Photo: David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0Monrovia’s public schools outscore 68% of California districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Monrovia, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 53% of students in Monrovia’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the California average (47%). 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.
Monrovia’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 586 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Monrovia’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 34% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
El Monte Union High spends $23,420 per student and Monrovia Unified $18,689, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Montessori Academy of Arcadia (private), Immaculate Conception Catholic School (private) and Calvary Road Baptist Academy (private) are in town. 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 Monrovia’s grade
B+: better than 68% of California school districts, #267 of 847 California towns. Test scores are above the California average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Monrovia, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Clifton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 634 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
Grades 6–8 · 424 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Clifton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 634 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
Grades 6–8 · 424 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Clifton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 634 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
Grades 6–8 · 424 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Monrovia High
Grades 9–12 · 1,455 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Monrovia High
Grades 9–12 · 1,455 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Monrovia High
Grades 9–12 · 1,455 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Monrovia · depends on your address
Monrovia High
Grades 9–12 · 1,455 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Mountain Park
Grades K–12 · 51 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Parts of Monrovia (4% of its land) are served by Arcadia Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Monrovia
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
Monrovia vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Monrovia’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bradbury | — | Duarte Unified |
| Duarte | B | Duarte Unified |
| Irwindale | B | Duarte Unified K–12 · Baldwin Park Unified K–12 · El Monte Union High 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Duarte Unified with Monrovia for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Monrovia
13 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: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Canyon Early Learning Center).
Questions about Monrovia’s schools
Are Monrovia’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Monrovia children attend outscore 68% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #267 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Monrovia 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 Monrovia are served by Arcadia Unified.
Where do Monrovia kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Monrovia High and Mountain Park.
What is Monrovia’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 Monrovia spend per student?
$23,420 in El Monte Union High School District, $18,689 in Monrovia Unified School District and $20,064 in Duarte Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Monrovia?
Yes: Montessori Academy of Arcadia (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 139 students), Immaculate Conception Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 129 students) and Calvary Road Baptist Academy (religious, grades K–12, 33 students).
Parents talk
What Monrovia families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Monrovia → 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.