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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Monte Vista Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY·NCES 062619003918
Monte Vista Elementary
11111 Thienes Ave., El Monte, CA 91733 · (626) 652-4650 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
710 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 55% smaller than its 8th grade class (175).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
36.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 27.1% | 24.6% | 38.6% |
| Math | 7.6% | 14.7% | 21.7% | 56.0% |
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 | 36.8% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 20.2% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 17.6% |
| 2018-19 | 53.7% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 34.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Monte Vista Elementary
Monte Vista Elementary's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Elementary this school | 785 | 90.4% | 28.9% |
| Lemonwood Elementary Oxnard | 808 | 91.1% | 24.2% |
| Columbia Elementary El Monte | 706 | 90.4% | 33.6% |
| Fairview Elementary Modesto | 786 | 92.4% | 24.9% |
| Parkview Elementary El Monte | 920 | 90.9% | 23.9% |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio | 750 | 88.8% | 18.7% |
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 Monte Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #3,647 of 5,151 | #912 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,075 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #1,012 of 1,129 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #3,242 of 5,172 ▼ 61 | #783 of 1,129 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,441 of 5,116 | #615 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #428 of 5,915 | #73 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #468 of 5,352 | #141 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #4,868 of 5,354 | #1,029 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #1,047 of 5,625 | #434 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #397 of 1,139 | #70 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
785
+194 (+33%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 785 | 41.8 | 18.8:1 | 90% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 40.6 | 20.9:1 | 69% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 39.2 | 21.4:1 | 80% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 24 | 24.6:1 | 94% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 29.1 | 23.7:1 | 88% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 28 | 26.9:1 | 85% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 91% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 38 | 20.8:1 | 82% (647) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 21 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (689 to 785); teachers up 44% (29.1 to 41.8).
About Monte Vista Elementary
As a large elementary school, Monte Vista Elementary serves students in El Monte, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 785 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 69% above that.
Mountain View Elementary is responsible for 8 schools, Monte Vista Elementary included, with 4,455 students in all.
Most students at Monte Vista Elementary are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Monte Vista Elementary comes in at 12%.
Monte Vista Elementary's 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.8:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Monte Vista Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Monte Vista Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.9% is 2.3 points above the 26.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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 share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
New Temple is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Monte Vista Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Monte Vista Elementary saw enrollment rise 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 24.6:1 to 18.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Monte Vista Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Mountain View Elementary
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 920 students
- Baker ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Willard F. Payne ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Twin Lakes ElementaryMiddle · 502 students
- Miramonte ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Maxson ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other schools in El Monte
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,638 students
- El Monte HighHigh · 1,383 students
- Mountain View HighHigh · 1,123 students
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 920 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 706 students
Other Monte Vista Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 3 states are named Monte Vista Elementary. Monte Vista Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Monte Vista ElementaryLancaster, CA · 788 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryMurrieta, CA · 769 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryLa Crescenta, CA · 721 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryVista, CA · 556 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryMontclair, CA · 535 students
Nearby schools
- New Temple0.5 mi · 606
- Dean L. Shively0.7 mi · 289
- South El Monte High0.8 mi · 1,125
- Miramonte Elementary0.9 mi · 438
- Maxson Elementary0.9 mi · 433
- Parkview Elementary0.9 mi · 920
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista ElementaryHow large is Monte Vista Elementary?
Monte Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 785 students in grades KG-08.
Is Monte Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monte Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monte Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monte Vista Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monte Vista Elementary?
At Monte Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 5% Asian.
Is Monte Vista Elementary public or private?
Monte Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mountain View Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.