Photo: jaymanuel · CC BY-SA 4.0Glendora’s public schools outscore 84% of California districts
Math proficiency in Glendora’s districts is 49%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Glendora, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Glendora’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 530 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Glendora’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,176 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Foothill Christian School (private), St. Lucys Priory High School (private), St. Dorothy Catholic School (private), Hope Lutheran Elementary School (private) and Real Life la Preschool and Kindergarten (private) are in town. Oak Knoll Alternative, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Glendora’s grade
A−: better than 84% of California school districts, #132 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glendora, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Glendora · depends on your address
Goddard Middle
Grades 6–8 · 728 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sandburg Middle
Grades 6–8 · 695 students · 25:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Glendora · depends on your address
Goddard Middle
Grades 6–8 · 728 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sandburg Middle
Grades 6–8 · 695 students · 25:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Glendora · depends on your address
Goddard Middle
Grades 6–8 · 728 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sandburg Middle
Grades 6–8 · 695 students · 25:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Glendora
Glendora High
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Glendora
Glendora High
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Glendora
Glendora High
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Glendora
Glendora High
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Glendora’s public schools are run by Glendora Unified School District. Parts of Glendora (10%, 8% and 6% of its land) are served by Charter Oak Unified, Bonita Unified and Azusa Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Glendora vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Glendora’s borders.
Every school in Glendora
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program, Bridges Community Day and Williams Educational Center).
Questions about Glendora’s schools
Are Glendora’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Glendora children attend outscore 84% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #132 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Glendora in?
Glendora Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 6,362 students in 9 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Glendora are served by Charter Oak Unified, Bonita Unified and Azusa Unified.
Where do Glendora kids go to high school?
Glendora High, with 2,069 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Glendora’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Glendora Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Glendora spend per student?
$15,176 in Glendora Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Glendora?
Yes: Foothill Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 491 students), St. Lucys Priory High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 246 students), St. Dorothy Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 219 students), Hope Lutheran Elementary School (religious, grades PK–8, 190 students) and Real Life la Preschool and Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 50 students).
Parents talk
What Glendora families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Glendora → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.