Ben Lomond Elementary

Ben Lomond Elementary is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Covina, California, overseen by Covina-Valley Unified, hosting 506 students in grades K through 5.

Ben Lomond Elementary is one of 17 schools operated by Covina-Valley Unified, a district that enrolls 11,028 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ben Lomond Elementary lists that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest reads as 7% Asian, 5% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Ben Lomond Elementary shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ben Lomond Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 42.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Ben Lomond Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Cedargrove Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ben Lomond Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

Ben Lomond Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ben Lomond Elementary has ticked up 9%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 506 in 2025.

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