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Arcadia Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Arcadia, and parts of Monrovia and Temple City.

Arcadia’s School Grade A better than 87% of California school districts

Students
9,061
Schools
11
Spent per student
$17,761
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$251.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Arcadia Unified School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the CA average
  • 25 students per teacher
  • Debt of $251.5M, about $27,751 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AArcadia 54,117

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Arcadia. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Arcadia HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 33.1% · 4,525 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 46.7% · 4,488 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 86.2% · 762 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,761 per student · 16% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 39%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,932’20
8,657’21
8,805’22
8,977’23
9,061’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 67%Hispanic 18%White 7%Two or more races 6%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Holly Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arcadia
789 students24:1
Camino Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arcadia
C−
695 students26:1
Baldwin Stocker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arcadia
664 students27:1
Highland Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arcadia
655 students23:1
Hugo Reid Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arcadia
583 students24:1
Longley Way Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arcadia
541 students24:1
Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)
Other · Grades K–12 · Arcadia
C−
64 students21:1
First Avenue Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arcadia
771 students25:1
Richard Henry Dana Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arcadia
710 students25:1
Foothills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arcadia
650 students23:1
Arcadia High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arcadia
A
2,939 students25:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

El Monte Union High School DistrictEl Monte, Irwindale, San Gabriel
$23,420per student
Duarte Unified School DistrictBradbury, Duarte, Irwindale
$20,064per student
Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictIrwindale
$22,933per student
El Monte City School DistrictEl Monte
$26,989per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.