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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWLAND UNIFIED·NCES 063375013012
Telesis Academy of Science & Math
2800 East Hollingworth St., West Covina, CA 91792 · (626) 965-1696 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- B+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
23.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
507 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (140).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
47.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 32.2% | 25.2% | 27.6% |
| Math | 11.6% | 17.9% | 26.2% | 44.4% |
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 | 47.2% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 28.4% |
| 2022-23 | 52.1% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.4% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 44.1% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 48.3% | 37.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.9% | 36.4% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Telesis Academy of Science & Math
Telesis Academy of Science & Math's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telesis Academy of Science & Math this school | 621 | 81.6% | 38.2% |
| Orangewood Elementary West Covina | 580 | 80.0% | 41.4% |
| Rio Hondo Elementary Arcadia | 636 | 78.5% | 34.4% |
| Yamato Colony Elementary Livingston | 627 | 77.0% | 38.5% |
| Grovecenter Elementary West Covina | 595 | 78.3% | 51.1% |
| Tyrrell Elementary Hayward | 597 | 82.1% | 19.1% |
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 Telesis Academy of Science & Math ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #2,641 of 5,151 | #646 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,291 of 5,172 ▼ 41 | #858 of 1,129 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #2,257 of 5,172 ▲ 31 | #531 of 1,129 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,708 of 5,116 | #293 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #1,220 of 5,915 | #234 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,618 of 5,352 | #844 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #3,734 of 5,354 | #678 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #2,011 of 5,625 | #657 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #1,210 of 3,837 | #437 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
621
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 621 | 26.1 | 23.8:1 | 82% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 26.4 | 24.4:1 | 85% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 29.8 | 21.3:1 | 84% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 77% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 31.8 | 25.0:1 | 84% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 31 | 26.2:1 | 68% (552) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Telesis Academy of Science & Math.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (795 to 621); teachers down 18% (31.8 to 26.1).
About Telesis Academy of Science & Math
Telesis Academy of Science & Math is a medium-sized elementary school in Rowland Unified, located in West Covina, California. A total of 621 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 34% higher.
The district, Rowland Unified, operates 21 schools serving 11,541 students.
Hispanic students account for 80% of enrollment at Telesis Academy of Science & Math. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Telesis Academy of Science & Math belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
At Telesis Academy of Science & Math, 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Telesis Academy of Science & Math is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Telesis Academy of Science & Math's results are 6.5 points above predicted: 38.2% against 31.7%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The shortest distance from Telesis Academy of Science & Math to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Hollingworth Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Telesis Academy of Science & Math ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 621 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 695. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 22.4:1 to 23.8:1.
The Telesis Academy of Science & Math community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
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- 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
- Hollingworth Elementary0.3 mi · 382
- Nogales High0.4 mi · 1,535
- Rorimer Elementary0.6 mi · 405
- Rowland Virtual Learning Academy0.9 mi · 21
- Santana High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 89
- Cyrus J. Morris Elementary1.0 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Telesis Academy of Science & MathHow large is Telesis Academy of Science & Math?
Telesis Academy of Science & Math enrolls approximately 621 students in grades KG-08.
Is Telesis Academy of Science & Math an elementary, middle, or high school?
Telesis Academy of Science & Math is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Telesis Academy of Science & Math have?
Telesis Academy of Science & Math employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Telesis Academy of Science & Math?
At Telesis Academy of Science & Math, the student body is approximately 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Telesis Academy of Science & Math in?
Telesis Academy of Science & Math is part of Rowland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.