Cedargrove Elementary

Cedargrove Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Covina, California, operated by Charter Oak Unified. The school educates 569 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Charter Oak Unified (4,296 students total), Cedargrove Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Cedargrove Elementary reports that 80% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 9% White, 5% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cedargrove Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at Cedargrove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Cedargrove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Cedargrove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Charter Oak High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedargrove Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 569 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 80% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cedargrove Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.