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El Monte City Schools
El Monte City is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (El Monte). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
El Monte City 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 El Monte City
4 of 15 schools in El Monte City carry a SchoolGrade (11 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 3
Best schools in El Monte City
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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.
- C Gidley Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Shirpser Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Thompson Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Rio Vista Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in El Monte City
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- Cherrylee Elementary, El Monte
- Cleminson Elementary, Temple City
- Columbia Elementary, El Monte
- Cortada Elementary, El Monte
- Durfee Elementary, El Monte
- C Gidley Elementary, El Monte
- Legore Elementary, El Monte
- New Lexington Elementary, El Monte
- Potrero Elementary, El Monte
- Rio Hondo Elementary, Arcadia
- D- Rio Vista Elementary, El Monte
- D+ Shirpser Elementary, El Monte
- D+ Thompson Elementary, El Monte
- Wilkerson Elementary, El Monte
- Wright Elementary, El Monte
Where El Monte City schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- El Monte (13)
- Arcadia (1)
- Temple City (1)
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: 7,045 students with 347 full-time-equivalent teachers and 881 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0612090
- 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
- El Monte Union High (7 schools, 1 mi)
- Mountain View Elementary (8 schools, 2 mi)
- Rosemead Elementary (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Temple City Unified (8 schools, 3 mi)
- Bassett Unified (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Baldwin Park Unified (18 schools, 3 mi)
- San Gabriel Unified (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Arcadia Unified (11 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about El Monte City
How many schools are in El Monte City?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in El Monte City, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does El Monte City serve?
The largest by graded schools: El Monte, Arcadia, Temple City.
How good are the schools in El Monte City?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 25% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend El Monte City?
7,045 students were enrolled in El Monte City in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is El Monte City?
El Monte City is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in El Monte. Its boundary covers about 10.4 sq mi.