Is Montebello Park Elementary a good school?

Montebello Park Elementary ranks 4364 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Montebello Park Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 375 students attended Montebello Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Montebello Park Elementary?

Students at Montebello Park Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Montebello Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montebello Park Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Eastmont Intermediate High : Schurr High

Montebello Park Elementary

Summary:

Montebello Park Elementary is a public elementary school serving 388 students in grades K-5 in the Montebello Unified School District in Los Angeles, CA. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montebello Park Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates reaching 38.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, well above the state average. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, ELA proficiency ranged from 24.29% to 31.43% across grade levels, while math proficiency was 18.64% to 31.94%. The school's science proficiency rate of 15.52% is particularly low compared to the state average of 30.7%.

Compared to nearby schools in the Montebello Unified School District, such as Winter Gardens Elementary and Joseph A. Gascon Elementary, Montebello Park Elementary's performance is generally lower. Additionally, the nearby KIPP Poder Public and KIPP Raices Academy, which are public charter schools, outperform Montebello Park Elementary across all academic measures, despite serving a similar student population. The high rates of socioeconomic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism at Montebello Park Elementary may be contributing to the school's low academic performance, and addressing these underlying issues could be crucial in improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

6300 Northside Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-4619

(323) 721-3305

District: Montebello Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4364^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,237

Students who attend Montebello Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastmont Intermediate
High:	Schurr High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.0

Number of students: 375

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

African American:

0.3%

Two or more races:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Montebello Park Elementary ranks worse than 74.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.96. (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 (99.5%), African American (0.3%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Montebello Park Elementary is 19. 13 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Montebello Park Elementary employs 19.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Montebello Park Elementary is $7,237, which is the 8^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Montebello Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Montebello Park Elementary 4364^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Montebello Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Montebello Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.04	4405^th	4809	8.4%
2005	12.34	4496^th	4822	6.8%
2006	13.94	4415^th	4818	8.4%
2007	22.25	4112^th	5113	19.6%
2008	32.87	3401^st	5113	33.5%
2009	29.73	3727^th	5193	28.2%
2010	32.84	3637^th	5314	31.6%
2011	25.03	4333^rd	5377	19.4%
2012	19.39	4689^th	5390	13.0%
2013	22.21	4588^th	5530	17.0%
2015	18.36	4800^th	5611	14.5%
2016	20.60	4569^th	5614	18.6%
2017	27.36	4060^th	5692	28.7%
2018	29.27	3885^th	5662	31.4%
2019	31.96	3779^th	5789	34.7%
2021	20.58	1145^th	1417	19.2%
2022	21.68	4677^th	5883	20.5%
2023	25.17	4352^nd	5874	25.9%
2024	24.96	4364^th	5862	25.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.74	940^th	3246	71.0%
2019	56.78	941^st	3275	71.3%
2021	48.11	225^th	602	62.6%
2022	58.57	818^th	3311	75.3%
2023	54.53	991^st	3250	69.5%
2024	49.90	1184^th	3160	62.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.93	2758^th	5084	45.8%
2019	46.37	2658^th	5173	48.6%
2021	35.20	728^th	1110	34.4%
2022	30.81	3772^nd	5264	28.3%
2023	35.19	3460^th	5374	35.6%
2024	29.91	3960^th	5511	28.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.89	3546^th	5413	34.5%
2019	28.14	3976^th	5492	27.6%
2021	19.35	1067^th	1267	15.8%
2022	25.60	4154^th	5635	26.3%
2023	25.45	4187^th	5617	25.5%
2024	26.21	4130^th	5605	26.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	48.03	1037^th	2585	59.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.53	3892^nd	5431	28.3%
2019	35.70	3344^th	5510	39.3%
2021	24.47	954^th	1272	25.0%
2022	19.50	4760^th	5663	15.9%
2023	26.14	4139^th	5650	26.7%
2024	25.94	4186^th	5636	25.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Montebello Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.52	2821^st	4830	41.6%
2019	42.22	2810^th	4963	43.4%
2022	30.66	3648^th	5084	28.2%
2023	36.05	3227^th	5098	36.7%
2024	35.97	3269^th	5102	35.9%

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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 Montebello Park Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	11	0	2	744	0	n/a	n/a	0	757
1989	4	0	4	776	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1990	6	0	1	648	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
1991	11	0	2	661	2	n/a	n/a	0	676
1992	10	0	2	650	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
1993	2	10	0	648	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1994	2	3	0	658	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	5	0	0	698	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
1996	5	0	0	698	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
1997	4	1	0	716	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
1998	9	1	0	745	0	n/a	n/a	0	755
1999	9	1	0	735	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
2000	4	2	0	739	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
2001	10	1	0	722	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
2002	9	0	2	690	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
2003	9	0	2	690	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
2004	8	0	3	682	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
2005	11	2	2	662	1	n/a	n/a	0	678
2006	8	1	3	623	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
2007	6	0	2	591	0	n/a	n/a	1	600
2008	7	n/a	1	589	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	597
2009	5	0	1	566	1	0	0	0	573
2010	4	0	1	581	0	0	0	0	586
2011	5	1	1	696	0	0	0	0	703
2012	5	1	2	699	0	0	1	0	708
2013	5	1	1	710	0	0	1	0	718
2014	4	0	2	686	0	0	1	0	693
2015	3	1	2	614	0	0	0	0	620
2016	4	0	2	593	0	0	1	0	600
2017	3	0	1	559	0	0	0	0	563
2018	4	1	0	517	0	0	5	0	527
2019	4	0	0	483	0	0	3	0	490
2020	2	0	0	490	0	0	3	0	495
2021	1	0	0	474	0	0	4	0	479
2022	0	0	1	390	0	0	7	0	398
2023	0	0	0	385	0	0	3	0	388
2024	0	1	0	373	0	0	1	0	375

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 Montebello Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	757	30.0	25.2	n/a
1989	784	27.0	29.0	n/a
1990	657	24.0	27.3	n/a
1991	676	25.0	27.0	n/a
1992	664	25.4	26.1	75.5
1993	660	22.0	30.0	90
1994	663	23.0	28.8	91.4
1995	703	23.0	30.6	89
1996	703	23.0	30.6	89
1997	721	27.0	26.7	94.9
1998	755	30.0	25.2	95
1999	745	34.0	21.9	90.9
2000	745	37.0	20.1	91.5
2001	733	39.0	18.8	92.2
2002	701	36.0	19.5	87.9
2003	701	36.0	19.5	87.9
2004	693	35.0	19.8	92.4
2005	678	35.5	19.1	92.6
2006	635	33.5	19.0	89.1
2007	600	30.0	20.0	90
2008	597	32.0	18.7	88.6
2009	573	31.0	17.9	99.5
2010	586	27.5	21.3	92.3
2011	703	n/a	n/a	72.4
2012	708	24.5	28.8	n/a
2013	718	21.3	33.6	99.6
2014	693	20.8	33.2	82.4
2015	620	20.0	31.0	92.9
2016	600	21.0	28.5	93.2
2017	563	22.0	25.5	85.8
2018	527	21.0	25.0	83.1
2019	490	19.0	25.7	78.8
2020	495	n/a	n/a	88.5
2021	479	19.0	25.2	87.7
2022	398	n/a	n/a	80.9
2023	388	19.8	19.5	84
2024	375	19.7	19.0	82.7

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 Montebello Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	757	30.0	25.2	n/a
1989	784	27.0	29.0	n/a
1990	657	24.0	27.3	n/a
1991	676	25.0	27.0	n/a
1992	664	25.4	26.1	75.5
1993	660	22.0	30.0	90
1994	663	23.0	28.8	91.4
1995	703	23.0	30.6	89
1996	703	23.0	30.6	89
1997	721	27.0	26.7	94.9
1998	755	30.0	25.2	95
1999	745	34.0	21.9	90.9
2000	745	37.0	20.1	91.5
2001	733	39.0	18.8	92.2
2002	701	36.0	19.5	87.9
2003	701	36.0	19.5	87.9
2004	693	35.0	19.8	92.4
2005	678	35.5	19.1	92.6
2006	635	33.5	19.0	89.1
2007	600	30.0	20.0	90
2008	597	32.0	18.7	88.6
2009	573	31.0	17.9	99.5
2010	586	27.5	21.3	92.3
2011	703	n/a	n/a	72.4
2012	708	24.5	28.8	n/a
2013	718	21.3	33.6	99.6
2014	693	20.8	33.2	82.4
2015	620	20.0	31.0	92.9
2016	600	21.0	28.5	93.2
2017	563	22.0	25.5	85.8
2018	527	21.0	25.0	83.1
2019	490	19.0	25.7	78.8
2020	495	n/a	n/a	88.5
2021	479	19.0	25.2	87.7
2022	398	n/a	n/a	80.9
2023	388	19.8	19.5	84
2024	375	19.7	19.0	82.7

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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