Rorimer Elementary

Rorimer Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in La Puente, California, operated by Rowland Unified. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades K through 6.

Across the 21 schools in Rowland Unified (11,541 students total), Rorimer Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Rorimer Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rorimer Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rorimer Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.9%; this one delivers 27.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Rorimer Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nogales High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rorimer Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 30.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Rorimer Elementary's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 405). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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