Durfee Elementary

Located at 12233 Star St., in El Monte, California, Durfee Elementary is a sprawling primary school that hosts 1,120 students (grades K through 8), part of El Monte City. Enrollment runs roughly 141% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 15 schools in El Monte City (6,913 students total), Durfee Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Durfee Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 20% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Durfee Elementary has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Durfee Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 48.0%, a residual of +12.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Durfee Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thompson Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Durfee Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Durfee Elementary's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,000 (now 1,120). Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 25% to 20%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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