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Does Rio Hondo Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE CITY·NCES 061209001357
Rio Hondo Elementary
11425 Wildflower Rd., Arcadia, CA 91006 · (626) 575-2308 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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.
- B-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
19.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
499 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 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (111).
Student demographics
36%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
42.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
29.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.8% | 23.6% | 21.0% | 36.5% |
| Math | 14.1% | 15.5% | 19.9% | 50.4% |
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 | 42.5% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 30.8% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 30.4% |
| 2018-19 | 52.5% | 39.5% |
| 2017-18 | 49.3% | 37.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.1% | 30.1% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Rio Hondo Elementary
Rio Hondo Elementary's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Hondo Elementary this school | 636 | 78.5% | 34.4% |
| Yamato Colony Elementary Livingston | 627 | 77.0% | 38.5% |
| Selma Herndon Elementary Livingston | 611 | 77.4% | 35.1% |
| Orangewood Elementary West Covina | 580 | 80.0% | 41.4% |
| Telesis Academy of Science & Math West Covina | 621 | 81.6% | 38.2% |
| Barton (Clara) Elementary Anaheim | 588 | 78.4% | 29.4% |
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 Rio Hondo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #3,026 of 5,151 | #755 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,254 of 5,172 ▼ 121 | #848 of 1,129 ▼ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,694 of 5,172 ▲ 27 | #650 of 1,129 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,180 of 5,116 | #188 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #1,118 of 5,915 | #208 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #821 of 5,352 | #254 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #3,668 of 5,354 | #663 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #2,325 of 5,625 | #730 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #2,574 of 3,837 | #716 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
636
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 636 | 32.2 | 19.7:1 | 78% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 80% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 33.2 | 19.7:1 | 79% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 30 | 21.8:1 | 87% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 32.5 | 22.0:1 | 82% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 39 | 21.3:1 | 78% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | N/A | N/A | 74% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 45 | 22.6:1 | 68% (694) |
| 1990-91 | 796 | 31 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Hondo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (714 to 636); teachers down 1% (32.5 to 32.2).
About Rio Hondo Elementary
Rio Hondo Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Arcadia, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 636 students. That puts enrollment 37% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Rio Hondo Elementary is one of the 15 schools that make up El Monte City (6,913 students in total).
About 78% of the student body at Rio Hondo Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 18% Asian. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
There are 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.7:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Rio Hondo Elementary, 78% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 8 points.
Rio Hondo Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rio Hondo Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 34.4% actual against 33.6% predicted.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rio Hondo Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Arroyo High is about 0.7 miles from Rio Hondo Elementary. The five-mile area around Rio Hondo Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 34.4% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Rio Hondo Elementary is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.8:1 to 19.7:1.
The Rio Hondo Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 El Monte City
- Durfee ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Potrero ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Legore ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Gidley ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
Other Rio Hondo Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Rio Hondo Elementary. Rio Hondo Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Rio Hondo ElementaryDowney, CA · 838 students
- Rio Hondo Elementary SchoolRIO HONDO, TX · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Arroyo High0.7 mi · 1,638
- El Monte Union High School Community Day0.7 mi · 25
- Cleminson Elementary0.8 mi · 316
- Cherrylee Elementary1.0 mi · 292
- Plymouth Elementary1.2 mi · 547
- Longley Way Elementary1.3 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Hondo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rio Hondo Elementary?
Rio Hondo Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-08.
Is Rio Hondo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rio Hondo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rio Hondo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rio Hondo Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rio Hondo Elementary?
Rio Hondo Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rio Hondo Elementary?
Rio Hondo 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.