Is Grovecenter Elementary a good school?

Grovecenter Elementary ranks 1770 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grovecenter Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 573 students attended Grovecenter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grovecenter Elementary?

Students at Grovecenter Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% White, 3% African American.

Grovecenter Elementary

Summary:

Grovecenter Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Covina, California, serving 545 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 590 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Grovecenter Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, 49.1% of Grovecenter students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.27% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 48.56% of Grovecenter students were proficient or better, compared to 36.73% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also excels in Science, with 52.08% of 5th-grade students proficient or better on the CAST assessment. Grovecenter's strong performance extends to its student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the top 20% and top 10% of California elementary schools, respectively.

While Grovecenter Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District, such as Workman Avenue Elementary and Merwin Elementary, the nearby Rowland Avenue Elementary also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Grovecenter has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.24% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school has maintained its academic success. However, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 8.6% in 2017-2018 to 25.6% in 2022-2023, is a concern that the school should address to sustain its strong performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

775 North Lark Ellen Ave.
West Covina, CA 91791-1082

(626) 974-4400

District: Covina-Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1770^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,795

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 573

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

Asian:

14.3%

White:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grovecenter Elementary ranks better than 69.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.12. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.6%), Asian (14.3%), White (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grovecenter Elementary is 23.8. 5 elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grovecenter Elementary is $9,795, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grovecenter Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grovecenter Elementary 1770^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Grovecenter Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Covina-Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Covina-Valley Unified 590^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grovecenter Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.73	1584^th	4809	67.1%
2005	63.01	1620^th	4822	66.4%
2006	57.01	1874^th	4818	61.1%
2007	64.98	1601^st	5113	68.7%
2008	79.02	1014^th	5113	80.2%
2009	71.85	1356^th	5193	73.9%
2010	72.65	1340^th	5314	74.8%
2011	80.17	994^th	5377	81.5%
2012	86.49	649^th	5390	88.0%
2013	79.99	1051^st	5530	81.0%
2015	60.24	1927^th	5611	65.7%
2016	77.25	1226^th	5614	78.2%
2017	70.34	1545^th	5692	72.9%
2018	69.54	1588^th	5662	72.0%
2019	67.36	1725^th	5789	70.2%
2022	63.02	1896^th	5883	67.8%
2023	69.31	1611^th	5874	72.6%
2024	66.12	1770^th	5862	69.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.46	1229^th	3246	62.1%
2019	33.54	2243^rd	3275	31.5%
2023	77.87	300^th	3250	90.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.18	383^rd	2420	84.2%
2024	80.55	332^nd	2634	87.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.29	588^th	5084	88.4%
2019	80.46	691^st	5173	86.6%
2022	75.58	929^th	5264	82.4%
2023	84.08	613^th	5374	88.6%
2024	77.14	961^st	5511	82.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.61	1424^th	5413	73.7%
2019	59.56	1988^th	5492	63.8%
2022	60.80	1900^th	5635	66.3%
2023	67.98	1595^th	5617	71.6%
2024	69.72	1506^th	5605	73.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.99	711^th	2128	66.6%
2019	46.65	1074^th	2585	58.5%
2022	62.38	547^th	2227	75.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.98	1669^th	5431	69.3%
2019	71.68	1454^th	5510	73.6%
2022	63.24	1812^th	5663	68.0%
2023	68.54	1570^th	5650	72.2%
2024	60.69	1942^nd	5636	65.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.80	727^th	1154	37.0%
2023	58.52	629^th	1190	47.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grovecenter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.40	550^th	4830	88.6%
2019	73.20	1002^nd	4963	79.8%
2022	74.06	977^th	5084	80.8%
2023	79.15	781^st	5098	84.7%
2024	73.64	1006^th	5102	80.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Grovecenter Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	266	10	15	121	16	n/a	n/a	0	428
1989	257	12	47	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1990	250	17	67	146	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1991	266	22	74	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1992	248	11	87	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1993	224	12	85	176	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1994	195	21	95	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1995	171	22	94	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
1996	171	22	94	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
1997	160	32	92	270	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
1998	132	28	72	252	2	n/a	n/a	0	486
1999	125	35	85	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	512
2000	117	29	90	264	5	n/a	n/a	0	505
2001	118	24	84	259	3	n/a	n/a	0	488
2002	89	25	68	304	2	n/a	n/a	6	494
2003	89	25	68	304	2	n/a	n/a	6	494
2004	83	30	59	293	0	n/a	n/a	11	476
2005	63	28	52	307	0	n/a	n/a	11	461
2006	51	26	46	293	1	n/a	n/a	17	434
2007	43	21	47	307	1	n/a	n/a	13	432
2008	38	19	45	272	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	374
2009	45	17	45	286	0	0	24	0	417
2010	45	16	44	312	0	1	7	0	425
2011	52	16	51	337	0	1	6	0	463
2012	45	13	57	344	0	0	8	0	467
2013	43	12	64	350	0	0	11	0	480
2014	44	15	62	369	1	0	9	0	500
2015	36	13	66	368	1	0	5	0	489
2016	30	18	70	354	1	0	6	0	479
2017	37	16	72	352	1	0	21	0	499
2018	36	17	77	433	0	0	14	0	577
2019	39	16	81	439	0	0	14	0	589
2020	37	18	79	408	0	0	13	0	555
2021	36	20	75	384	0	0	10	0	525
2022	31	14	73	390	0	1	14	0	523
2023	32	8	73	421	1	2	8	0	545
2024	29	16	82	439	1	1	5	0	573

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grovecenter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	428	19.6	21.8	n/a
1989	455	18.6	24.4	n/a
1990	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
1991	518	23.6	21.9	n/a
1992	513	24.0	21.3	26.1
1993	497	18.0	27.6	25.8
1994	526	18.0	29.2	29.5
1995	550	19.0	28.9	32
1996	550	19.0	28.9	32
1997	555	23.0	24.1	41.1
1998	486	25.0	19.4	41.6
1999	512	27.0	19.0	48.6
2000	505	26.0	19.4	45.3
2001	488	24.8	19.7	42.4
2002	494	25.0	19.8	46.9
2003	494	25.0	19.8	46.9
2004	476	25.0	19.0	48.4
2005	461	24.0	19.2	47.1
2006	434	23.0	18.9	51.3
2007	432	24.0	18.0	46.8
2008	374	25.7	14.6	48.7
2009	417	23.0	15.6	50.4
2010	425	23.0	18.4	59.1
2011	463	n/a	n/a	56.4
2012	467	20.4	22.8	n/a
2013	480	21.2	22.6	61.5
2014	500	22.5	22.2	72.2
2015	489	22.0	22.2	72.6
2016	479	22.0	21.7	70.8
2017	499	23.0	21.6	72.3
2018	577	26.0	22.1	73.8
2019	589	26.5	22.2	71.8
2020	555	n/a	n/a	71.5
2021	525	24.5	21.4	71.2
2022	523	25.0	20.9	70.7
2023	545	23.0	23.6	66.2
2024	573	24.0	23.8	80.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grovecenter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	428	19.6	21.8	n/a
1989	455	18.6	24.4	n/a
1990	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
1991	518	23.6	21.9	n/a
1992	513	24.0	21.3	26.1
1993	497	18.0	27.6	25.8
1994	526	18.0	29.2	29.5
1995	550	19.0	28.9	32
1996	550	19.0	28.9	32
1997	555	23.0	24.1	41.1
1998	486	25.0	19.4	41.6
1999	512	27.0	19.0	48.6
2000	505	26.0	19.4	45.3
2001	488	24.8	19.7	42.4
2002	494	25.0	19.8	46.9
2003	494	25.0	19.8	46.9
2004	476	25.0	19.0	48.4
2005	461	24.0	19.2	47.1
2006	434	23.0	18.9	51.3
2007	432	24.0	18.0	46.8
2008	374	25.7	14.6	48.7
2009	417	23.0	15.6	50.4
2010	425	23.0	18.4	59.1
2011	463	n/a	n/a	56.4
2012	467	20.4	22.8	n/a
2013	480	21.2	22.6	61.5
2014	500	22.5	22.2	72.2
2015	489	22.0	22.2	72.6
2016	479	22.0	21.7	70.8
2017	499	23.0	21.6	72.3
2018	577	26.0	22.1	73.8
2019	589	26.5	22.2	71.8
2020	555	n/a	n/a	71.5
2021	525	24.5	21.4	71.2
2022	523	25.0	20.9	70.7
2023	545	23.0	23.6	66.2
2024	573	24.0	23.8	80.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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