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Mildred B. Janson Elementary
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (86).
School pathway
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat 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 61 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.9% | 23.8% | 15.8% | 19.5% |
| Math | 38.8% | 22.4% | 21.2% | 17.6% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 59.9% |
| 2022-23 | 65.5% | 59.7% |
| 2021-22 | 67.5% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 64.8% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.4% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 57.5% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 22 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Mildred B. Janson Elementary
Mildred B. Janson Elementary's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred B. Janson Elementary this school | 575 | 66.1% | 62.9% |
| Demille Elementary Midway City | 562 | 67.6% | 57.2% |
| Shelyn Elementary Rowland Heights | 508 | 64.0% | 63.7% |
| Ynez Elementary Monterey Park | 695 | 63.7% | 57.1% |
| Monterey Vista Elementary Monterey Park | 542 | 67.2% | 73.0% |
| Windmill Springs Elementary San Jose | 598 | 74.7% | 33.7% |
Where Mildred B. Janson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #986 of 5,151 | #226 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #1,008 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #234 of 1,129 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #1,041 of 5,172 ▼ 117 | #238 of 1,129 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,277 of 5,116 | #804 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #1,603 of 5,915 | #316 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,279 of 5,352 | #627 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #3,313 of 5,354 | #570 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #3,170 of 5,625 | #886 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #3,766 of 3,837 | #938 of 947 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 66% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 26.8 | 21.7:1 | 68% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 26.3 | 22.7:1 | 65% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 72% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 24 | 24.2:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 22 | 27.3:1 | 82% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 86% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 38 | 21.2:1 | 78% (626) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 25 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (580 to 575); teachers up 8% (24 to 26).
About Mildred B. Janson Elementary
Mildred B. Janson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Rosemead, California. In all, 575 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Rosemead Elementary, which runs Mildred B. Janson Elementary, has 5 schools and 2,319 students.
More than half of enrollment at Mildred B. Janson Elementary is Asian: 72%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic. The county population is about 15% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mildred B. Janson Elementary scores 42%.
Its ratio of 22.1:1 is based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mildred B. Janson Elementary lands at A, ahead of 89% of California public elementary schools.
Mildred B. Janson Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 62.9%. Predicted: 40.8%. Difference: 22.0 points.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Mildred B. Janson Elementary.
Willard (Frances E.) Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mildred B. Janson Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 580 students in 2020-21 and 575 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 23.2:1 in 2020-21 and 22.1:1 in 2024-25.
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