Total enrollment
19,149
-3,921 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in Montebello Unified
California · 19,149 students · 7 cities
Of the 29 public K-12 schools run by Montebello Unified, combined student count is roughly 19,149, with 17 elementary, 6 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Montebello Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
29
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Montebello Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #386 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,149 | #61 of 587 | #426 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 29 | #51 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #153 of 587 | #8,388 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 86.4% | #84 of 587 | #885 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #508 of 530 | #6,651 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 Montebello Unified
State test results across the district's 26 scored schools run from Potrero Heights Elementary at 65.9% proficient to Winter Gardens Elementary at 18.0%, a gap of 47.9 points. That is the 86th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 29 district schools that reported both years went from 26,479 to 19,149 students (down 28%) and from 1,016 to 952 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.
About Montebello Unified
Montebello Unified is a thinly populated public-school district in California. The district maintains 29 schools and instructs approximately 19,149 students.
On the school-mix side, Montebello Unified spans 17 elementary, 6 middle, and 6 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 660 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 17%: 23,070 students in SY 2020-21 versus 19,149 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Montebello Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.