Photo: Victorrocha · CC BY 3.0Rowland Heights’s public schools outscore 65% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Rowland Heights, 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 98% 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.
Rowland Heights’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 574 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rowland Heights’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 33% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,683 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Southlands Christian Schools (private), Elite Open School (private), Tzu Chi Elementary School (private), Tzu Chi Elementary Satoa (private), Quba Islamic School (private), Angela Preschool and Kindergarten (private), Math for the Gifted and Talented (private) and California University Preparatory School (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 Rowland Heights’s grade
B+: better than 65% of California school districts, #295 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rowland Heights, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Rowland Heights · depends on your address
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology
Grades K–8 · 630 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
Alvarado Intermediate
Grades 7–8 · 624 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Rowland Heights · depends on your address
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology
Grades K–8 · 630 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
Alvarado Intermediate
Grades 7–8 · 624 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Rowland Heights
John A. Rowland High
Grades 9–12 · 2,016 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Rowland Heights
John A. Rowland High
Grades 9–12 · 2,016 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Rowland Heights
John A. Rowland High
Grades 9–12 · 2,016 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Rowland Heights
John A. Rowland High
Grades 9–12 · 2,016 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Rowland Heights’s public schools are run by Rowland Unified School District, which also serves Industry, Walnut and West Covina. 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.
Above the state in reading
Rowland Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Rowland Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rowland Heights | B+ | Rowland Unified |
| Industry | — | Hacienda La Puente Unified K–12 · Rowland Unified K–12 · Whittier Union High 9–12 |
| Diamond Bar | B+ | Walnut Valley Unified K–12 · Pomona Unified K–12 |
| Brea | A− | Brea-Olinda Unified K–12 · Fullerton Joint Union High 9–12 |
| La Habra Heights | A− | Lowell Joint Elementary K–8 · Fullerton Joint Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Rowland Heights
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: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Farjardo - La Seda Preschool). 1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Rowland Heights’s schools
Are Rowland Heights’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rowland Heights children attend outscore 65% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #295 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rowland Heights in?
Rowland Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 11,541 students in 21 schools (2024–25).
Where do Rowland Heights kids go to high school?
John A. Rowland High, with 2,016 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Rowland Heights’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Rowland Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Rowland Heights spend per student?
$22,683 in Rowland Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Rowland Heights?
Yes: Southlands Christian Schools (religious, grades PK–12, 529 students), Elite Open School (nonsectarian, grades 4–12, 434 students), Tzu Chi Elementary School (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 94 students), Tzu Chi Elementary Satoa (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 94 students), Quba Islamic School (religious, grades K–11, 89 students), Angela Preschool and Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades K, 42 students), Math for the Gifted and Talented (nonsectarian, grades 5–12, 14 students) and California University Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 4 students).
Parents talk
What Rowland Heights 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.