Is Durfee Elementary a good school?

Durfee Elementary ranks 2194 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Durfee Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,028 students attended Durfee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Durfee Elementary?

Students at Durfee Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 21% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Durfee Elementary attend?

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

Durfee Elementary

Summary:

Durfee Elementary is a public K-8 school in El Monte, California, serving 1,028 students. This school consistently outperforms the El Monte City School District and the state of California in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. Durfee's Hispanic and English Language Learner students also perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state.

Despite facing challenges with a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.9% to 87.27%, Durfee Elementary has maintained a stable 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby schools in the El Monte City School District, such as Legore Elementary and Cherrylee Elementary, where Durfee outperforms in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

When compared to schools in the neighboring Baldwin Park Unified School District, Durfee's performance is more mixed, with some schools, like Kenmore Elementary, performing similarly or better in certain subject areas. Nevertheless, Durfee's consistent academic achievement, particularly in supporting its socioeconomically disadvantaged and linguistically diverse student population, is a testament to the school's effective instructional practices and support systems.

Detail:

Public K-8

12233 Star St.
El Monte, CA 91732-1799

(626) 443-3900

District: El Monte City

SchoolDigger Rank:
2194^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,154

Students who attend Durfee Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arroyo High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 1,028

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

Asian:

20.9%

White:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Durfee Elementary ranks better than 62.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^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 56.76. (See more...)

Compare Details Durfee Elementary ranks better than 75.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.92. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Durfee Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the El Monte City School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.3%), Asian (20.9%), African American (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Durfee Elementary is 20.8. 8 elementary schools in the El Monte City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Durfee Elementary is $9,154, which is the highest among 15 elementary schools in the El Monte City School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Durfee Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Durfee Elementary 2194^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Durfee Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Durfee Elementary 687^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Durfee Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Durfee Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.59	2909^th	4809	39.5%
2005	25.85	3564^th	4822	26.1%
2006	17.31	4183^rd	4818	13.2%
2007	19.71	4315^th	5113	15.6%
2008	18.52	4435^th	5113	13.3%
2009	23.27	4187^th	5193	19.4%
2010	34.11	3544^th	5314	33.3%
2011	48.77	2669^th	5377	50.4%
2012	44.51	2977^th	5390	44.8%
2013	41.06	3246^th	5530	41.3%
2015	38.03	3132^nd	5611	44.2%
2016	54.02	2293^rd	5614	59.2%
2017	58.67	2082^nd	5692	63.4%
2018	61.59	1973^rd	5662	65.2%
2019	58.99	2128^th	5789	63.2%
2022	58.48	2103^rd	5883	64.3%
2023	58.00	2142^nd	5874	63.5%
2024	56.76	2194^th	5862	62.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.84	824^th	3246	74.6%
2019	50.64	1216^th	3275	62.9%
2022	75.29	375^th	3311	88.7%
2023	66.33	600^th	3250	81.5%
2024	55.75	891^st	3160	71.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.60	1265^th	2420	47.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.57	700^th	5084	86.2%
2019	78.63	781^st	5173	84.9%
2022	78.08	826^th	5264	84.3%
2023	66.51	1415^th	5374	73.7%
2024	65.39	1478^th	5511	73.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.95	1885^th	5413	65.2%
2019	51.99	2391^st	5492	56.5%
2022	56.91	2062^nd	5635	63.4%
2023	59.86	1950^th	5617	65.3%
2024	56.33	2108^th	5605	62.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.02	951^st	2128	55.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.15	1924^th	5431	64.6%
2019	63.58	1797^th	5510	67.4%
2022	58.45	2035^th	5663	64.1%
2023	54.95	2178^th	5650	61.5%
2024	55.49	2194^th	5636	61.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.07	708^th	1071	33.9%
2019	57.64	598^th	1149	48.0%
2022	46.27	763^rd	1154	33.9%
2023	35.08	873^rd	1190	26.6%
2024	51.98	735^th	1203	38.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.64	1505^th	4830	68.8%
2019	54.64	1995^th	4963	59.8%
2022	63.29	1462^nd	5084	71.2%
2023	68.37	1263^rd	5098	75.2%
2024	61.44	1596^th	5102	68.7%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.32	981^st	1769	44.5%
2005	34.10	1121^st	1777	36.9%
2006	25.35	1359^th	1804	24.7%
2007	36.30	1211^th	1999	39.4%
2008	37.57	1226^th	2005	38.9%
2009	43.64	1117^th	2063	45.9%
2010	45.84	1144^th	2179	47.5%
2011	48.81	1126^th	2236	49.6%
2012	52.85	1030^th	2259	54.4%
2013	61.91	836^th	2379	64.9%
2015	62.03	824^th	2477	66.7%
2016	74.47	561^st	2497	77.5%
2017	67.96	712^th	2508	71.6%
2018	69.24	663^rd	2480	73.3%
2019	64.29	810^th	2715	70.2%
2022	68.68	711^th	2740	74.1%
2023	72.43	630^th	2802	77.5%
2024	69.92	687^th	2777	75.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.65	598^th	1364	56.2%
2019	63.04	267^th	1442	81.5%
2022	58.66	323^rd	1540	79.0%
2023	68.20	192^nd	1529	87.4%
2024	61.72	247^th	1477	83.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.86	686^th	1538	55.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.93	232^nd	2230	89.6%
2019	79.31	318^th	2369	86.6%
2022	85.59	211^th	2458	91.4%
2023	85.76	235^th	2549	90.8%
2024	78.48	377^th	2575	85.4%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	99.83	2^nd	336	99.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.16	646^th	2262	71.4%
2019	59.62	841^st	2380	64.7%
2022	66.99	669^th	2509	73.3%
2023	68.18	667^th	2547	73.8%
2024	65.64	706^th	2546	72.3%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.47	453^rd	1369	66.9%
2019	51.43	531^st	1491	64.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.49	623^rd	2273	72.6%
2019	66.68	670^th	2407	72.2%
2022	68.76	643^rd	2527	74.6%
2023	73.36	560^th	2558	78.1%
2024	71.45	597^th	2547	76.6%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.92	333^rd	700	52.4%
2019	61.05	339^th	745	54.5%
2022	63.55	313^th	733	57.3%
2023	58.37	347^th	718	51.7%
2024	60.54	343^rd	741	53.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Durfee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.95	493^rd	2072	76.2%
2019	57.52	744^th	2213	66.4%
2022	67.79	550^th	2359	76.7%
2023	76.51	371^st	2391	84.5%
2024	68.84	531^st	2383	77.7%

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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 Durfee Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	219	9	82	551	0	n/a	n/a	0	861
1989	184	10	86	550	3	n/a	n/a	0	833
1990	157	8	106	619	2	n/a	n/a	0	892
1991	146	7	116	617	1	n/a	n/a	0	887
1992	129	4	127	641	8	n/a	n/a	0	909
1993	136	11	129	651	1	n/a	n/a	0	928
1994	125	20	143	654	0	n/a	n/a	0	942
1995	104	8	170	673	4	n/a	n/a	0	959
1996	104	8	170	673	4	n/a	n/a	0	959
1997	70	16	184	719	6	n/a	n/a	0	995
1998	49	12	138	463	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
1999	54	11	137	485	0	n/a	n/a	1	688
2000	37	5	141	494	3	n/a	n/a	7	687
2001	65	7	140	440	2	n/a	n/a	0	654
2002	33	4	127	514	1	n/a	n/a	5	684
2003	33	4	127	514	1	n/a	n/a	5	684
2004	38	8	139	504	0	n/a	n/a	4	693
2005	33	5	124	487	0	n/a	n/a	9	658
2006	22	5	116	494	0	n/a	n/a	4	641
2007	24	4	119	428	1	n/a	n/a	0	576
2008	18	3	135	440	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	596
2009	21	5	184	637	0	0	6	0	853
2010	31	4	255	896	3	1	3	0	1193
2011	27	3	252	830	0	1	3	0	1116
2012	28	0	258	803	3	4	2	0	1098
2013	21	5	275	797	0	1	2	0	1101
2014	19	1	276	771	0	2	2	0	1071
2015	18	4	249	786	1	1	0	0	1059
2016	15	2	242	755	0	0	0	0	1014
2017	13	4	249	725	0	0	0	0	991
2018	11	3	252	734	0	0	0	0	1000
2019	9	2	260	725	0	0	0	0	996
2020	9	11	238	801	0	0	0	0	1059
2021	8	8	237	776	0	0	0	0	1029
2022	8	11	213	791	0	0	0	0	1023
2023	8	8	215	795	0	0	2	0	1028

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 Durfee Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	861	35.0	24.6	n/a
1989	833	37.1	22.4	n/a
1990	892	39.5	22.5	n/a
1991	887	40.0	22.1	n/a
1992	909	40.6	22.3	71.9
1993	928	39.7	23.4	70.9
1994	942	39.8	23.7	70
1995	959	39.0	24.6	85.4
1996	959	39.0	24.6	85.4
1997	995	39.0	25.5	51.7
1998	664	28.0	23.7	0
1999	688	29.0	23.7	75.5
2000	687	28.0	24.5	92.4
2001	654	29.0	22.6	88.4
2002	684	30.0	22.8	83.9
2003	684	30.0	22.8	83.9
2004	693	30.5	22.7	87.1
2005	658	30.0	21.9	92.4
2006	641	28.6	22.4	84
2007	576	25.4	22.7	84.7
2008	596	23.4	25.5	78
2009	853	37.3	21.7	0
2010	1193	49.0	24.3	82.8
2011	1116	n/a	n/a	83.2
2012	1098	44.0	24.9	25.5
2013	1101	42.0	26.2	87.6
2014	1071	41.0	26.1	89.4
2015	1059	42.0	25.2	90.2
2016	1014	45.0	22.5	82.9
2017	991	41.3	23.9	85.4
2018	1000	41.8	23.9	90.2
2019	996	40.0	24.9	94.4
2020	1059	n/a	n/a	90
2021	1029	45.0	22.8	87.3
2022	1023	47.0	21.7	80.1
2023	1028	49.1	20.8	74.9

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 Durfee Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	861	35.0	24.6	n/a
1989	833	37.1	22.4	n/a
1990	892	39.5	22.5	n/a
1991	887	40.0	22.1	n/a
1992	909	40.6	22.3	71.9
1993	928	39.7	23.4	70.9
1994	942	39.8	23.7	70
1995	959	39.0	24.6	85.4
1996	959	39.0	24.6	85.4
1997	995	39.0	25.5	51.7
1998	664	28.0	23.7	0
1999	688	29.0	23.7	75.5
2000	687	28.0	24.5	92.4
2001	654	29.0	22.6	88.4
2002	684	30.0	22.8	83.9
2003	684	30.0	22.8	83.9
2004	693	30.5	22.7	87.1
2005	658	30.0	21.9	92.4
2006	641	28.6	22.4	84
2007	576	25.4	22.7	84.7
2008	596	23.4	25.5	78
2009	853	37.3	21.7	0
2010	1193	49.0	24.3	82.8
2011	1116	n/a	n/a	83.2
2012	1098	44.0	24.9	25.5
2013	1101	42.0	26.2	87.6
2014	1071	41.0	26.1	89.4
2015	1059	42.0	25.2	90.2
2016	1014	45.0	22.5	82.9
2017	991	41.3	23.9	85.4
2018	1000	41.8	23.9	90.2
2019	996	40.0	24.9	94.4
2020	1059	n/a	n/a	90
2021	1029	45.0	22.8	87.3
2022	1023	47.0	21.7	80.1
2023	1028	49.1	20.8	74.9

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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