Is Plymouth Elementary a good school?

Plymouth Elementary ranks 1322 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Plymouth Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 532 students attended Plymouth Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Plymouth Elementary?

Students at Plymouth Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Plymouth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Plymouth Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet High : Monrovia High

Plymouth Elementary

Summary:

Plymouth Elementary is a public elementary school located in Monrovia, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 536 students. It is part of the Monrovia Unified School District, which is ranked 608 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plymouth Elementary consistently outperforms the Monrovia Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 57.59% of Plymouth Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 53.84% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 57.78% of Plymouth Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 39.54% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also outperforms the district and state in Science, with 42.86% of students proficient or better in the CAST assessment. Plymouth Elementary has strong performance across different student subgroups, particularly in English Language Learners and Special Education students.

However, Plymouth Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.5% in the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 school years to 23.2% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern. Compared to nearby high-performing schools in the Arcadia Unified and Duarte Unified districts, such as Longley Way Elementary and Camino Grove Elementary, Plymouth Elementary maintains a higher level of academic performance but has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio.

Detail:

Public K-5

1300 Boley St.
Monrovia, CA 91016-4905

(626) 471-2400

District: Monrovia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1322^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,551

Students who attend Plymouth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
High:	Monrovia High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 532

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

Asian:

37.2%

Two or more races:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Plymouth Elementary ranks better than 77.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Monrovia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.3. (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 Plymouth Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Monrovia Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40%), Asian (37.2%), two or more races (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Plymouth Elementary is 22.6, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Monrovia Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Plymouth Elementary is $8,551, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Monrovia Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Plymouth Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Plymouth Elementary 1322^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Plymouth Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Monrovia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Monrovia Unified 608^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Plymouth Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.70	2117^th	4809	56.0%
2005	60.96	1701^st	4822	64.7%
2006	61.10	1691^st	4818	64.9%
2007	49.16	2373^rd	5113	53.6%
2008	70.02	1400^th	5113	72.6%
2009	61.78	1833^rd	5193	64.7%
2010	51.79	2464^th	5314	53.6%
2011	44.76	2912^th	5377	45.8%
2012	39.64	3284^th	5390	39.1%
2013	47.93	2804^th	5530	49.3%
2015	50.34	2423^rd	5611	56.8%
2016	48.20	2592^nd	5614	53.8%
2017	61.53	1944^th	5692	65.8%
2018	55.62	2256^th	5662	60.2%
2019	64.13	1877^th	5789	67.6%
2021	67.30	421^st	1417	70.3%
2022	66.19	1778^th	5883	69.8%
2023	71.15	1531^st	5874	73.9%
2024	76.30	1322^nd	5862	77.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.82	1407^th	3246	56.7%
2019	68.19	582^nd	3275	82.2%
2024	77.53	271^st	3160	91.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	75.81	414^th	2634	84.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.62	1474^th	5084	71.0%
2019	74.11	970^th	5173	81.2%
2021	76.41	175^th	1110	84.2%
2022	63.06	1511^th	5264	71.3%
2023	67.95	1333^rd	5374	75.2%
2024	77.45	951^st	5511	82.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.34	1787^th	5413	67.0%
2019	68.00	1603^rd	5492	70.8%
2021	64.02	398^th	1267	68.6%
2022	62.49	1842^nd	5635	67.3%
2023	66.24	1664^th	5617	70.4%
2024	75.31	1277^th	5605	77.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.00	2674^th	5431	50.8%
2019	56.99	2088^th	5510	62.1%
2021	67.18	376^th	1272	70.4%
2022	66.66	1648^th	5663	70.9%
2023	73.51	1347^th	5650	76.2%
2024	74.59	1294^th	5636	77.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	58.55	618^th	1154	46.4%
2023	70.43	390^th	1190	67.2%
2024	69.78	413^th	1203	65.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Plymouth Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.12	1725^th	4830	64.3%
2019	62.53	1549^th	4963	68.8%
2022	49.54	2235^th	5084	56.0%
2023	37.58	3100^th	5098	39.2%
2024	50.23	2253^rd	5102	55.8%

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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 Plymouth Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	208	91	8	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1989	221	94	10	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1990	216	78	15	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1991	220	74	28	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1992	205	71	29	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1993	222	54	21	234	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	223	55	24	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1995	184	80	42	250	3	n/a	n/a	0	559
1996	184	80	42	250	3	n/a	n/a	0	559
1997	190	86	48	298	7	n/a	n/a	0	629
1998	185	81	44	333	9	n/a	n/a	0	652
1999	198	83	38	332	10	n/a	n/a	0	661
2000	188	75	32	344	9	n/a	n/a	30	678
2001	178	75	37	353	7	n/a	n/a	38	688
2002	147	58	40	353	6	n/a	n/a	0	604
2003	147	58	40	353	6	n/a	n/a	0	604
2004	125	47	50	355	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
2005	112	33	49	345	2	n/a	n/a	4	545
2006	100	32	48	324	2	n/a	n/a	10	516
2007	102	31	47	293	3	n/a	n/a	12	488
2008	88	23	45	308	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
2009	74	18	51	274	2	0	30	0	449
2010	66	18	65	280	1	1	7	0	438
2011	60	18	58	278	1	2	10	0	427
2012	66	11	57	269	1	2	15	0	421
2013	72	9	55	259	2	2	13	0	412
2014	68	16	58	270	0	2	16	0	430
2015	60	14	56	274	0	1	14	0	419
2016	56	10	57	275	0	1	19	0	418
2017	49	6	71	261	0	1	16	0	404
2018	54	12	88	280	1	1	14	0	450
2019	59	6	104	267	0	0	15	0	451
2020	56	6	130	251	0	1	20	0	464
2021	53	10	157	248	0	0	31	0	499
2022	54	18	150	237	0	0	34	0	493
2023	57	15	173	242	0	0	49	0	536
2024	53	13	198	213	0	0	55	0	532

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

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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 Plymouth Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	481	20.0	24.0	n/a
1989	505	20.0	25.2	n/a
1990	514	21.0	24.4	n/a
1991	524	20.1	26.0	n/a
1992	528	20.4	25.8	56.3
1993	531	19.0	27.9	55.4
1994	525	18.5	28.4	61.1
1995	559	19.0	29.4	53.7
1996	559	19.0	29.4	53.7
1997	629	28.0	22.5	60.9
1998	652	32.0	20.4	62.1
1999	661	32.8	20.2	58.9
2000	678	31.7	21.4	58.6
2001	688	34.7	19.8	62.2
2002	604	32.2	18.8	60.3
2003	604	32.2	18.8	60.3
2004	579	29.3	19.8	61.8
2005	545	28.3	19.3	63.2
2006	516	26.5	19.5	64.8
2007	488	25.0	19.5	64.3
2008	465	27.5	16.9	61.5
2009	449	23.5	17.1	62.8
2010	438	19.3	22.6	62.3
2011	427	n/a	n/a	69.3
2012	421	17.5	23.9	67.5
2013	412	17.8	23.1	64.6
2014	430	16.0	26.8	66.5
2015	419	17.0	24.6	70.9
2016	418	18.0	23.2	78
2017	404	17.0	23.7	71.5
2018	450	17.0	26.4	71.8
2019	451	19.0	23.7	63.4
2020	464	n/a	n/a	61.2
2021	499	21.6	23.0	54.5
2022	493	22.0	22.4	60.2
2023	536	22.0	24.3	48.7
2024	532	23.5	22.6	53

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 Plymouth Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	481	20.0	24.0	n/a
1989	505	20.0	25.2	n/a
1990	514	21.0	24.4	n/a
1991	524	20.1	26.0	n/a
1992	528	20.4	25.8	56.3
1993	531	19.0	27.9	55.4
1994	525	18.5	28.4	61.1
1995	559	19.0	29.4	53.7
1996	559	19.0	29.4	53.7
1997	629	28.0	22.5	60.9
1998	652	32.0	20.4	62.1
1999	661	32.8	20.2	58.9
2000	678	31.7	21.4	58.6
2001	688	34.7	19.8	62.2
2002	604	32.2	18.8	60.3
2003	604	32.2	18.8	60.3
2004	579	29.3	19.8	61.8
2005	545	28.3	19.3	63.2
2006	516	26.5	19.5	64.8
2007	488	25.0	19.5	64.3
2008	465	27.5	16.9	61.5
2009	449	23.5	17.1	62.8
2010	438	19.3	22.6	62.3
2011	427	n/a	n/a	69.3
2012	421	17.5	23.9	67.5
2013	412	17.8	23.1	64.6
2014	430	16.0	26.8	66.5
2015	419	17.0	24.6	70.9
2016	418	18.0	23.2	78
2017	404	17.0	23.7	71.5
2018	450	17.0	26.4	71.8
2019	451	19.0	23.7	63.4
2020	464	n/a	n/a	61.2
2021	499	21.6	23.0	54.5
2022	493	22.0	22.4	60.2
2023	536	22.0	24.3	48.7
2024	532	23.5	22.6	53

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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