John A. Rowland High

John A. Rowland High operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in Rowland Heights, California, one of the schools within Rowland Unified. Current enrollment sits at 2,016 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so John A. Rowland High sits 141% larger than that benchmark.

Within Rowland Unified, which oversees 21 schools and 11,541 students, John A. Rowland High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John A. Rowland High records that the most-represented group is Asian (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at John A. Rowland High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John A. Rowland High 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 38.9%; this one delivers 59.2%, a residual of +20.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which John A. Rowland High is one.

Killian Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John A. Rowland High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.1%.

John A. Rowland High operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. John A. Rowland High's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 2,122 (now 2,016). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 41% to 46%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

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