Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE CITY·NCES 061209001354
New Lexington Elementary
10410 East Bodger St., El Monte, CA 91733 · (626) 575-2320 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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
20.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
255 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 176% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.0pp since 2014
Math
52.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +29.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.5% | 22.5% | 20.4% | 29.6% |
| Math | 24.3% | 28.4% | 23.6% | 23.6% |
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 | 50.0% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 40.9% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 39.2% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 34.8% |
| 2018-19 | 44.2% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 37.7% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 25.9% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 New Lexington Elementary
New Lexington Elementary's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lexington Elementary this school | 313 | 81.5% | 45.5% |
| Sanchez (George I.) Elementary Rosemead | 293 | 80.5% | 43.9% |
| Dewey Avenue Elementary San Gabriel | 341 | 78.3% | 37.0% |
| Savannah Elementary Rosemead | 365 | 77.3% | 42.8% |
| John Marshall Elementary Westminster | 323 | 80.8% | 56.6% |
| Bitely (Arlene) Elementary Rosemead | 409 | 80.7% | 54.0% |
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 New Lexington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2,032 of 5,151 | #475 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,424 of 5,172 ▲ 684 | #334 of 1,129 ▲ 164 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,029 of 5,172 ▲ 650 | #461 of 1,129 ▲ 164 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #373 of 5,116 | #143 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #4,654 of 5,915 | #1,030 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,033 of 5,352 | #312 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #2,677 of 5,354 | #432 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #2,039 of 5,625 | #664 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,590 of 3,837 | #907 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
313
+55 (+21%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 313 | 15.5 | 20.2:1 | 81% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 85% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 85% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 11 | 23.4:1 | 88% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 13 | 24.7:1 | 94% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 95% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 92% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 86% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 17 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Lexington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (321 to 313); teachers up 19% (13 to 15.5).
About New Lexington Elementary
New Lexington Elementary is a small elementary school in El Monte, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 313 students. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The 15 schools of El Monte City, including New Lexington Elementary, enroll 6,913 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at New Lexington Elementary, with 55% of enrollment. Other groups make up 43% Asian. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Lexington Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.2:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 81%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, New Lexington Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New Lexington Elementary would score about 31.8%. It scores 45.5%, 13.7 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The nearest public school is Wilkerson Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 313 students in 2024-25, 55 more than the 258 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.4:1 to 20.2:1.
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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 El Monte City
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Potrero ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Legore ElementaryElementary · 516 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
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 785 students
Other New Lexington Elementary schools
One other US public school is named New Lexington Elementary. New Lexington Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- New Lexington Elementary SchoolNew Lexington, OH · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Wilkerson Elementary0.2 mi · 325
- Miramonte Elementary0.5 mi · 438
- El Monte High0.6 mi · 1,383
- Cortada Elementary0.7 mi · 322
- Potrero Elementary0.7 mi · 596
- Columbia Elementary0.8 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About New Lexington ElementaryHow many students attend New Lexington Elementary?
New Lexington Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-06.
Is New Lexington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Lexington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at New Lexington Elementary?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at New Lexington Elementary.
How diverse is New Lexington Elementary?
New Lexington Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 55% Hispanic, 0% Black, 43% Asian.
Who oversees New Lexington Elementary?
New Lexington Elementary is overseen by El Monte City in Los Angeles County.
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