Gidley Elementary

Gidley Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school in El Monte, California, run under El Monte City. The school enrolls 454 students in grades K through 8.

El Monte City runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 6,913 students. Gidley Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Gidley Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 23% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Gidley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at Gidley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gidley Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.1%; this one delivers 50.7%, a residual of +20.5 points.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Gidley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rio Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gidley Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gidley Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.0%.

Gidley Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gidley Elementary's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 454). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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