Photo: Shinku Hisaki at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Irwindale’s public schools outscore 56% of California districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Irwindale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Irwindale’s districts is 26%, below the California average (33%). 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 97% 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.
Irwindale’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 525 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Irwindale’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
El Monte Union High spends $23,420 per student and Duarte Unified $20,064, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then eight middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park, 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 Irwindale’s grade
B: better than 56% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Irwindale, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Irwindale (16%, 10% and 9% of its land) are served by Azusa Unified, El Monte City and Covina-Valley Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Irwindale
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Irwindale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Irwindale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Irwindale | B | Duarte Unified K–12 · Baldwin Park Unified K–12 · El Monte Union High 9–12 |
| Baldwin Park | B | Baldwin Park Unified K–12 · El Monte Union High 9–12 |
| Duarte | B | Duarte Unified |
| Azusa | C+ | Azusa Unified |
| Monrovia | B+ | Monrovia Unified K–12 · Duarte Unified K–12 · El Monte Union High 9–12 |
| Arcadia | A | Arcadia Unified K–12 · El Monte Union High 9–12 |
| West Covina | B+ | West Covina Unified K–12 · Covina-Valley Unified K–12 · Rowland Unified K–12 |
| El Monte | C+ | El Monte City K–8 · Mountain View Elementary K–8 · El Monte Union High 9–12 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share El Monte Union High with Irwindale for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Irwindale
26 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).
Questions about Irwindale’s schools
Are Irwindale’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Irwindale children attend outscore 56% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Irwindale in?
El Monte Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 7,278 students in 7 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Irwindale are served by Azusa Unified, El Monte City and Covina-Valley Unified.
Where do Irwindale kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Rosemead High, Sierra Vista High, Arroyo High, El Monte High, Baldwin Park High, South El Monte High, Mountain View High and Duarte High.
What is Irwindale’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in El Monte Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Irwindale spend per student?
$23,420 in El Monte Union High School District, $20,064 in Duarte Unified School District and $22,933 in Baldwin Park Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Irwindale families are saying about school.
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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.