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Garvey Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Rosemead, and parts of Monterey Park and San Gabriel.

Rosemead’s School Grade A− better than 78% of California school districts

Students
4,235
Schools
11
Spent per student
$24,393
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$88.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Garvey Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $88.2M, about $20,821 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 84% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rosemead. Grade by grade →

K–610 schoolsRosemead Elementary School District
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Rosemead HighEl Monte Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency50%
State average 33.1% · 2,860 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 46.7% · 2,830 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
$24,393 per student · 15% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 59%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,428’20
4,284’21
4,276’22
4,257’23
4,235’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 60%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 3%White <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.