Cullen Elementary

Cullen Elementary is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Glendora, California, overseen by Glendora Unified, with 569 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Cullen Elementary sits 22% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Glendora Unified (6,362 students total), Cullen Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Cullen Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 19% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cullen Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cullen Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.9%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of -3.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Cullen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Goddard Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cullen Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 55.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Cullen Elementary's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 614 (now 569). The White share of enrollment declined from 44% to 29% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.