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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Baker Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY·NCES 062619003911
Baker Elementary
12043 Exline St., El Monte, CA 91732 · (626) 652-4700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
561 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 62% larger than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Baker Elementary→Grace Yokley Junior High
Based on grade levels within Mountain View Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
24.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.1% | 22.2% | 21.3% | 44.4% |
| Math | 7.3% | 16.9% | 24.2% | 51.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 16.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.8% | 14.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 32.8% |
| 2017-18 | 39.9% | 28.3% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 28.8% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baker Elementary
Baker Elementary's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Elementary this school | 601 | 93.3% | 26.6% |
| Vineland Elementary Baldwin Park | 604 | 92.2% | 21.3% |
| Potrero Elementary El Monte | 596 | 95.3% | 33.3% |
| Don Julian Elementary La Puente | 544 | 92.5% | 36.2% |
| Golden Valley Elementary Orosi | 603 | 90.4% | 41.0% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Madera | 659 | 93.3% | 22.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,902 of 5,151 | #968 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #3,856 of 5,172 ▲ 510 | #980 of 1,129 ▲ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,520 of 5,172 ▲ 121 | #865 of 1,129 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #833 of 5,116 | #292 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #1,396 of 5,915 | #271 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #499 of 5,352 | #151 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #4,670 of 5,354 | #962 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #661 of 5,625 | #301 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #815 of 1,139 | #135 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
601
+82 (+16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 601 | 31.8 | 18.9:1 | 93% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 31.1 | 19.2:1 | 76% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 30.9 | 20.7:1 | 80% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 96% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 23.6 | 24.4:1 | 88% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 25 | 26.0:1 | 91% (595) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | N/A | N/A | 94% (752) |
| 2000-01 | 1,110 | 56 | 19.8:1 | 99% (1,098) |
| 1990-91 | 1,008 | 42 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (577 to 601); teachers up 35% (23.6 to 31.8).
About Baker Elementary
Baker Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in El Monte, California, administered by Mountain View Elementary. The school serves 601 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 29% bigger than that.
Baker Elementary is in Mountain View Elementary, a district with 4,455 students across 8 schools.
About 92% of the student body at Baker Elementary is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Asian. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Baker Elementary and a ratio of 18.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 93% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Baker Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Baker Elementary is 1.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
Nearby, Willard F. Payne Elementary is about 0.5 miles away. Baker Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Baker Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Baker Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Baker Elementary climbed 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 519 to 601 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.6:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mountain View Elementary
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 920 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 785 students
- Willard F. Payne ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Twin Lakes ElementaryMiddle · 502 students
- Miramonte ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Maxson ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other schools in El Monte
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,638 students
- El Monte HighHigh · 1,383 students
- Mountain View HighHigh · 1,123 students
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 920 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 785 students
Other Baker Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Baker Elementary. Baker Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Baker ElementarySan Diego, CA · 361 students
- Baker ElementaryBaker, CA · 59 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolAcworth, GA · 738 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 471 students
- BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Willard F. Payne Elementary0.5 mi · 534
- Twin Lakes Elementary0.7 mi · 502
- Parkview Elementary0.9 mi · 920
- Mountain View High0.9 mi · 1,123
- La Primaria Elementary1.0 mi · 242
- El Monte High1.0 mi · 1,383
Frequently asked questions
About Baker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Baker Elementary?
Baker Elementary enrolls approximately 601 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Baker Elementary serve?
Baker Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baker Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baker Elementary is approximately 18.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baker Elementary?
At Baker Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Baker Elementary in?
Baker Elementary is part of Mountain View Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.