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What tradition at Potrero Elementary should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE CITY·NCES 061209001356
Potrero Elementary
2611 North Potrero Ave., El Monte, CA 91733 · (626) 350-9386 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
21.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
568 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
Student demographics
17%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
40.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 26.0% | 25.7% | 33.9% |
| Math | 10.2% | 12.4% | 33.1% | 44.2% |
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 | 40.4% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 29.5% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.3% | 29.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 29.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.9% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 33.4% | 21.6% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Potrero Elementary
Potrero Elementary's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potrero Elementary this school | 596 | 95.3% | 33.3% |
| Baker Elementary El Monte | 601 | 93.3% | 26.6% |
| Vineland Elementary Baldwin Park | 604 | 92.2% | 21.3% |
| Alta California Elementary Panorama City | 588 | 96.4% | 46.0% |
| Don Julian Elementary La Puente | 544 | 92.5% | 36.2% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Madera | 659 | 93.3% | 22.8% |
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 Potrero Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,137 of 5,151 | #788 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #4,026 of 5,172 ▼ 877 | #1,004 of 1,129 ▼ 218 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,890 of 5,172 ▼ 275 | #692 of 1,129 ▼ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,150 of 5,116 | #183 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #1,439 of 5,915 | #280 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,678 of 5,352 | #492 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #4,595 of 5,354 | #933 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #415 of 5,625 | #209 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #514 of 3,837 | #224 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
596
-186 (-24%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 596 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 95% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 95% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 30.2 | 21.5:1 | 95% (619) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 34 | 23.0:1 | 96% (754) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 39 | 22.0:1 | 99% (845) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 43 | 21.5:1 | 98% (902) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | N/A | N/A | 99% (964) |
| 2000-01 | 907 | 40 | 22.7:1 | 94% (851) |
| 1990-91 | 941 | 42 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potrero Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (857 to 596); teachers down 28% (39 to 28).
About Potrero Elementary
Potrero Elementary is an elementary school in El Monte, California, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 596 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
In El Monte City, 15 schools enroll a combined 6,913 students.
The share of students at Potrero Elementary who are Hispanic is 91%. Other students are 8% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Potrero Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 21.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Potrero Elementary, which has 28. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Potrero Elementary is about 95%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Potrero Elementary outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Potrero Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.3%) and its predicted rate (23.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Potrero Elementary among them.
Cortada Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Potrero Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Potrero Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Potrero Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 782 (2020-21) to 596 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.3:1, from 23.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. 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 El Monte City
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Legore ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Gidley ElementaryElementary · 454 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 Potrero Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Potrero Elementary. Potrero Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Potrero ElementaryPotrero, CA · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Cortada Elementary0.4 mi · 322
- Wilkerson Elementary0.7 mi · 325
- New Lexington Elementary0.7 mi · 313
- Miramonte Elementary0.9 mi · 438
- Dean L. Shively1.2 mi · 289
- Savannah Elementary1.2 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Potrero ElementaryHow large is Potrero Elementary?
Potrero Elementary enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Potrero Elementary serve?
Potrero Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Potrero Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Potrero Elementary.
How diverse is Potrero Elementary?
Potrero Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 91% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian.
Who oversees Potrero Elementary?
Potrero Elementary is overseen by El Monte City in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.