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If you had an hour of school board time for South El Monte High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,125
High
DISTRICT 1,040 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL MONTE UNION HIGH·NCES 061212000439
South El Monte High
1001 Durfee Ave., South El Monte, CA 91733 · (626) 258-5600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,125 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public high schools
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,038 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 262 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 257 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 298 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 27% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
57.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.2pp since 2014
Math
13.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.0pp 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 13 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.6% | 35.7% | 23.0% | 19.8% |
| Math | 4.2% | 8.8% | 28.4% | 58.6% |
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 | 57.2% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.4% | 17.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.2% | 22.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.6% | 32.2% |
| 2016-17 | 71.4% | 27.7% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 South El Monte High
South El Monte High's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South El Monte High this school | 1,125 | 92.3% | 35.4% |
| Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex Sun Valley | 1,100 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Delano High Delano | 1,221 | 92.8% | 46.1% |
| Woodrow Wilson Senior High Los Angeles | 1,260 | 94.0% | 41.6% |
| Orosi High Orosi | 1,108 | 96.0% | 37.1% |
| Mountain View High El Monte | 1,123 | 96.2% | 28.6% |
Matched among California high 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 South El Monte High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #649 of 1,052 | #137 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #894 of 1,056 ▼ 201 | #195 of 229 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #532 of 1,056 ▲ 25 | #116 of 229 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #296 of 1,044 | #33 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,125 | #720 of 2,093 | #149 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #781 of 1,352 | #246 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #1,231 of 1,351 | #291 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #221 of 1,575 | #127 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #338 of 802 | #126 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,125
-136 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 1,411
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,125 | 52.1 | 21.6:1 | 92% (1,038) |
| 2023-24 | 1,276 | 59.9 | 21.3:1 | 92% (1,180) |
| 2022-23 | 1,300 | 62.6 | 20.8:1 | 86% (1,122) |
| 2020-21 | 1,261 | 55 | 22.9:1 | 92% (1,156) |
| 2017-18 | 1,300 | 62.4 | 20.8:1 | 91% (1,178) |
| 2015-16 | 1,388 | 64 | 21.7:1 | 91% (1,270) |
| 2010-11 | 1,565 | N/A | N/A | 89% (1,399) |
| 2000-01 | 1,411 | 59 | 23.9:1 | 77% (1,088) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South El Monte High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,300 to 1,125); teachers down 17% (62.4 to 52.1).
About South El Monte High
South El Monte High is a mid-sized high school with an address in South El Monte, California. In all, 1,125 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 34% larger than the average for high schools in California.
El Monte Union High has a total of 7 schools and 7,278 students, South El Monte High among them.
Roughly 94% of students at South El Monte High are Hispanic. Other students are 5% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
There are 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at South El Monte High, giving a ratio of 21.6:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 3.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 1,038 students, or 92%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, South El Monte High lands at B-, ahead of 52% of California public high schools.
South El Monte High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.4% and a predicted 25.5%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
South El Monte High is about 0.4 miles from New Temple, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, South El Monte High is behind the 38.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put South El Monte High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, South El Monte High had a net loss of 136 students, or 11%. By 2024-25, the school had 21.6 students per teacher, compared with 22.9 in 2020-21.
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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 El Monte Union High
- Rosemead HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,638 students
- El Monte HighHigh · 1,383 students
- Mountain View HighHigh · 1,123 students
- Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation HighHigh · 293 students
- El Monte Union High School Community DayHigh · 25 students
Other schools in South El Monte
- New TempleElementary · 606 students
- Dean L. ShivelyMiddle · 289 students
Nearby schools
- New Temple0.4 mi · 606
- Dean L. Shively0.6 mi · 289
- Monte Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 785
- Miramonte Elementary1.4 mi · 438
- Mill School and Technology Academy1.5 mi · 341
- Maxson Elementary1.6 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About South El Monte HighWhat is the total enrollment at South El Monte High?
South El Monte High enrolls approximately 1,125 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South El Monte High serve?
South El Monte High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South El Monte High?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at South El Monte High.
What is the student diversity at South El Monte High?
Student demographics at South El Monte High are roughly 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is South El Monte High in?
South El Monte High is part of El Monte Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.