Rowland Elementary

Set in Rowland Heights, California, Rowland Elementary is a mid-tier primary school, operated by Rowland Unified. It teaches 461 students across grades K through 6.

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

On demographics, Rowland Elementary reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rowland Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rowland Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.2%, the actual is 13.8%, a residual of -11.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rowland Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alvarado Intermediate, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rowland Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rowland Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rowland Elementary has shrank 10%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 24% to 16%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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