Total enrollment
2,949
+30 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Duarte Unified
California · 2,949 students · 2 cities
Duarte Unified runs the local public-school system inside California: 6 K-12 schools serving roughly 2,949 students, with 4 elementary and 2 high.
4-year change in Duarte Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Duarte Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #253 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,949 | #368 of 587 | #3,281 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #363 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #219 of 587 | #8,528 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.6% | #246 of 587 | #1,890 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #383 of 530 | #3,717 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Duarte Unified
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) at 55.4% proficient to Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8) at 31.8%, a gap of 23.6 points. That is the 282nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,807 to 2,949 students (up 5%) and from 135 to 140 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) | Bradbury | Elementary | KG-08 | 848 |
| Duarte High | Duarte | High | 09-12 | 756 |
| Maxwell Academy (PK-8) | Duarte | Elementary | KG-08 | 504 |
| Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8) | Duarte | Elementary | KG-08 | 470 |
| Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) | Duarte | Elementary | KG-06 | 317 |
| Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High | Duarte | High | 09-12 | 54 |
About Duarte Unified
Duarte Unified operates 6 public schools across California, collectively hosting roughly 2,949 students.
In terms of grade levels, Duarte Unified covers 4 elementary and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Duarte Unified runs about 492 students per school, 15% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 2,919 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,949 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Duarte Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.