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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310941
Monterey Highlands Elementary
400 Casuda Canyon Dr., Monterey Park, CA 91754 · (626) 570-6220 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
23.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
322 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (99).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
75.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
72.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.8% | 25.9% | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Math | 50.9% | 21.6% | 14.6% | 13.0% |
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 | 75.7% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 72.7% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 73.7% |
| 2021-22 | 76.2% | 68.2% |
| 2018-19 | 73.5% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 69.5% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 64.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 15 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 Monterey Highlands Elementary
Monterey Highlands Elementary's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Highlands Elementary this school | 917 | 35.1% | 73.9% |
| Brightwood Elementary Monterey Park | 804 | 31.3% | 68.5% |
| Repetto Elementary Monterey Park | 739 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Leal (Frank C.) Elementary Cerritos | 774 | 35.1% | 83.9% |
| Vejar Elementary Walnut | 631 | 32.2% | 67.8% |
| Sunset Lane Elementary Fullerton | 700 | 41.9% | 68.9% |
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 Monterey Highlands Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #473 of 5,151 | #104 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #504 of 5,172 ▼ 16 | #111 of 1,129 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #463 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #103 of 1,129 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,667 of 5,116 | #663 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #148 of 5,915 | #23 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,596 of 5,352 | #840 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #2,334 of 5,354 | #360 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #4,554 of 5,625 | #1,096 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #3,053 of 3,837 | #812 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
917
-74 (-7%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 917 | 38.5 | 23.8:1 | 35% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 919 | 38.5 | 23.9:1 | 44% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 37.2 | 25.0:1 | 39% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 991 | 38 | 26.1:1 | 40% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 986 | 36.2 | 27.2:1 | 48% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 962 | 36 | 26.7:1 | 52% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | N/A | N/A | 58% (516) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Highlands Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (986 to 917); teachers up 6% (36.2 to 38.5).
About Monterey Highlands Elementary
In Monterey Park, California, part of Los Angeles County, Monterey Highlands Elementary is an elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 917 students in 2024-25. The school is 97% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Monterey Highlands Elementary is part of Alhambra Unified, where 16 schools serve 14,548 students.
At Monterey Highlands Elementary, 58% of students are Asian. After that, the student body is 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% White. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 15% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Monterey Highlands Elementary lists 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 23.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 35% of the student body. That is 35 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Monterey Highlands Elementary lands at A, ahead of 94% of California public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Monterey Highlands Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.9% is 14.9 points above the 59.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Brightwood Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Monterey Highlands Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Monterey Highlands Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Monterey Highlands Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 917, down from 991 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 23.8 students per teacher, compared with 26.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Monterey Highlands Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Alhambra Unified
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
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- San Gabriel HighHigh · 1,761 students
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- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Brightwood ElementaryElementary · 804 students
Other schools in Monterey Park
- Brightwood ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Repetto ElementaryElementary · 739 students
- Ynez ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Macy IntermediateMiddle · 576 students
- Monterey Vista ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Brightwood Elementary0.8 mi · 804
- Fremont Elementary0.9 mi · 654
- City Terrace Elementary1.0 mi · 313
- Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science1.0 mi · 558
- L.A. County High School for the Arts1.1 mi · 551
- Robert Hill Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Highlands ElementaryHow large is Monterey Highlands Elementary?
Monterey Highlands Elementary enrolls approximately 917 students in grades KG-08.
Is Monterey Highlands Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monterey Highlands Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Monterey Highlands Elementary have?
Monterey Highlands Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Monterey Highlands Elementary?
Student demographics at Monterey Highlands Elementary are roughly 2% White, 34% Hispanic, 0% Black, 58% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Monterey Highlands Elementary?
Monterey Highlands Elementary is overseen by Alhambra Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.