1
Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST COVINA UNIFIED·NCES 064200006882
Monte Vista Elementary
1615 West Eldred Ave., West Covina, CA 91790 · (626) 939-4830 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- 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
23.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
383 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 107% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Monte Vista Elementary→Walnut Grove Intermediate
Based on grade levels within West Covina Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
48.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.2% | 19.6% | 19.1% | 36.1% |
| Math | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 27.9% |
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 | 44.8% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 42.6% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 41.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.2% | 37.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.8% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% 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 21 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 (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Elementary this school | 448 | 85.5% | 50.0% |
| Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary San Jose | 396 | 85.6% | 20.9% |
| Kenmore Elementary Baldwin Park | 437 | 86.7% | 42.4% |
| Merlinda Elementary West Covina | 460 | 88.5% | 42.5% |
| Riverdale Elementary Garden Grove | 501 | 84.2% | 40.5% |
| Crowley Elementary Visalia | 413 | 88.1% | 23.4% |
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 | 50.0% | #1,723 of 5,151 | #385 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,711 of 5,172 ▼ 401 | #404 of 1,129 ▼ 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #2,475 of 5,172 ▼ 918 | #587 of 1,129 ▼ 248 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #2,078 of 5,116 | #556 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #3,059 of 5,915 | #635 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,711 of 5,352 | #863 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #3,599 of 5,354 | #643 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,604 of 5,625 | #582 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,660 of 3,837 | #554 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
448
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 448 | 18.7 | 23.9:1 | 85% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 16.2 | 25.0:1 | 71% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 18.5 | 22.3:1 | 71% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 21 | 23.5:1 | 72% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 76% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 83% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | N/A | N/A | 70% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 51% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 21 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (546 to 448); teachers down 28% (26 to 18.7).
About Monte Vista Elementary
Monte Vista Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in West Covina, California. A federal count lists 448 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6.
West Covina Unified is the local district for Monte Vista Elementary. It runs 15 schools with 7,703 students.
Hispanic students account for 77% of enrollment at Monte Vista Elementary. Other groups include 17% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Monte Vista Elementary has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 85%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 15 points lower.
allk12 grades Monte Vista Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Monte Vista Elementary outperforms its prediction by 20.6 points. The model expects 29.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 50.0%.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monte Vista Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school, Manzanita Elementary, is about 0.5 miles from Monte Vista Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Monte Vista Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 494 in 2020-21 and 448 in 2024-25, a decrease of 46 students.
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 West Covina Unified
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
- Merced ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Edgewood MiddleMiddle · 597 students
- Orangewood ElementaryElementary · 580 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
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
Other Monte Vista Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 3 states are named Monte Vista Elementary. Monte Vista Elementary is the 10th 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 ElementaryLa Crescenta, CA · 721 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryVista, CA · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Manzanita Elementary0.5 mi · 425
- Baldwin Park High0.5 mi · 1,260
- Central Elementary0.7 mi · 264
- Merwin Elementary1.1 mi · 462
- Vineland Elementary1.2 mi · 604
- Rowland Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?
Monte Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Monte Vista Elementary serve?
Monte Vista Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Monte Vista Elementary have?
Monte Vista Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Monte Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Monte Vista Elementary are roughly 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?
Monte Vista Elementary is part of West Covina Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.