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What advice would you give to incoming students at Blandford Elementary?
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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWLAND UNIFIED·NCES 063375005198
Blandford Elementary
2601 Blandford Dr., Rowland Heights, CA 91748 · (626) 965-3410 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
26.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
478 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.4pp since 2014
Math
57.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.3% | 28.4% | 20.5% | 20.8% |
| Math | 34.3% | 22.9% | 24.2% | 18.7% |
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 | 58.6% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 56.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 60.1% |
| 2018-19 | 71.5% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 74.5% | 73.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.4% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in California's top 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 Blandford Elementary
Blandford Elementary's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Elementary this school | 643 | 74.3% | 56.4% |
| McKinley Elementary San Gabriel | 618 | 73.1% | 50.1% |
| Madison Elementary San Leandro | 694 | 68.9% | 56.3% |
| Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary San Francisco | 564 | 79.3% | 42.7% |
| Bethune K-8 San Diego | 520 | 72.1% | 54.0% |
| Windmill Springs Elementary San Jose | 598 | 74.7% | 33.7% |
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 Blandford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,320 of 5,151 | #301 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,186 of 5,172 ▲ 139 | #276 of 1,129 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #1,423 of 5,172 ▲ 61 | #320 of 1,129 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #1,105 of 5,116 | #178 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,077 of 5,915 | #201 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,938 of 5,352 | #1,114 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #2,537 of 5,354 | #399 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #2,664 of 5,625 | #809 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #3,432 of 3,837 | #880 of 947 |
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
643
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 27.8:1
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 | 643 | 24.5 | 26.2:1 | 74% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 26.6 | 25.5:1 | 74% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 26.5 | 25.4:1 | 70% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 24 | 27.8:1 | 57% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 25.8 | 26.0:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 27 | 24.9:1 | 44% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | N/A | N/A | 36% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 28 | 22.6:1 | 28% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 21 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blandford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (670 to 643); teachers down 5% (25.8 to 24.5).
About Blandford Elementary
Blandford Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Rowland Heights, California. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 643 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 38% above that mark.
The Rowland Unified system has 21 schools and 11,541 students.
More than half of enrollment at Blandford Elementary is Asian: 61%. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
Based on 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Blandford Elementary has a ratio of 26.2:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 3.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Blandford Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 81% of California public elementary schools.
Blandford Elementary outperforms its prediction by 20.4 points. The model expects 36.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 56.4%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Blandford Elementary.
Alvarado Intermediate sits about 0.8 miles from Blandford Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Blandford Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Blandford Elementary is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 667 to 643, a 4% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 27.8:1 to 26.2:1.
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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 Rowland Unified
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · 879 students
- Ybarra Academy for the Arts and TechnologyElementary · 630 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
- Telesis Academy of Science & MathElementary · 621 students
Other schools in Rowland Heights
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
- Shelyn ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Killian ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Rowland ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Jellick ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Other Blandford Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Blandford Elementary. Blandford Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Blandford Elementary SchoolRincon, GA · 987 students
Nearby schools
- Alvarado Intermediate0.8 mi · 624
- Killian Elementary0.9 mi · 469
- Rowland Elementary0.9 mi · 461
- Rowland Unified Community Day0.9 mi · 28
- John A. Rowland High1.0 mi · 2,016
- Jellick Elementary1.4 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Blandford ElementaryHow large is Blandford Elementary?
Blandford Elementary enrolls approximately 643 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Blandford Elementary serve?
Blandford Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blandford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blandford Elementary is approximately 26.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blandford Elementary?
At Blandford Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 61% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Blandford Elementary public or private?
Blandford Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.