Total enrollment
6,913
-660 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in El Monte City
California · 6,913 students · 3 cities
Public-school families inside El Monte City pick from 15 schools serving the district's roughly 6,913 K-12 students (15 elementary).
4-year change in El Monte City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How El Monte City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #238 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,913 | #206 of 587 | #1,367 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #150 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #181 of 587 | #8,459 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 83.6% | #107 of 587 | #1,019 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #415 of 530 | #4,535 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 El Monte City
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Legore Elementary at 53.5% proficient to Potrero Elementary at 33.3%, a gap of 20.3 points. That is the 318th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 8,233 to 6,913 students (down 16%) and from 358 to 335 full-time teachers (down 6%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durfee Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,120 |
| Columbia Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-08 | 706 |
| Rio Hondo Elementary | Arcadia | Elementary | KG-08 | 636 |
| Potrero Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-08 | 596 |
| Wright Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-08 | 562 |
| Legore Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 516 |
| Gidley Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-08 | 454 |
| Shirpser Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 440 |
| Wilkerson Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 325 |
| Cortada Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 322 |
| Cleminson Elementary | Temple City | Elementary | KG-06 | 316 |
| New Lexington Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 313 |
| Rio Vista Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 294 |
| Cherrylee Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-06 | 292 |
| Thompson Elementary | El Monte | Elementary | KG-08 | 21 |
About El Monte City
Across 15 schools, El Monte City hosts about 6,913 students in California. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
Average enrollment per school in El Monte City is about 461, below the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 6,913 students, shrank 9% from the 7,573 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for El Monte City discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.