Willard (Frances E.) Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 16% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 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 | 27.3% | 28.0% | 18.7% | 26.0% |
| Math | 26.1% | 17.2% | 29.9% | 26.8% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 51.7% |
| 2021-22 | 48.7% | 39.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 53.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.9% | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 44.3% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Where Willard (Frances E.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,623 of 5,151 | #363 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,047 of 5,172 | #509 of 1,129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,666 of 5,172 | #372 of 1,129 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,652 of 5,116 | #466 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #4,917 of 5,915 | #1,106 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #971 of 5,352 | #298 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #2,640 of 5,354 | #424 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #568 of 3,837 | #241 of 947 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 80% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 14 | 21.5:1 | 71% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 68% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 16 | 24.9:1 | 86% (344) |
About Willard (Frances E.) Elementary
Willard (Frances E.) Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Rosemead, California. The student body numbers 281 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
Garvey Elementary counts 4,235 students in its 11 schools, and Willard (Frances E.) Elementary is one of them.
At 51%, Asian students outnumber all other groups at Willard (Frances E.) Elementary combined. It is also 48% Hispanic. Los Angeles County's residents are about 15% Asian, 35 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Willard (Frances E.) Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The school reported 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 32.8%. Willard (Frances E.) Elementary posts 51.4%, 18.6 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County census figures show that median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Willard (Frances E.) Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Sanchez (George I.) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 51.4% is above the 51.0% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, Willard (Frances E.) Elementary went from 399 students to 281. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.9:1 to 20.1:1.
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