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Best kept secret at Rowland Avenue Elementary?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001103
Rowland Avenue Elementary
1355 East Rowland Ave., West Covina, CA 91790 · (626) 974-4700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- 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.
- CThree-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
24.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
322 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
57.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.1pp since 2014
Math
49.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 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 8 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 | 31.0% | 26.1% | 19.9% | 23.0% |
| Math | 22.6% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 23.4% |
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 | 57.1% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 60.3% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 49.8% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.6% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.1% | 45.1% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in California's top 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 Rowland Avenue Elementary
Rowland Avenue Elementary's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Avenue Elementary this school | 423 | 76.1% | 55.2% |
| Willmore Elementary Westminster | 485 | 76.3% | 46.6% |
| Morningside Delano | 477 | 75.3% | 46.4% |
| Lorenzo Manor Elementary Hayward | 447 | 76.5% | 24.5% |
| Gledhill Street Elementary North Hills | 373 | 78.8% | 42.3% |
| Laurel Elementary San Mateo | 469 | 76.5% | 20.9% |
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 Rowland Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,394 of 5,151 | #318 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,653 of 5,172 ▼ 462 | #387 of 1,129 ▼ 122 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,534 of 5,172 ▼ 227 | #343 of 1,129 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,298 of 5,116 | #207 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #3,379 of 5,915 | #700 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,060 of 5,352 | #926 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #3,544 of 5,354 | #630 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #2,537 of 5,625 | #785 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #1,085 of 3,837 | #403 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
423
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 423 | 17.3 | 24.4:1 | 76% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 17.3 | 24.9:1 | 76% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 69% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 18 | 26.0:1 | 71% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | 70% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 70% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | N/A | N/A | 55% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 42% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 23 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowland Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (549 to 423); teachers down 25% (23 to 17.3).
About Rowland Avenue Elementary
Rowland Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in West Covina, California. Its 423 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 17 schools in Covina-Valley Unified totals 11,028 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Rowland Avenue Elementary, with 77% of enrollment. The school is also 15% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Rowland Avenue Elementary employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Rowland Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 76%.
Rowland Avenue Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in California with Rowland Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 34.9%. Rowland Avenue Elementary scores 55.2%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Rowland Avenue Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Grovecenter Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 55.2% is above the 40.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 45 students since 2020-21, to 423. The school's ratio fell from 26.0:1 to 24.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Covina-Valley Unified
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
Other schools in West Covina
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- San Jose Charter AcademyElementary · 1,255 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Grovecenter Elementary0.4 mi · 595
- Las Palmas Middle0.8 mi · 887
- Traweek Middle0.8 mi · 614
- Workman Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 455
- Covina High1.0 mi · 1,056
- Northview High1.1 mi · 1,247
Frequently asked questions
About Rowland Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Rowland Avenue Elementary?
Rowland Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rowland Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rowland Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rowland Avenue Elementary have?
Rowland Avenue Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rowland Avenue Elementary?
At Rowland Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Rowland Avenue Elementary public or private?
Rowland Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covina-Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.