Is Joseph A. Gascon Elementary a good school?

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Joseph A. Gascon Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 510 students attended Joseph A. Gascon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph A. Gascon Elementary?

Students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Joseph A. Gascon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph A. Gascon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Eastmont Intermediate High : Schurr High

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Summary:

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 524 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Montebello Unified School District, which is ranked 1105 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (27.38%) and Mathematics (23.05%) well below the Montebello Unified School District (35.72% and 22.33%) and the state of California (47.04% and 35.54%). Additionally, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 33.4% in the 2021-2022 school year, much higher than the state average of around 14%.

When comparing Joseph A. Gascon Elementary to other nearby schools in the Montebello Unified School District, it performs similarly or slightly worse in academic metrics. For example, Montebello Park Elementary and Bella Vista Elementary, both within a mile of Joseph A. Gascon, have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the nearby KIPP Raices Academy, a public charter school, outperforms Joseph A. Gascon Elementary and the Montebello Unified School District in academic metrics, with proficiency rates in the 40-50% range for both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

630 South Leonard St.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-3508

(323) 721-2025

District: Montebello Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4628^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,873

Students who attend Joseph A. Gascon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastmont Intermediate
High:	Schurr High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.1

Number of students: 510

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Asian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joseph A. Gascon Elementary ranks worse than 78.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.46. (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 (97.5%), two or more races (1.6%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary is 18.1. 11 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Joseph A. Gascon Elementary employs 28.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary is $6,873. 8 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Joseph A. Gascon Elementary 4628^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Joseph A. Gascon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Montebello Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Montebello Unified 1105^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.71	3200^th	4809	33.5%
2005	24.72	3643^rd	4822	24.5%
2006	17.72	4153^rd	4818	13.8%
2007	25.38	3910^th	5113	23.5%
2008	27.71	3772^nd	5113	26.2%
2009	29.41	3751^st	5193	27.8%
2010	28.33	3980^th	5314	25.1%
2011	21.04	4605^th	5377	14.4%
2012	20.32	4627^th	5390	14.2%
2013	13.66	5126^th	5530	7.3%
2015	11.75	5365^th	5611	4.4%
2016	12.93	5221^st	5614	7.0%
2017	16.82	4964^th	5692	12.8%
2018	17.64	4876^th	5662	13.9%
2019	24.29	4431^st	5789	23.5%
2021	18.29	1198^th	1417	15.5%
2022	17.46	5115^th	5883	13.1%
2023	18.94	4962^nd	5874	15.5%
2024	22.46	4628^th	5862	21.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.82	2328^th	3246	28.3%
2019	54.33	1033^rd	3275	68.5%
2021	41.63	280^th	602	53.5%
2022	42.92	1612^th	3311	51.3%
2023	29.38	2578^th	3250	20.7%
2024	42.76	1630^th	3160	48.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.13	2092^nd	2420	13.6%
2024	19.08	2440^th	2634	7.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.38	4028^th	5084	20.8%
2019	38.06	3267^th	5173	36.8%
2021	30.62	807^th	1110	27.3%
2022	21.67	4522^nd	5264	14.1%
2023	25.70	4254^th	5374	20.8%
2024	29.60	3989^th	5511	27.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	37.46	228^th	356	36.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.95	4545^th	5413	16.0%
2019	27.50	4029^th	5492	26.6%
2021	19.93	1054^th	1267	16.8%
2022	15.05	5183^rd	5635	8.0%
2023	20.28	4678^th	5617	16.7%
2024	27.68	4004^th	5605	28.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	31.77	1696^th	2585	34.4%
2021	37.57	141^st	293	51.9%
2022	36.85	1204^th	2227	45.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.89	4898^th	5431	9.8%
2019	22.04	4466^th	5510	18.9%
2021	18.47	1075^th	1272	15.5%
2022	21.32	4586^th	5663	19.0%
2023	19.18	4797^th	5650	15.1%
2024	20.23	4695^th	5636	16.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.91	3913^th	4830	19.0%
2019	35.12	3306^th	4963	33.4%
2022	24.00	4190^th	5084	17.6%
2023	27.94	3875^th	5098	24.0%
2024	32.41	3543^rd	5102	30.6%

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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 Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	15	0	1	925	1	n/a	n/a	0	942
1989	17	0	0	905	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
1990	15	0	0	924	0	n/a	n/a	0	939
1991	16	0	2	916	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
1992	9	0	0	954	0	n/a	n/a	0	963
1993	7	0	0	943	0	n/a	n/a	0	950
1994	6	1	0	1008	0	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1995	6	0	1	1060	0	n/a	n/a	0	1067
1996	6	0	1	1060	0	n/a	n/a	0	1067
1997	3	0	1	1111	0	n/a	n/a	0	1115
1998	0	0	1	1117	0	n/a	n/a	0	1118
1999	0	1	1	1142	0	n/a	n/a	0	1144
2000	0	0	1	1165	0	n/a	n/a	0	1166
2001	2	0	1	1145	0	n/a	n/a	0	1148
2002	2	1	1	1120	0	n/a	n/a	0	1124
2003	2	1	1	1120	0	n/a	n/a	0	1124
2004	1	0	0	1133	0	n/a	n/a	0	1134
2005	0	0	0	1113	1	n/a	n/a	0	1114
2006	1	0	1	1081	1	n/a	n/a	0	1084
2007	1	0	1	1048	1	n/a	n/a	1	1052
2008	n/a	n/a	1	993	1	n/a	n/a	0	995
2009	1	0	1	932	2	0	0	0	936
2010	0	0	1	917	4	0	0	0	922
2011	2	0	0	1034	5	0	0	0	1041
2012	2	1	0	1010	4	0	0	0	1017
2013	1	2	0	973	2	0	0	0	978
2014	1	0	1	933	2	0	0	0	937
2015	1	0	0	884	1	0	0	0	886
2016	0	0	0	849	1	0	0	0	850
2017	0	0	0	808	0	0	3	0	811
2018	0	3	2	793	0	0	7	0	805
2019	1	2	2	707	0	0	10	0	722
2020	2	2	3	648	0	0	13	0	668
2021	3	1	2	606	0	0	13	1	626
2022	2	0	2	570	0	0	20	1	595
2023	3	0	2	507	0	0	12	0	524
2024	0	2	3	497	0	0	8	0	510

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 Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	942	35.0	26.9	n/a
1989	923	33.0	27.9	n/a
1990	939	33.0	28.4	n/a
1991	934	33.0	28.3	n/a
1992	963	33.5	28.7	91.3
1993	950	32.0	29.7	95.1
1994	1015	31.0	32.7	85
1995	1067	33.0	32.3	93.7
1996	1067	33.0	32.3	93.7
1997	1115	37.0	30.1	79.8
1998	1118	41.0	27.3	95
1999	1144	44.0	26.0	94.9
2000	1166	48.0	24.3	82.5
2001	1148	58.0	19.8	86.9
2002	1124	56.0	20.1	91.5
2003	1124	56.0	20.1	91.5
2004	1134	54.0	21.0	95.1
2005	1114	53.0	21.0	95.2
2006	1084	51.0	21.3	94.3
2007	1052	52.0	20.2	90.7
2008	995	55.0	18.1	91
2009	936	47.0	18.7	99.7
2010	922	39.0	23.6	99.7
2011	1041	n/a	n/a	74.2
2012	1017	35.5	28.6	n/a
2013	978	32.0	30.5	99.7
2014	937	32.0	29.2	89.2
2015	886	32.0	27.6	91.4
2016	850	32.0	26.5	90.1
2017	811	33.0	24.5	82.9
2018	805	32.5	24.7	80.7
2019	722	30.0	24.0	81
2020	668	n/a	n/a	84
2021	626	28.0	22.3	83.5
2022	595	n/a	n/a	77.1
2023	524	27.5	19.0	73.5
2024	510	28.1	18.1	79

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 Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	942	35.0	26.9	n/a
1989	923	33.0	27.9	n/a
1990	939	33.0	28.4	n/a
1991	934	33.0	28.3	n/a
1992	963	33.5	28.7	91.3
1993	950	32.0	29.7	95.1
1994	1015	31.0	32.7	85
1995	1067	33.0	32.3	93.7
1996	1067	33.0	32.3	93.7
1997	1115	37.0	30.1	79.8
1998	1118	41.0	27.3	95
1999	1144	44.0	26.0	94.9
2000	1166	48.0	24.3	82.5
2001	1148	58.0	19.8	86.9
2002	1124	56.0	20.1	91.5
2003	1124	56.0	20.1	91.5
2004	1134	54.0	21.0	95.1
2005	1114	53.0	21.0	95.2
2006	1084	51.0	21.3	94.3
2007	1052	52.0	20.2	90.7
2008	995	55.0	18.1	91
2009	936	47.0	18.7	99.7
2010	922	39.0	23.6	99.7
2011	1041	n/a	n/a	74.2
2012	1017	35.5	28.6	n/a
2013	978	32.0	30.5	99.7
2014	937	32.0	29.2	89.2
2015	886	32.0	27.6	91.4
2016	850	32.0	26.5	90.1
2017	811	33.0	24.5	82.9
2018	805	32.5	24.7	80.7
2019	722	30.0	24.0	81
2020	668	n/a	n/a	84
2021	626	28.0	22.3	83.5
2022	595	n/a	n/a	77.1
2023	524	27.5	19.0	73.5
2024	510	28.1	18.1	79

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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