Rice (Eldridge) Elementary

Rice (Eldridge) Elementary operates as a close-knit elementary school in Rosemead, California, overseen by Garvey Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 291 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 37% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Garvey Elementary comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,235 students; Rice (Eldridge) Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rice (Eldridge) Elementary logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rice (Eldridge) Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Rice (Eldridge) Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Rice (Eldridge) Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rice (Eldridge) Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 40.0%.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Rice (Eldridge) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sanchez (George I.) Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rice (Eldridge) Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rice (Eldridge) Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 411 students in 2018 compared to 291 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.