Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE CITY·NCES 061209001348
Cortada Elementary
3111 North Potrero Ave., El Monte, CA 91733 · (626) 575-2391 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
299 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 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 18% |
Student demographics
27%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
44.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
36.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.4% | 24.1% | 22.0% | 33.5% |
| Math | 15.5% | 20.6% | 31.4% | 32.5% |
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 | 44.5% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.8% | 24.9% |
| 2018-19 | 42.2% | 25.4% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 28.8% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% 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 16 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 →
Where Cortada Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,425 of 5,151 | #584 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,636 of 5,172 | #671 of 1,129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,502 of 5,172 | #599 of 1,129 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #545 of 5,116 | #203 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #4,556 of 5,915 | #1,002 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,008 of 5,352 | #306 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #4,089 of 5,354 | #768 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #723 of 5,625 | #325 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #1,373 of 3,837 | #481 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
-72 (-18%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 93% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 95% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 93% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 95% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 17 | 23.8:1 | 97% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 98% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | N/A | N/A | 89% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 32 | 21.0:1 | 99% (669) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | 28 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cortada Elementary.
About Cortada Elementary
Cortada Elementary is a small elementary school in El Monte, California, one of the schools in El Monte City. The school serves 322 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Cortada Elementary sits within El Monte City, which has 15 schools and 6,913 students.
The student body at Cortada Elementary is 84% Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 16 full-time equivalents, or about 20.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 93%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 40.6%, is 15.5 points above the 25.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of California schools.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The shortest distance from Cortada Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Potrero Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Cortada Elementary comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cortada Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 72 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.1:1) than in 2020-21 (23.2:1).
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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 El Monte City
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Potrero ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- 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
- Potrero Elementary0.4 mi · 596
- New Lexington Elementary0.7 mi · 313
- Wilkerson Elementary0.7 mi · 325
- Savannah Elementary0.9 mi · 365
- Miramonte Elementary1.0 mi · 438
- Shirpser Elementary1.1 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Cortada ElementaryHow many students attend Cortada Elementary?
Cortada Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Cortada Elementary serve?
Cortada Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Cortada Elementary have?
Cortada Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Cortada Elementary?
Student demographics at Cortada Elementary are roughly 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 15% Asian.
What district is Cortada Elementary in?
Cortada Elementary is part of El Monte City.
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