Cleminson Elementary

Set in Temple City, California, Cleminson Elementary is a tight-knit primary school, part of El Monte City. It educates 316 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

El Monte City comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 6,913 students; Cleminson Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Cleminson Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder comes out to 33% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Cleminson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Cleminson Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is El Monte Union High School Community Day, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cleminson Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cleminson Elementary has contracted 19%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025.

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