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Duarte Unified Schools
Duarte Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Duarte). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Duarte Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Duarte Unified
5 of 6 schools in Duarte Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 3
Best schools in Duarte Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Valley View Acad Of Tech And Creative Lrng Tk 6 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Royal Oaks Steam Academy K 8 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Duarte High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Maxwell Academy Pk 8 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy Pk 8 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Duarte Unified
All schools, A to Z (6)
- C- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy Pk 8, Duarte
- C+ Duarte High, Duarte
- C- Maxwell Academy Pk 8, Duarte
- Mt Olive Innovation And Technology High, Duarte
- B- Royal Oaks Steam Academy K 8, Bradbury
- B Valley View Acad Of Tech And Creative Lrng Tk 6, Duarte
Where Duarte Unified schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,980 students with 145 full-time-equivalent teachers and 336 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0611520
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Monrovia Unified (10 schools, 3 mi)
- Arcadia Unified (11 schools, 5 mi)
- Baldwin Park Unified (18 schools, 5 mi)
- Glendora Unified (9 schools, 6 mi)
- El Monte City (15 schools, 7 mi)
- Covina-Valley Unified (17 schools, 7 mi)
- Charter Oak Unified (10 schools, 7 mi)
- Temple City Unified (8 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Duarte Unified
How many schools are in Duarte Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Duarte Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Duarte Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Duarte, Bradbury.
How good are the schools in Duarte Unified?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 37.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.8%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Duarte Unified?
2,980 students were enrolled in Duarte Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Duarte Unified?
Duarte Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Duarte. Its boundary covers about 22.7 sq mi.