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C−

Mountain View Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves El Monte and South El Monte, and parts of Baldwin Park and Industry.

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

Students
4,455
Schools
8
Spent per student
$27,700
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$75.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mountain View Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 31% more per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $75.9M, about $17,031 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+El Monte 105,075C+South El Monte 18,963

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 schoolsEl Monte Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency16%
State average 33.1% · 3,550 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 3,545 students tested

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

Graduation rate 81% at El Monte Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$27,700 per student · 31% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 59%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,822’20
5,330’21
4,937’22
4,632’23
4,455’24

Up 16.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 93%Asian 6%White <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · El Monte
920 students20:1
Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · El Monte
785 students19:1
Baker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · El Monte
601 students19:1
Willard F. Payne Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · El Monte
534 students19:1
Miramonte Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · El Monte
438 students20:1
Maxson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · El Monte
433 students20:1
La Primaria Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · El Monte
242 students18:1
Twin Lakes Elementary
Middle · Grades 3–8 · El Monte
502 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

El Monte Union High School DistrictArcadia, Irwindale, Rosemead
$23,420per student
Rowland Unified School DistrictWalnut, West Covina
$22,683per student
Alhambra Unified School DistrictRosemead
Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictIrwindale
$22,933per 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.