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Enrollment
753
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001101
Mesa Elementary
409 South Barranca St., West Covina, CA 91791 · (626) 974-4600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
404 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 169 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (169) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
61.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.8% | 24.7% | 17.9% | 16.6% |
| Math | 35.5% | 26.1% | 22.6% | 15.9% |
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 | 65.5% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 59.3% |
| 2022-23 | 66.6% | 60.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.7% | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 68.6% | 58.9% |
| 2017-18 | 65.4% | 59.5% |
| 2016-17 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Mesa Elementary
Mesa Elementary's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Elementary this school | 753 | 53.7% | 63.8% |
| Orchard Elementary San Jose | 740 | 50.1% | 33.6% |
| John S. Wash Elementary Fresno | 838 | 60.3% | 52.1% |
| Garfield Elementary Alhambra | 577 | 46.8% | 54.0% |
| Rocketship Spark Academy San Jose | 546 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Buena Terra Elementary Buena Park | 627 | 56.0% | 76.0% |
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 Mesa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #937 of 5,151 | #213 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #983 of 5,172 ▲ 67 | #227 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #993 of 5,172 ▼ 205 | #222 of 1,129 ▼ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #784 of 5,116 | #280 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #525 of 5,915 | #92 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,900 of 5,352 | #894 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #1,849 of 5,354 | #280 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #3,761 of 5,625 | #976 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #537 of 1,139 | #89 of 181 |
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
753
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
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 | 753 | 31.1 | 24.2:1 | 54% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 32.1 | 24.3:1 | 53% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 32.1 | 24.6:1 | 46% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 43% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 28.5 | 24.1:1 | 44% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 45% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | N/A | N/A | 40% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 24% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 26 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (688 to 753); teachers up 9% (28.5 to 31.1).
About Mesa Elementary
Located in West Covina, California, Mesa Elementary is a large elementary school. The school serves 753 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Mesa Elementary sits within Covina-Valley Unified, which has 17 schools and 11,028 students.
Hispanic students account for 53% of enrollment at Mesa Elementary. Other groups include 34% Asian, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. Mesa Elementary has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Mesa Elementary, 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 63.8%, is 15.7 points above the 48.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of California schools.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
South Hills High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 63.8% is above the 44.4% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 760 in 2020-21, 753 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Covina-Valley Unified
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Traweek MiddleMiddle · 614 students
Other schools in West Covina
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- San Jose Charter AcademyElementary · 1,255 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
- Telesis Academy of Science & MathElementary · 621 students
Other Mesa Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mesa Elementary. Mesa Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- Mesa ElementarySomis, CA · 597 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolFOUNTAIN, CO · 668 students
- MESA ELEMENTARYCLOVIS, NM · 389 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolCORTEZ, CO · 359 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolWESTMINSTER, CO · 317 students
Nearby schools
- South Hills High0.3 mi · 1,568
- Barranca Elementary0.7 mi · 529
- Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina0.9 mi · 264
- Sierra Vista Middle1.2 mi · 778
- Hollencrest Middle1.4 mi · 737
- Vine Elementary1.4 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Mesa ElementaryHow large is Mesa Elementary?
Mesa Elementary enrolls approximately 753 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mesa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mesa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mesa Elementary?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Mesa Elementary.
How diverse is Mesa Elementary?
Mesa Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Black, 34% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mesa Elementary public or private?
Mesa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covina-Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.