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What's something New Temple does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLE LINDO ELEMENTARY·NCES 064065006714
New Temple
11033 East Central Ave., South El Monte, CA 91733 · (626) 580-0692 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
20.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
420 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 150 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (150) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
New Temple→Dean L. Shively
Based on grade levels within Valle Lindo Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.6pp since 2014
Math
49.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.6% | 25.0% | 17.5% | 22.9% |
| Math | 25.7% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 26.4% |
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 | 59.6% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.7% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 65.9% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.2% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 47.2% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Temple
New Temple's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Temple this school | 606 | 69.3% | 53.2% |
| Sanger Academy Charter Sanger | 609 | 69.0% | 52.5% |
| John Muir Fundamental Elementary Santa Ana | 557 | 70.4% | 56.7% |
| Tierra Vista Elementary Oxnard | 560 | 71.4% | 23.9% |
| Price (Adelaide) Elementary Anaheim | 507 | 69.2% | 34.3% |
| Norman R. Brekke Elementary Oxnard | 585 | 73.8% | 48.5% |
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 Temple ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #1,506 of 5,151 | #342 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,643 of 5,172 ▲ 218 | #383 of 1,129 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,356 of 5,172 ▲ 39 | #305 of 1,129 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #894 of 5,116 | #309 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,353 of 5,915 | #262 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,443 of 5,352 | #434 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #4,442 of 5,354 | #881 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #2,994 of 5,625 | #859 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #487 of 1,139 | #81 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
606
+104 (+21%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 606 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 69% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 74% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 64% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 80% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 86% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 82% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | N/A | N/A | 86% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 85% (495) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Temple.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (547 to 606); teachers down 3% (30 to 29).
About New Temple
New Temple operates as a medium-sized elementary school in South El Monte, California. The school serves 606 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Federal data list 2 schools in Valle Lindo Elementary, with 895 students enrolled.
New Temple's enrollment is 89% Hispanic. Next come 10% Asian. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1 at New Temple, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 69% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, New Temple 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.
New Temple posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.2%, compared with a predicted 38.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in 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. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The school nearest to New Temple is Dean L. Shively, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, New Temple is 1st among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes New Temple as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 606, a 21% increase from 502 in 2020-21.
Discussions about New Temple may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 South El Monte
- South El Monte HighHigh · 1,125 students
- Dean L. ShivelyMiddle · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Dean L. Shively0.3 mi · 289
- South El Monte High0.4 mi · 1,125
- Monte Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 785
- Miramonte Elementary1.0 mi · 438
- Wilkerson Elementary1.4 mi · 325
- Maxson Elementary1.4 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About New TempleHow large is New Temple?
New Temple enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does New Temple serve?
New Temple serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at New Temple?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at New Temple.
How diverse is New Temple?
New Temple reports a student body of 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees New Temple?
New Temple is overseen by Valle Lindo Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.