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Rowland Unified Schools
Rowland Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Rowland Heights). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rowland 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 Rowland Unified
3 of 19 schools in Rowland Unified carry a SchoolGrade (16 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1D: 1
Best schools in Rowland 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.
- A- John A Rowland High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Nogales High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Santana High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Rowland Unified
High schools (3)
- A- John A Rowland High, Rowland Heights
- B- Nogales High, La Puente
- D- Santana High Continuation, La Puente
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- Alvarado Intermediate, Rowland Heights
- Giano Intermediate, West Covina
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- Blandford Elementary, Rowland Heights
- Hollingworth Elementary, West Covina
- Hurley Elementary, La Puente
- Jellick Elementary, Rowland Heights
- Killian Elementary, Rowland Heights
- Northam Elementary, La Puente
- Rorimer Elementary, La Puente
- Rowland Elementary, Rowland Heights
- Shelyn Elementary, Rowland Heights
- Villacorta Elementary, La Puente
- Yorbita Elementary, La Puente
Other schools and academies (3)
- Stanley G Oswalt Academy, Walnut
- Telesis Academy Of Science And Math, West Covina
- Ybarra Academy For The Arts And Technology, Walnut
Where Rowland Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- La Puente (7)
- Rowland Heights (7)
- West Covina (3)
- Walnut (2)
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: 11,623 students with 523 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,347 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0633750
- 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
- Walnut Valley Unified (15 schools, 4 mi)
- Hacienda la Puente Unified (35 schools, 4 mi)
- Lowell Joint (6 schools, 5 mi)
- Brea-Olinda Unified (10 schools, 5 mi)
- West Covina Unified (15 schools, 5 mi)
- La Habra City Elementary (9 schools, 5 mi)
- Covina-Valley Unified (17 schools, 6 mi)
- Bassett Unified (7 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Rowland Unified
How many schools are in Rowland Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Rowland Unified, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rowland Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: La Puente, Rowland Heights, West Covina, Walnut.
How good are the schools in Rowland Unified?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 40% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.3%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rowland Unified?
11,623 students were enrolled in Rowland Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rowland Unified?
Rowland Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Rowland Heights. Its boundary covers about 24.6 sq mi.