Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks 1349 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 404 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Walnut Grove Intermediate High : Edgewood High High : West Covina High

Monte Vista Elementary

Summary:

Monte Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in West Covina, California, serving 413 students in grades K-6. It is part of the West Covina Unified School District, which is ranked 605 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Monte Vista Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, ranking in the top 23% of California elementary schools for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where it ranks in the top 11% for English Language Arts/Literacy and the top 15% for Mathematics. Monte Vista also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking in the top 16% for female students, top 9% for Hispanic students, and top 11% for students with low socioeconomic status. Despite facing challenges with chronic absenteeism, the school still performs better than the district average.

Among nearby schools, San Jose Charter Academy stands out as the highest-performing, ranking in the top 13% of California elementary schools. Other nearby schools, such as Wescove Elementary, Orangewood Elementary, and Central Elementary, generally perform below Monte Vista Elementary in academic assessments and have higher chronic absenteeism rates. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Monte Vista Elementary's academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting these students.

Detail:

Public K-6

1615 West Eldred Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790-1460

(626) 939-4830

District: West Covina Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1349^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,807

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Grove Intermediate
High:	Edgewood High
	West Covina High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 404

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

Asian:

13.1%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monte Vista Elementary ranks better than 77% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the West Covina Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.4. (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 (80.9%), Asian (13.1%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monte Vista Elementary is 24.9. 5 elementary schools in the West Covina Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Monte Vista Elementary employs 16.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monte Vista Elementary is $7,807, which is the 4^th highest among 7 elementary schools in the West Covina Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monte Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monte Vista Elementary 1349^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monte Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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West Covina Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks West Covina Unified 605^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Monte Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	38.29	2732^nd	4809	43.2%
2005	36.85	2901^st	4822	39.8%
2006	29.09	3374^th	4818	30.0%
2007	35.79	3179^th	5113	37.8%
2008	35.33	3248^th	5113	36.5%
2009	37.05	3240^th	5193	37.6%
2010	52.60	2413^th	5314	54.6%
2011	59.51	2063^rd	5377	61.6%
2012	64.68	1804^th	5390	66.5%
2013	66.66	1738^th	5530	68.6%
2015	46.01	2682^nd	5611	52.2%
2016	59.86	1995^th	5614	64.5%
2017	63.78	1848^th	5692	67.5%
2018	52.07	2445^th	5662	56.8%
2019	50.71	2564^th	5789	55.7%
2022	56.01	2245^th	5883	61.8%
2023	67.16	1706^th	5874	71.0%
2024	75.40	1349^th	5862	77.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	83.46	286^th	2634	89.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.08	1445^th	5084	71.6%
2019	63.97	1517^th	5173	70.7%
2022	69.77	1185^th	5264	77.5%
2023	75.88	955^th	5374	82.2%
2024	86.96	553^rd	5511	90.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.11	151^st	356	57.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.59	2256^th	5413	58.3%
2019	51.46	2413^th	5492	56.1%
2022	66.98	1640^th	5635	70.9%
2023	71.35	1447^th	5617	74.2%
2024	84.23	902^nd	5605	83.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	60.73	585^th	2227	73.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.24	2490^th	5431	54.2%
2019	48.96	2509^th	5510	54.5%
2022	44.55	2735^th	5663	51.7%
2023	59.55	1977^th	5650	65.0%
2024	57.86	2069^th	5636	63.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.88	1791^st	4830	62.9%
2019	57.03	1853^rd	4963	62.7%
2022	62.66	1489^th	5084	70.7%
2023	73.48	1017^th	5098	80.1%
2024	85.76	516^th	5102	89.9%

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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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	257	41	60	189	1	n/a	n/a	548
1989	225	17	60	224	2	n/a	n/a	528
1990	217	32	57	258	2	n/a	n/a	566
1991	201	29	59	271	2	n/a	n/a	562
1992	175	30	70	261	3	n/a	n/a	539
1993	194	49	71	257	2	n/a	n/a	573
1994	167	66	66	317	4	n/a	n/a	620
1995	144	53	68	353	10	n/a	n/a	628
1996	144	53	68	353	10	n/a	n/a	628
1997	124	58	69	406	11	n/a	n/a	668
1998	117	43	65	419	10	n/a	n/a	654
1999	92	37	52	424	6	n/a	n/a	611
2000	86	36	49	480	12	n/a	n/a	663
2001	76	34	54	494	11	n/a	n/a	669
2002	69	27	65	476	8	n/a	n/a	645
2003	69	27	65	476	8	n/a	n/a	645
2004	64	26	61	456	6	n/a	n/a	613
2005	51	18	59	417	4	n/a	n/a	549
2006	51	27	63	426	3	n/a	n/a	570
2007	46	21	56	390	2	n/a	n/a	515
2008	51	21	71	432	4	n/a	n/a	579
2009	43	18	68	457	5	1	16	608
2010	50	25	68	464	1	0	0	608
2011	43	19	66	433	0	1	5	567
2012	49	15	74	440	1	2	2	583
2013	43	13	71	437	1	2	6	573
2014	41	14	63	429	1	2	5	555
2015	39	15	65	436	1	1	6	563
2016	42	14	68	386	1	0	6	517
2017	34	17	68	401	1	0	6	527
2018	34	25	64	416	1	0	6	546
2019	24	17	67	410	1	0	4	523
2020	23	10	68	390	0	0	2	493
2021	25	9	68	390	0	0	2	494
2022	20	9	60	364	0	0	1	454
2023	11	14	53	329	0	1	5	413
2024	5	8	53	327	0	1	10	404

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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	548	18.0	30.4	n/a
1989	528	18.0	29.3	n/a
1990	566	19.0	29.7	n/a
1991	562	21.0	26.7	n/a
1992	539	21.3	25.3	40.6
1993	573	20.0	28.7	39.1
1994	620	22.0	28.2	33.2
1995	628	23.0	27.3	51
1996	628	23.0	27.3	51
1997	668	26.0	25.7	53.4
1998	654	28.0	23.4	55.8
1999	611	30.0	20.4	57.8
2000	663	33.0	20.1	60.5
2001	669	32.0	20.9	51
2002	645	33.0	19.5	49.3
2003	645	33.0	19.5	49.3
2004	613	31.0	19.8	53.5
2005	549	27.0	20.3	60.3
2006	570	30.0	19.0	60.2
2007	515	26.0	19.8	60.2
2008	579	29.0	20.0	59.8
2009	608	30.0	19.6	67.3
2010	608	29.0	20.9	63.8
2011	567	n/a	n/a	70
2012	583	26.5	22.0	n/a
2013	573	27.5	20.8	79.8
2014	555	26.0	21.3	76
2015	563	26.0	21.6	81.7
2016	517	23.0	22.4	83.2
2017	527	24.1	21.8	77.2
2018	546	26.0	21.0	76
2019	523	23.1	22.6	77.6
2020	493	n/a	n/a	75.5
2021	494	21.8	22.6	72.1
2022	454	20.2	22.4	65.4
2023	413	18.4	22.3	71.2
2024	404	16.1	24.9	70.8

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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	548	18.0	30.4	n/a
1989	528	18.0	29.3	n/a
1990	566	19.0	29.7	n/a
1991	562	21.0	26.7	n/a
1992	539	21.3	25.3	40.6
1993	573	20.0	28.7	39.1
1994	620	22.0	28.2	33.2
1995	628	23.0	27.3	51
1996	628	23.0	27.3	51
1997	668	26.0	25.7	53.4
1998	654	28.0	23.4	55.8
1999	611	30.0	20.4	57.8
2000	663	33.0	20.1	60.5
2001	669	32.0	20.9	51
2002	645	33.0	19.5	49.3
2003	645	33.0	19.5	49.3
2004	613	31.0	19.8	53.5
2005	549	27.0	20.3	60.3
2006	570	30.0	19.0	60.2
2007	515	26.0	19.8	60.2
2008	579	29.0	20.0	59.8
2009	608	30.0	19.6	67.3
2010	608	29.0	20.9	63.8
2011	567	n/a	n/a	70
2012	583	26.5	22.0	n/a
2013	573	27.5	20.8	79.8
2014	555	26.0	21.3	76
2015	563	26.0	21.6	81.7
2016	517	23.0	22.4	83.2
2017	527	24.1	21.8	77.2
2018	546	26.0	21.0	76
2019	523	23.1	22.6	77.6
2020	493	n/a	n/a	75.5
2021	494	21.8	22.6	72.1
2022	454	20.2	22.4	65.4
2023	413	18.4	22.3	71.2
2024	404	16.1	24.9	70.8

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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