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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDORA UNIFIED·NCES 061527001952
Cullen Elementary
440 North Live Oak Ave., Glendora, CA 91741 · (626) 852-4593 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
111 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 123 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
64.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
66.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.3% | 28.1% | 21.5% | 14.1% |
| Math | 31.4% | 34.7% | 24.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 64.4% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 64.9% |
| 2022-23 | 64.4% | 58.4% |
| 2021-22 | 68.8% | 59.1% |
| 2018-19 | 73.6% | 67.1% |
| 2017-18 | 68.9% | 60.8% |
| 2016-17 | 69.4% | 61.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Cullen Elementary
Cullen Elementary's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Elementary this school | 569 | 19.5% | 65.0% |
| Valley View Elementary Pleasanton | 629 | 21.1% | 59.0% |
| La Fetra Elementary Glendora | 613 | 22.7% | 60.9% |
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary Los Alamitos | 603 | 19.1% | 83.9% |
| Fammatre Elementary San Jose | 482 | 21.8% | 51.5% |
| Sutherland Elementary Glendora | 488 | 19.3% | 62.1% |
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 Cullen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #879 of 5,151 | #197 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #775 of 5,172 ▲ 41 | #173 of 1,129 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #1,058 of 5,172 ▼ 101 | #242 of 1,129 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,904 of 5,116 | #716 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #1,657 of 5,915 | #324 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,336 of 5,352 | #794 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #946 of 5,354 | #151 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #5,169 of 5,625 | #1,211 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #3,024 of 3,837 | #807 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
569
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 569 | 24.3 | 23.5:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 21.9 | 24.7:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 24 | 24.4:1 | 38% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 26 | 23.6:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 27 | 25.6:1 | 21% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | N/A | N/A | 15% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 10% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 19 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cullen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (614 to 569); teachers down 7% (26 to 24.3).
About Cullen Elementary
Cullen Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Glendora, California. Enrolled students number 569 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Glendora Unified totals 6,362 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Cullen Elementary, with 45% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 19% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, Cullen Elementary comes in at 68%.
At Cullen Elementary, 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 50 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
In California, Cullen Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.0% actual against a predicted 68.1%.
Cullen Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
Goddard Middle is located about 0.4 miles from Cullen Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 65.0% is above the 56.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Cullen Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 568 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 569.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Glendora Unified
- Glendora HighHigh · 2,069 students
- Goddard MiddleMiddle · 728 students
- Sandburg MiddleMiddle · 695 students
- La Fetra ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Stanton ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Sellers ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Other schools in Glendora
- Glendora HighHigh · 2,069 students
- Goddard MiddleMiddle · 728 students
- Sandburg MiddleMiddle · 695 students
- La Fetra ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Stanton ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Sellers ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Other Cullen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cullen Elementary. Cullen Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Cullen Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Goddard Middle0.4 mi · 728
- Sellers Elementary0.5 mi · 545
- Glendora High1.2 mi · 2,069
- La Fetra Elementary1.2 mi · 613
- Sandburg Middle1.4 mi · 695
- Whitcomb Continuation High1.5 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Cullen ElementaryHow large is Cullen Elementary?
Cullen Elementary enrolls approximately 569 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cullen Elementary serve?
Cullen Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cullen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cullen Elementary is approximately 23.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cullen Elementary?
Student demographics at Cullen Elementary are roughly 29% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cullen Elementary public or private?
Cullen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glendora Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.