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El Monte Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves El Monte, Baldwin Park, Arcadia, Rosemead, Monrovia, San Gabriel, Temple City, South El Monte, Irwindale and Industry, and parts of Pico Rivera.

El Monte’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of California school districts

Students
7,278
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,420
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$276.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about El Monte Union High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $276.4M, about $37,981 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+El Monte 105,075BBaldwin Park 68,880AArcadia 54,117A−Rosemead 49,410B+Monrovia 38,264B+San Gabriel 38,186A−Temple City 35,125C+South El Monte 18,963BIrwindale 1,439Industry 199

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for El Monte. Grade by grade →

K–617 schoolsEl Monte City School District
7–87 middle schoolsEl Monte City School District
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 33.1% · 1,888 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 46.7% · 1,884 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 86.2% · 2,000 in the class

96% 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
$23,420 per student · 10% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 60%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,320’20
8,090’21
7,860’22
7,652’23
7,278’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 78%Asian 21%White <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Rosemead High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rosemead
1,691 students23:1
Arroyo High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Monte
1,638 students21:1
El Monte High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Monte
1,383 students20:1
South El Monte High
High · Grades 9–12 · South El Monte
1,125 students22:1
Mountain View High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Monte
1,123 students20:1
El Monte Union High School Community Day
High · Grades 9–12 · El Monte
25 students8:1
Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High
High · Grades 10–12 · El Monte
293 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello, Monterey Park
$24,212per student
Rowland Unified School DistrictWalnut, West Covina
$22,683per student
Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra, Monterey Park
$21,297per student
Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictWest Covina
$19,765per 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.