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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARVEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061494001899
Monterey Vista Elementary
901 East Graves Ave., Monterey Park, CA 91755 · (626) 307-3300 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
364 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 53% smaller than its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
70.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.0pp since 2014
Math
75.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.3% | 21.7% | 10.8% | 19.2% |
| Math | 55.4% | 19.8% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
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 | 70.0% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 75.1% |
| 2022-23 | 73.7% | 76.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 74.2% |
| 2018-19 | 76.7% | 84.1% |
| 2017-18 | 74.3% | 83.4% |
| 2016-17 | 71.9% | 76.2% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 33 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 Vista Elementary
Monterey Vista Elementary's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Vista Elementary this school | 542 | 67.2% | 73.0% |
| Demille Elementary Midway City | 562 | 67.6% | 57.2% |
| Mildred B. Janson Elementary Rosemead | 575 | 66.1% | 62.9% |
| John Murdy Elementary Garden Grove | 689 | 71.3% | 69.6% |
| Shelyn Elementary Rowland Heights | 508 | 64.0% | 63.7% |
| Ynez Elementary Monterey Park | 695 | 63.7% | 57.1% |
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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #513 of 5,151 | #115 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #413 of 5,172 ▼ 3 | #88 of 1,129 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #754 of 5,172 ▼ 148 | #170 of 1,129 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,269 of 5,116 | #801 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #1,953 of 5,915 | #390 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,142 of 5,352 | #1,157 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #3,748 of 5,354 | #682 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #3,110 of 5,625 | #872 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #520 of 1,139 | #87 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
542
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 542 | 20 | 27.1:1 | 67% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 21.2 | 25.7:1 | 55% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 20 | 27.3:1 | 59% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 71% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 74% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | N/A | N/A | 80% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 84% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 18 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (493 to 542); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About Monterey Vista Elementary
Monterey Vista Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Monterey Park. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 542 students.
Garvey Elementary enrolls 4,235 students in 11 schools, including Monterey Vista Elementary.
At Monterey Vista Elementary, Asian students make up 80% of the student body. The school is also 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 15% Asian share among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Monterey Vista Elementary is 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 27.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 67% of students, or 364, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Monterey Vista Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Monterey Vista Elementary outperforms its prediction by 32.9 points. The model expects 40.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 73.0%.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Monterey Vista Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Bitely (Arlene) Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Monterey Vista Elementary. Monterey Vista Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Monterey Vista Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 542, starting from 546.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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 Garvey Elementary
- Garvey (Richard) IntermediateMiddle · 661 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- Bitely (Arlene) ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Emerson (Ralph Waldo) ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Dewey Avenue ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in Monterey Park
- Monterey Highlands ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Brightwood ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Repetto ElementaryElementary · 739 students
- Ynez ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Macy IntermediateMiddle · 576 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Bitely (Arlene) Elementary0.4 mi · 409
- Garvey (Richard) Intermediate0.5 mi · 661
- Hillcrest Elementary0.6 mi · 439
- Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary0.8 mi · 390
- Duff Language Magnet Academy1.1 mi · 291
- Mark Keppel High1.1 mi · 2,201
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Monterey Vista Elementary?
Monterey Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 542 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Monterey Vista Elementary serve?
Monterey Vista Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monterey Vista Elementary is approximately 27.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Monterey Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Monterey Vista Elementary are roughly 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 80% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Monterey Vista Elementary public or private?
Monterey Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garvey Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.