New Temple

New Temple is one of the mid-sized primary schools in South El Monte, California, one of the schools within Valle Lindo Elementary, with 606 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 2 schools in Valle Lindo Elementary (895 students total), New Temple accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, New Temple logs that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 10% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting New Temple tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New Temple tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), New Temple is one campus in the mix.

Dean L. Shively is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), New Temple ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. New Temple's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 606). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for New Temple typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.