Is Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Greenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 753 students attended Greenwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary?

Students at Greenwood Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Montebello High

Greenwood Elementary

Summary:

Greenwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Montebello, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 765 students. 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.

Greenwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of California elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Montebello Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.23% of Greenwood students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 35.72% for Montebello Unified and 47.04% for California. Greenwood Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.9% in 2018-2019 to 44.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average.

The nearby schools in the Montebello Unified District, such as Montebello Park Elementary and Wilcox Elementary, generally perform better than Greenwood Elementary in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. However, these schools also have higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, indicating a broader challenge in the district. The schools in the neighboring El Rancho Unified District, such as Valencia Academy of the Arts and Rivera Elementary, outperform Greenwood Elementary in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving a similarly high-needs student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

900 South Greenwood Ave.
Montebello, CA 90640-5816

(323) 721-4605

District: Montebello Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5045^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,143

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Montebello High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.7

Number of students: 753

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

African American:

1.3%

Two or more races:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Greenwood Elementary ranks worse than 86.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.76. (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 Greenwood Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Montebello Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.1%), African American (1.3%), two or more races (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Greenwood Elementary is 17.7. 8 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Greenwood Elementary is $6,143, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Greenwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Greenwood Elementary 5045^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Greenwood 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 Greenwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.61	3438^th	4809	28.5%
2005	28.70	3367^th	4822	30.2%
2006	28.46	3419^th	4818	29.0%
2007	28.00	3708^th	5113	27.5%
2008	33.88	3339^th	5113	34.7%
2009	23.52	4168^th	5193	19.7%
2010	16.68	4802^nd	5314	9.6%
2011	26.84	4199^th	5377	21.9%
2012	23.17	4438^th	5390	17.7%
2013	21.89	4606^th	5530	16.7%
2015	21.12	4512^th	5611	19.6%
2016	28.92	3856^th	5614	31.3%
2017	36.04	3365^th	5692	40.9%
2018	28.01	3994^th	5662	29.5%
2019	25.29	4324^th	5789	25.3%
2021	17.31	1230^th	1417	13.2%
2022	18.35	5024^th	5883	14.6%
2023	17.63	5094^th	5874	13.3%
2024	17.76	5045^th	5862	13.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.33	771^st	3246	76.2%
2019	54.85	1002^nd	3275	69.4%
2021	38.68	327^th	602	45.7%
2022	39.35	1853^rd	3311	44.0%
2023	31.93	2402^nd	3250	26.1%
2024	35.16	2164^th	3160	31.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.19	1321^st	2420	45.4%
2024	27.66	1957^th	2634	25.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.19	2937^th	5084	42.2%
2019	38.31	3251^st	5173	37.2%
2021	26.17	890^th	1110	19.8%
2022	26.16	4150^th	5264	21.2%
2023	22.78	4475^th	5374	16.7%
2024	22.57	4566^th	5511	17.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	38.98	214^th	356	39.9%
2023	30.48	263^rd	336	21.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.76	3709^th	5413	31.5%
2019	26.77	4098^th	5492	25.4%
2021	16.07	1151^st	1267	9.2%
2022	16.12	5078^th	5635	9.9%
2023	16.10	5043^rd	5617	10.2%
2024	19.82	4722^nd	5605	15.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.66	732^nd	2128	65.6%
2019	31.84	1692^nd	2585	34.5%
2021	29.04	192^nd	293	34.5%
2022	31.07	1444^th	2227	35.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.66	3969^th	5431	26.9%
2019	24.60	4227^th	5510	23.3%
2021	20.32	1034^th	1272	18.7%
2022	22.36	4478^th	5663	20.9%
2023	20.23	4697^th	5650	16.9%
2024	17.27	4957^th	5636	12.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Greenwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.00	2865^th	4830	40.7%
2019	37.53	3129^th	4963	37.0%
2022	25.13	4110^th	5084	19.2%
2023	24.78	4128^th	5098	19.0%
2024	24.87	4113^th	5102	19.4%

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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 Greenwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	55	11	24	920	1	n/a	n/a	0	1011
1989	60	22	19	915	0	n/a	n/a	0	1016
1990	60	15	14	961	0	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1991	72	21	9	945	0	n/a	n/a	0	1047
1992	60	22	17	1021	0	n/a	n/a	0	1120
1993	50	22	20	978	0	n/a	n/a	0	1070
1994	43	25	15	1006	0	n/a	n/a	0	1089
1995	33	15	6	1018	0	n/a	n/a	0	1072
1996	33	15	6	1018	0	n/a	n/a	0	1072
1997	41	22	9	1041	0	n/a	n/a	0	1113
1998	34	21	4	1100	0	n/a	n/a	0	1159
1999	29	27	7	1088	0	n/a	n/a	0	1151
2000	22	14	3	1095	0	n/a	n/a	0	1134
2001	30	10	3	1075	1	n/a	n/a	0	1119
2002	19	10	5	1048	0	n/a	n/a	0	1082
2003	19	10	5	1048	0	n/a	n/a	0	1082
2004	13	6	9	1035	0	n/a	n/a	0	1063
2005	13	6	15	1014	0	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2006	13	7	12	927	0	n/a	n/a	0	959
2007	7	9	11	796	0	n/a	n/a	1	824
2008	10	8	11	766	1	n/a	n/a	0	796
2009	11	8	4	742	2	1	1	0	769
2010	6	11	6	781	0	0	0	0	804
2011	7	15	7	1005	0	0	0	0	1034
2012	9	11	8	1016	0	0	0	0	1044
2013	6	14	10	1036	0	0	1	0	1067
2014	6	16	10	1016	0	0	2	0	1050
2015	4	14	14	980	0	1	1	0	1014
2016	4	17	9	976	1	0	0	0	1007
2017	7	12	9	952	2	0	3	0	985
2018	5	14	11	881	1	0	2	0	914
2019	7	11	12	841	1	0	3	0	875
2020	7	10	13	811	0	1	3	0	845
2021	7	9	16	752	0	1	2	0	787
2022	2	8	2	725	0	0	47	0	784
2023	3	7	3	732	1	0	19	0	765
2024	2	10	6	724	2	0	9	0	753

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 Greenwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1011	35.0	28.8	n/a
1989	1016	34.0	29.8	n/a
1990	1050	37.0	28.3	n/a
1991	1047	36.0	29.0	n/a
1992	1120	36.6	30.6	51.8
1993	1070	37.0	28.9	89.5
1994	1089	36.0	30.3	63.5
1995	1072	35.0	30.6	81.4
1996	1072	35.0	30.6	81.4
1997	1113	42.0	26.5	91.9
1998	1159	42.0	27.6	94.8
1999	1151	54.0	21.3	89
2000	1134	53.0	21.4	92.2
2001	1119	52.0	21.5	94
2002	1082	53.0	20.4	88.8
2003	1082	53.0	20.4	88.8
2004	1063	51.0	20.8	92.9
2005	1048	50.0	21.0	93
2006	959	47.0	20.4	86.4
2007	824	43.0	19.2	92
2008	796	42.0	19.0	86.3
2009	769	43.5	16.5	99.6
2010	804	38.0	21.1	92.8
2011	1034	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	1044	39.0	26.7	n/a
2013	1067	35.5	30.0	99.7
2014	1050	35.5	29.5	86.6
2015	1014	38.0	26.6	92.9
2016	1007	41.0	24.5	83.9
2017	985	39.4	25.0	88.3
2018	914	38.0	24.0	86.9
2019	875	40.0	21.8	86.2
2020	845	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	787	40.1	19.6	89.1
2022	784	n/a	n/a	80.2
2023	765	43.6	17.5	86.3
2024	753	42.5	17.7	81.4

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 Greenwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1011	35.0	28.8	n/a
1989	1016	34.0	29.8	n/a
1990	1050	37.0	28.3	n/a
1991	1047	36.0	29.0	n/a
1992	1120	36.6	30.6	51.8
1993	1070	37.0	28.9	89.5
1994	1089	36.0	30.3	63.5
1995	1072	35.0	30.6	81.4
1996	1072	35.0	30.6	81.4
1997	1113	42.0	26.5	91.9
1998	1159	42.0	27.6	94.8
1999	1151	54.0	21.3	89
2000	1134	53.0	21.4	92.2
2001	1119	52.0	21.5	94
2002	1082	53.0	20.4	88.8
2003	1082	53.0	20.4	88.8
2004	1063	51.0	20.8	92.9
2005	1048	50.0	21.0	93
2006	959	47.0	20.4	86.4
2007	824	43.0	19.2	92
2008	796	42.0	19.0	86.3
2009	769	43.5	16.5	99.6
2010	804	38.0	21.1	92.8
2011	1034	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	1044	39.0	26.7	n/a
2013	1067	35.5	30.0	99.7
2014	1050	35.5	29.5	86.6
2015	1014	38.0	26.6	92.9
2016	1007	41.0	24.5	83.9
2017	985	39.4	25.0	88.3
2018	914	38.0	24.0	86.9
2019	875	40.0	21.8	86.2
2020	845	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	787	40.1	19.6	89.1
2022	784	n/a	n/a	80.2
2023	765	43.6	17.5	86.3
2024	753	42.5	17.7	81.4

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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