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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE UNIFIED·NCES 061524001940
Monte Vista Elementary
2620 Orange Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214 · (818) 248-2617 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- 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.
- CThree-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
26.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
231 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 134 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (110).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
86.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
85.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 64.3% | 22.6% | 9.8% | 3.3% |
| Math | 69.1% | 16.8% | 10.3% | 3.8% |
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 | 86.9% | 85.9% |
| 2023-24 | 87.3% | 90.6% |
| 2022-23 | 90.2% | 86.5% |
| 2021-22 | 87.0% | 87.3% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 85.1% |
| 2017-18 | 85.6% | 85.0% |
| 2016-17 | 82.5% | 79.8% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 27 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 Monte Vista Elementary
Monte Vista Elementary's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Elementary this school | 721 | 32.0% | 87.7% |
| Hicks Canyon Elementary Irvine | 830 | 37.5% | 75.5% |
| Westpark Elementary Irvine | 876 | 28.2% | 72.7% |
| West Portal Elementary San Francisco | 588 | 32.3% | 65.8% |
| Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary Sunnyvale | 840 | 21.3% | 75.2% |
| Theodore Judah Elementary Folsom | 600 | 32.3% | 69.2% |
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 | 87.7% | #36 of 5,151 | #10 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #80 of 5,172 ▼ 61 | #16 of 1,129 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #58 of 5,172 ▼ 7 | #14 of 1,129 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #1,567 of 5,116 | #268 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #659 of 5,915 | #117 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,063 of 5,352 | #1,135 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #1,758 of 5,354 | #262 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #4,679 of 5,625 | #1,120 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #2,424 of 3,837 | #690 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
721
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 721 | 26.9 | 26.8:1 | 32% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 26 | 26.8:1 | 19% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 26.9 | 25.8:1 | 14% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 28 | 26.9:1 | 14% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 27 | 30.3:1 | 17% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 29 | 26.3:1 | 11% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | N/A | N/A | 8% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 28 | 23.1:1 | 4% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 21 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (819 to 721); teachers unchanged (27 to 26.9).
About Monte Vista Elementary
Monte Vista Elementary sits in La Crescenta, California, and is classified as an elementary school. It reported 721 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Monte Vista Elementary reports to Glendale Unified, which has 32 schools and 25,294 students.
About 54% of the student body at Monte Vista Elementary is Asian. The remaining students are 30% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Asian share is about 15%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Monte Vista Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1, with 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 32% at Monte Vista Elementary. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Monte Vista Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of California public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Monte Vista Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 87.7% is 26.9 points above the 60.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Monte Vista Elementary is closest to Rosemont Middle, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Monte Vista Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Monte Vista Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Glendale Unified
- Crescenta Valley HighHigh · 2,624 students
- Glendale HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Herbert Hoover HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Eleanor J. Toll MiddleMiddle · 1,412 students
- Rosemont MiddleMiddle · 1,221 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
Other schools in La Crescenta
- Crescenta Valley HighHigh · 2,624 students
- Rosemont MiddleMiddle · 1,221 students
- Anderson W. Clark Magnet HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Dunsmore ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Mountain Avenue ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Other Monte Vista Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 3 states are named Monte Vista Elementary. Monte Vista Elementary is the 4th largest of the 14.
- Monte Vista ElementaryLancaster, CA · 788 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 785 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryMurrieta, CA · 769 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryVista, CA · 556 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryMontclair, CA · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Rosemont Middle0.3 mi · 1,221
- Mountain Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 551
- Crescenta Valley High0.7 mi · 2,624
- La Crescenta Elementary0.7 mi · 400
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary1.0 mi · 495
- Valley View Elementary1.0 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Monte Vista Elementary?
Monte Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 721 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Monte Vista Elementary serve?
Monte Vista Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Monte Vista Elementary?
Approximately 26.8:1 students per teacher at Monte Vista Elementary.
How diverse is Monte Vista Elementary?
Monte Vista Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 54% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Monte Vista Elementary?
Monte Vista Elementary is overseen by Glendale Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.