1
Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE CITY·NCES 061209001359
Shirpser Elementary
4020 North Gibson Rd., El Monte, CA 91731 · (626) 575-2393 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- AThree-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
22.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
398 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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
12%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
45.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.0pp since 2014
Math
35.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.8% | 24.2% | 23.8% | 31.2% |
| Math | 14.3% | 21.2% | 26.9% | 37.5% |
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 | 45.0% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.1% | 23.6% |
| 2018-19 | 41.6% | 33.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.7% | 33.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.2% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Shirpser Elementary
Shirpser Elementary's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirpser Elementary this school | 440 | 90.5% | 38.2% |
| Fremont Elementary Delano | 440 | 91.8% | 27.5% |
| Foster Elementary Baldwin Park | 430 | 89.3% | 34.2% |
| Miramonte Elementary El Monte | 438 | 92.2% | 18.9% |
| Julien Hathaway Elementary Oxnard | 451 | 91.8% | 23.5% |
| Rorimer Elementary La Puente | 405 | 91.6% | 28.0% |
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 Shirpser Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #2,646 of 5,151 | #648 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,695 of 5,172 ▲ 282 | #686 of 1,129 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,446 of 5,172 ▲ 314 | #579 of 1,129 ▲ 71 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.9pp | #492 of 5,116 | #188 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,158 of 5,915 | #657 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,174 of 5,352 | #602 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #4,828 of 5,354 | #1,013 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #1,044 of 5,625 | #432 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #903 of 3,837 | #354 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
440
-91 (-17%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 868
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 440 | 20 | 22.0:1 | 90% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 88% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 88% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 95% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 26 | 22.6:1 | 98% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 27 | 22.5:1 | 96% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | N/A | N/A | 93% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 797 | 37 | 21.5:1 | 100% (794) |
| 1990-91 | 868 | 31 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shirpser Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (587 to 440); teachers down 23% (26 to 20).
About Shirpser Elementary
Students in El Monte, California, attend Shirpser Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 440 students in kindergarten through 6.
El Monte City is the local district for Shirpser Elementary. It runs 15 schools with 6,913 students.
By race and ethnicity, Shirpser Elementary is 93% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 22.0 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Of all students at Shirpser Elementary, 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Shirpser Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Shirpser Elementary is 26.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.2%.
Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Rio Vista Elementary, is the closest to Shirpser Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shirpser Elementary is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 17% over 4 years, reaching 440 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Shirpser Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Shirpser ElementaryHow many students attend Shirpser Elementary?
Shirpser Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-06.
Is Shirpser Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shirpser Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Shirpser Elementary have?
Shirpser Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Shirpser Elementary?
Student demographics at Shirpser Elementary are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian.
Is Shirpser Elementary public or private?
Shirpser Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Monte City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.