.97	2772^nd	5377	48.4%
2012	46.89	2816^th	5390	47.8%
2013	41.42	3228^th	5530	41.6%
2015	45.94	2685^th	5611	52.1%
2016	47.48	2633^rd	5614	53.1%
2017	53.48	2354^th	5692	58.6%
2018	63.56	1885^th	5662	66.7%
2019	50.27	2585^th	5789	55.3%
2022	48.79	2592^nd	5883	55.9%
2023	46.66	2720^th	5874	53.7%
2024	38.46	3266^th	5862	44.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.21	1489^th	3246	54.1%
2022	61.14	724^th	3311	78.1%
2023	75.68	356^th	3250	89.0%
2024	70.08	414^th	3160	86.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.11	868^th	5084	82.9%
2019	65.63	1426^th	5173	72.4%
2022	57.30	1839^th	5264	65.1%
2023	54.79	2052^nd	5374	61.8%
2024	41.63	3008^th	5511	45.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.78	1894^th	5413	65.0%
2019	45.27	2782^nd	5492	49.3%
2022	51.96	2323^rd	5635	58.8%
2023	44.36	2735^th	5617	51.3%
2024	46.10	2644^th	5605	52.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.74	1817^th	5431	66.5%
2019	54.36	2234^th	5510	59.5%
2022	44.29	2754^th	5663	51.4%
2023	48.33	2548^th	5650	54.9%
2024	31.58	3688^th	5636	34.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.63	140^th	1071	86.9%
2019	64.48	478^th	1149	58.4%
2024	24.90	968^th	1203	19.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cherrylee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.65	1255^th	4830	74.0%
2019	57.37	1829^th	4963	63.1%
2022	49.49	2239^th	5084	56.0%
2023	49.02	2296^th	5098	55.0%
2024	38.56	3070^th	5102	39.8%

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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 Cherrylee Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	220	4	16	247	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1989	219	1	36	245	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1990	197	1	30	264	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1991	169	5	51	284	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
1992	146	5	52	322	1	n/a	n/a	0	526
1993	136	2	69	340	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1994	105	3	86	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1995	98	6	93	359	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1996	98	6	93	359	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1997	89	6	94	376	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1998	66	3	100	370	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1999	70	2	98	354	0	n/a	n/a	2	526
2000	71	1	88	386	0	n/a	n/a	3	549
2001	62	0	89	374	1	n/a	n/a	6	532
2002	49	1	93	404	0	n/a	n/a	6	553
2003	49	1	93	404	0	n/a	n/a	6	553
2004	34	1	92	429	0	n/a	n/a	3	559
2005	42	1	91	430	1	n/a	n/a	7	572
2006	44	2	96	432	1	n/a	n/a	9	584
2007	29	1	106	435	0	n/a	n/a	4	575
2008	25	1	109	427	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	562
2009	33	0	101	428	0	0	12	0	574
2010	38	1	93	419	0	0	4	0	555
2011	30	2	96	387	0	0	2	0	517
2012	24	1	96	369	0	0	2	0	492
2013	21	0	91	349	0	0	1	0	462
2014	17	1	92	353	0	1	0	0	464
2015	16	0	89	338	0	0	0	0	443
2016	12	1	78	322	0	2	1	0	416
2017	9	1	78	327	0	2	0	0	417
2018	7	1	68	309	0	0	1	0	386
2019	7	2	62	289	0	0	0	0	360
2020	6	0	72	273	0	1	0	0	352
2021	5	0	65	244	0	1	0	0	315
2022	8	0	74	242	0	2	0	0	326
2023	5	0	61	219	0	2	2	0	289

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 Cherrylee Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	487	19.0	25.6	n/a
1989	501	19.0	26.3	n/a
1990	492	20.0	24.6	n/a
1991	510	20.0	25.5	n/a
1992	526	20.3	25.9	48.3
1993	547	20.0	27.4	53.7
1994	559	21.0	26.6	48.1
1995	556	22.0	25.3	65.1
1996	556	22.0	25.3	65.1
1997	565	23.0	24.6	61.1
1998	539	26.0	20.7	0
1999	526	26.0	20.2	74.8
2000	549	26.0	21.1	78.6
2001	532	26.0	20.5	78.1
2002	553	28.0	19.8	72.4
2003	553	28.0	19.8	72.4
2004	559	27.0	20.7	77.3
2005	572	28.0	20.4	76.1
2006	584	28.5	20.5	68.5
2007	575	26.7	21.5	76
2008	562	26.0	21.6	79.9
2009	574	26.0	21.3	80.7
2010	555	22.0	25.2	99.5
2011	517	n/a	n/a	82
2012	492	17.0	28.9	27.2
2013	462	16.0	28.8	80.1
2014	464	17.0	27.2	82.8
2015	443	19.0	23.3	84
2016	416	19.0	21.8	77.4
2017	417	19.0	21.9	83.2
2018	386	16.0	24.1	87.3
2019	360	15.0	24.0	91.4
2020	352	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	315	13.0	24.2	89.5
2022	326	15.0	21.7	83.4
2023	289	14.0	20.6	79.2

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 Cherrylee Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	487	19.0	25.6	n/a
1989	501	19.0	26.3	n/a
1990	492	20.0	24.6	n/a
1991	510	20.0	25.5	n/a
1992	526	20.3	25.9	48.3
1993	547	20.0	27.4	53.7
1994	559	21.0	26.6	48.1
1995	556	22.0	25.3	65.1
1996	556	22.0	25.3	65.1
1997	565	23.0	24.6	61.1
1998	539	26.0	20.7	0
1999	526	26.0	20.2	74.8
2000	549	26.0	21.1	78.6
2001	532	26.0	20.5	78.1
2002	553	28.0	19.8	72.4
2003	553	28.0	19.8	72.4
2004	559	27.0	20.7	77.3
2005	572	28.0	20.4	76.1
2006	584	28.5	20.5	68.5
2007	575	26.7	21.5	76
2008	562	26.0	21.6	79.9
2009	574	26.0	21.3	80.7
2010	555	22.0	25.2	99.5
2011	517	n/a	n/a	82
2012	492	17.0	28.9	27.2
2013	462	16.0	28.8	80.1
2014	464	17.0	27.2	82.8
2015	443	19.0	23.3	84
2016	416	19.0	21.8	77.4
2017	417	19.0	21.9	83.2
2018	386	16.0	24.1	87.3
2019	360	15.0	24.0	91.4
2020	352	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	315	13.0	24.2	89.5
2022	326	15.0	21.7	83.4
2023	289	14.0	20.6	79.2

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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