Bitely (Arlene) Elementary

Set in Rosemead, California, Bitely (Arlene) Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus, run under Garvey Elementary. It educates 409 students across grades K through 6.

Garvey Elementary runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,235 students. Bitely (Arlene) Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bitely (Arlene) Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bitely (Arlene) Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bitely (Arlene) Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.4%; Bitely (Arlene) Elementary posts 51.6%, +20.2 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Bitely (Arlene) Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Garvey (Richard) Intermediate, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bitely (Arlene) Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 54% to 43%.

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