Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARVEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061494001892
Dewey Avenue Elementary
525 Dewey Ave., San Gabriel, CA 91776 · (626) 307-3341 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
267 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 43% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
39.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.8pp since 2014
Math
33.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 25.8% | 21.5% | 39.2% |
| Math | 14.9% | 18.2% | 22.4% | 44.4% |
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 | 39.2% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% | 40.9% |
| 2018-19 | 53.7% | 58.9% |
| 2017-18 | 53.9% | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 58.8% | 58.9% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dewey Avenue Elementary
Dewey Avenue Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Avenue Elementary this school | 341 | 78.3% | 37.0% |
| Savannah Elementary Rosemead | 365 | 77.3% | 42.8% |
| New Lexington Elementary El Monte | 313 | 81.5% | 45.5% |
| Sanchez (George I.) Elementary Rosemead | 293 | 80.5% | 43.9% |
| Bitely (Arlene) Elementary Rosemead | 409 | 80.7% | 54.0% |
| Ethel M. Evans Elementary Garden Grove | 410 | 79.8% | 56.5% |
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 Dewey Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,758 of 5,151 | #680 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #2,900 of 5,172 ▼ 316 | #742 of 1,129 ▼ 114 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #3,008 of 5,172 ▼ 369 | #724 of 1,129 ▼ 107 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #689 of 5,116 | #106 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #4,370 of 5,915 | #949 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,768 of 5,352 | #712 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #2,378 of 5,354 | #369 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #2,337 of 5,625 | #735 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #2,344 of 3,837 | #670 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
341
-76 (-18%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
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 | 341 | 15 | 22.7:1 | 78% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 15 | 24.1:1 | 66% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 15 | 24.8:1 | 68% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 69% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 16 | 24.4:1 | 85% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 15 | 25.9:1 | 84% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | N/A | N/A | 80% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 81% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 14 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dewey Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (390 to 341); teachers down 6% (16 to 15).
About Dewey Avenue Elementary
Dewey Avenue Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in San Gabriel, California. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 341 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 27% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Garvey Elementary has 4,235 students in 11 schools, and Dewey Avenue Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Dewey Avenue Elementary is 52% Hispanic. Other groups make up 43% Asian and 3% multiracial. In Los Angeles County overall, the Hispanic share is about 48%. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Dewey Avenue Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dewey Avenue Elementary is 22.7:1, based on 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Dewey Avenue Elementary counts 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Dewey Avenue Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Dewey Avenue Elementary is 3.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Measured in a straight line, Gabrielino High is about 0.4 miles from Dewey Avenue Elementary. The five-mile area around Dewey Avenue Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.2% proficiency; Dewey Avenue Elementary posts 37.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Dewey Avenue Elementary as Suburb: Large.
An 18% decline took enrollment from 417 in 2020-21 to 341 in 2024-25.
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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 Garvey Elementary
- Garvey (Richard) IntermediateMiddle · 661 students
- Monterey Vista ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- Bitely (Arlene) ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Emerson (Ralph Waldo) ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in San Gabriel
- San Gabriel HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Gabrielino HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,013 students
- Emperor ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Gabrielino High0.4 mi · 1,438
- McKinley Elementary0.6 mi · 618
- Emma W. Shuey Elementary0.7 mi · 450
- Duff Language Magnet Academy0.7 mi · 291
- Mildred B. Janson Elementary0.8 mi · 575
- Willard (Frances E.) Elementary1.0 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Dewey Avenue ElementaryHow large is Dewey Avenue Elementary?
Dewey Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dewey Avenue Elementary serve?
Dewey Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Dewey Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Dewey Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Dewey Avenue Elementary?
Dewey Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 43% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dewey Avenue Elementary in?
Dewey Avenue Elementary is part of Garvey Elementary.
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