Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE CITY·NCES 061209001345
Cherrylee Elementary
5025 Buffington Rd., El Monte, CA 91732 · (626) 575-2326 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
236 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
42.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
35.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.5% | 25.9% | 19.4% | 38.2% |
| Math | 17.5% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 46.8% |
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 | 42.4% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 34.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 35.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 34.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 41.2% |
| 2017-18 | 55.9% | 46.7% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Cherrylee Elementary
Cherrylee Elementary's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrylee Elementary this school | 292 | 80.8% | 35.6% |
| Wakeham Elementary Garden Grove | 307 | 85.0% | 42.3% |
| Finley Elementary Westminster | 316 | 84.8% | 35.5% |
| Donald J. Meyer Elementary San Jose | 246 | 79.7% | 25.9% |
| Vine Elementary West Covina | 346 | 79.2% | 52.7% |
| Moscone (George R.) Elementary San Francisco | 334 | 77.5% | 31.4% |
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 Cherrylee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #2,899 of 5,151 | #725 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,739 of 5,172 ▼ 109 | #696 of 1,129 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #2,704 of 5,172 ▲ 827 | #652 of 1,129 ▲ 194 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #2,935 of 5,116 | #726 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #4,827 of 5,915 | #1,082 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,559 of 5,352 | #671 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #3,522 of 5,354 | #621 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #2,109 of 5,625 | #678 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #953 of 3,837 | #370 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
292
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 81% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 14 | 21.1:1 | 77% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 79% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 13 | 24.2:1 | 90% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 87% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 77% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | N/A | N/A | 82% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 77% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 20 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherrylee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (386 to 292); teachers down 19% (16 to 13).
About Cherrylee Elementary
Students in El Monte, California, attend Cherrylee Elementary, a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 292 students in kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
El Monte City oversees Cherrylee Elementary and 14 other schools, with 6,913 students in total.
About 75% of the student body at Cherrylee Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 24% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Cherrylee Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 22.5 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school reported 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cherrylee Elementary would be expected to post about 32.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.6%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cherrylee Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Cherrylee Elementary is closest to Arroyo High, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Cherrylee Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 35.6% versus a 39.0% average.
Cherrylee Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 7%. By 2024-25, the school had 22.5 students per teacher, compared with 24.2 in 2020-21.
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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
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Other schools in El Monte City
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
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- Wright ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Legore ElementaryElementary · 516 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
Nearby schools
- Arroyo High0.8 mi · 1,638
- Durfee Elementary0.8 mi · 1,120
- Thompson Elementary0.8 mi · 21
- Wright Elementary0.9 mi · 562
- El Monte Union High School Community Day1.0 mi · 25
- Rio Hondo Elementary1.0 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Cherrylee ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cherrylee Elementary?
Cherrylee Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Cherrylee Elementary serve?
Cherrylee Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Cherrylee Elementary?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Cherrylee Elementary.
How diverse is Cherrylee Elementary?
Cherrylee Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 75% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Cherrylee Elementary public or private?
Cherrylee Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Monte City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.