Willard (Frances E.) Elementary

Willard (Frances E.) Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school in Rosemead, California, overseen by Garvey Elementary. The school teaches 281 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 40% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Willard (Frances E.) Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Garvey Elementary, a district that educates 4,235 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Willard (Frances E.) Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 48% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the resource side, On paper, Willard (Frances E.) Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Willard (Frances E.) Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Willard (Frances E.) Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.0%; actual is 53.9%, +21.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Willard (Frances E.) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sanchez (George I.) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Willard (Frances E.) Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 30%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

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