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What's one thing Marguerita Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310939
Marguerita Elementary
1603 South Marguerita Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803 · (626) 943-3620 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
244 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (65).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
45.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.8% | 27.7% | 21.7% | 25.8% |
| Math | 25.7% | 20.1% | 26.0% | 28.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.5% | 38.1% |
| 2018-19 | 54.3% | 49.4% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 57.2% | 50.9% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Marguerita Elementary
Marguerita Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marguerita Elementary this school | 445 | 54.8% | 47.1% |
| Longfellow Elementary San Francisco | 466 | 57.5% | 25.5% |
| Holly Oak Elementary San Jose | 445 | 53.7% | 37.9% |
| Potrero Heights Elementary South San Gabriel | 380 | 57.9% | 65.9% |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary Daly City | 407 | 51.8% | 44.4% |
| Millard McCollam Elementary San Jose | 370 | 53.5% | 42.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marguerita Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,916 of 5,151 | #438 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,870 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #455 of 1,129 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,848 of 5,172 ▼ 77 | #414 of 1,129 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #1,829 of 5,116 | #508 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,084 of 5,915 | #640 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,260 of 5,352 | #620 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #2,619 of 5,354 | #423 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #3,699 of 5,625 | #968 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.1% | #145 of 3,837 | #72 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
-411 (-48%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 445 | 20.1 | 22.1:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 23.1 | 21.5:1 | 70% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 21.3 | 23.1:1 | 61% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 856 | 36 | 23.8:1 | 57% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 31.9 | 23.3:1 | 68% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 23 | 25.8:1 | 78% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | N/A | N/A | 71% (470) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marguerita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (743 to 445); teachers down 37% (31.9 to 20.1).
About Marguerita Elementary
Among the schools in Alhambra, California, is Marguerita Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 445 students in 2024-25.
Alhambra Unified (16 schools, 14,548 students) runs Marguerita Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Marguerita Elementary is 59% Hispanic. Other groups include 36% Asian and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marguerita Elementary is 22.1:1, based on 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Marguerita Elementary counts 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Marguerita Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Marguerita Elementary is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ramona Elementary, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Marguerita Elementary ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Marguerita Elementary as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21 the school reported 856 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 445. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio was 23.8:1 in 2020-21 and 22.1:1 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Marguerita Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alhambra Unified
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
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- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Alhambra
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 650 students
Nearby schools
- Ramona Elementary0.6 mi · 650
- Fremont Elementary0.8 mi · 654
- William Northrup Elementary0.8 mi · 814
- Ynez Elementary1.1 mi · 695
- Emery Park Elementary1.3 mi · 383
- Mark Keppel High1.3 mi · 2,201
Frequently asked questions
About Marguerita ElementaryHow many students attend Marguerita Elementary?
Marguerita Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-08.
Is Marguerita Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marguerita Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Marguerita Elementary have?
Marguerita Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marguerita Elementary?
At Marguerita Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 36% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Marguerita Elementary?
Marguerita Elementary is overseen by Alhambra Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.