Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks 3716 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 850 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: High : South El Monte High

Monte Vista Elementary

Summary:

Monte Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in El Monte, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 839 students. The school is part of the Mountain View Elementary School District, which is ranked 1306 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

While Monte Vista Elementary generally performs better on test scores than the district average, it faces some significant challenges. The school has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 3.8% in 2018-2019 to 39.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Baker Elementary (28.7%) and Maxson Elementary (32.5%). Additionally, Monte Vista Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.33% to 94.25%, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

The school's performance on standardized tests is also a mixed bag. In English Language Arts, Monte Vista Elementary's proficiency rates are generally higher than the Mountain View Elementary District average, but lower than the state average. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are higher than the district average, but significantly lower than the state average. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gaps among different student subgroups and to strengthen the school's math curriculum and instructional practices.

Detail:

Public K-8

11111 Thienes Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733-4005

(626) 652-4650

District: Mountain View Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3716^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

South El Monte High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 850

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

Asian:

5.3%

White:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monte Vista Elementary ranks worse than 63.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Mountain View Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.64. (See more...)

Compare Details Monte Vista Elementary ranks worse than 56.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.72. (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 (93.9%), Asian (5.3%), White (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monte Vista Elementary is 20.9. 4 elementary schools in the Mountain View Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Monte Vista Elementary employs 40.6 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monte Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monte Vista Elementary 3716^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monte Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Monte Vista Elementary 1573^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Monte Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mountain View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View Elementary 1306^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Monte Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.12	3360^th	4809	30.1%
2005	24.47	3662^nd	4822	24.1%
2006	26.56	3553^rd	4818	26.3%
2007	33.94	3296^th	5113	35.5%
2008	36.49	3167^th	5113	38.1%
2009	33.52	3470^th	5193	33.2%
2010	33.80	3560^th	5314	33.0%
2011	26.58	4215^th	5377	21.6%
2012	35.22	3584^th	5390	33.5%
2013	39.48	3345^th	5530	39.5%
2015	52.53	2320^th	5611	58.7%
2016	46.75	2668^th	5614	52.5%
2017	50.71	2507^th	5692	56.0%
2018	45.34	2814^th	5662	50.3%
2019	43.84	2960^th	5789	48.9%
2022	30.04	3862^nd	5883	34.4%
2023	29.27	3960^th	5874	32.6%
2024	32.64	3716^th	5862	36.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.16	778^th	3246	76.0%
2019	60.07	820^th	3275	75.0%
2022	52.41	1082^nd	3311	67.3%
2023	44.18	1534^th	3250	52.8%
2024	47.03	1354^th	3160	57.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.87	1865^th	5084	63.3%
2019	55.58	2027^th	5173	60.8%
2022	42.45	2800^th	5264	46.8%
2023	41.84	2929^th	5374	45.5%
2024	40.62	3093^rd	5511	43.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	37.95	221^st	356	37.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.86	3029^th	5413	44.0%
2019	41.96	2987^th	5492	45.6%
2022	33.71	3439^th	5635	39.0%
2023	31.40	3640^th	5617	35.2%
2024	27.81	3991^st	5605	28.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.12	2499^th	5431	54.0%
2019	44.59	2751^st	5510	50.1%
2022	27.69	3985^th	5663	29.6%
2023	28.49	3925^th	5650	30.5%
2024	38.42	3182^nd	5636	43.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.11	1833^rd	4830	62.0%
2019	54.27	2021^st	4963	59.3%
2022	36.88	3155^th	5084	37.9%
2023	40.18	2891^st	5098	43.3%
2024	38.14	3102^nd	5102	39.2%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2012	27.60	1716^th	2259	24.0%
2013	32.48	1630^th	2379	31.5%
2015	56.36	936^th	2477	62.2%
2016	48.19	1153^rd	2497	53.8%
2017	63.43	812^th	2508	67.6%
2018	70.78	623^rd	2480	74.9%
2019	65.14	786^th	2715	71.0%
2022	29.48	1802^nd	2740	34.2%
2023	34.93	1634^th	2802	41.7%
2024	36.72	1573^rd	2777	43.4%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	76.89	154^th	1442	89.3%
2022	45.24	594^th	1540	61.4%
2023	42.85	659^th	1529	56.9%
2024	40.62	708^th	1477	52.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.02	555^th	1538	63.9%
2024	35.73	902^nd	1550	41.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.49	200^th	2230	91.0%
2019	81.36	278^th	2369	88.3%
2022	41.93	1267^th	2458	48.5%
2023	46.52	1141^st	2549	55.2%
2024	46.10	1163^rd	2575	54.8%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	38.99	192^nd	336	42.9%
2023	33.89	216^th	321	32.7%
2024	53.58	137^th	394	65.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.10	721^st	2262	68.1%
2019	50.01	1064^th	2380	55.3%
2022	30.10	1662^nd	2509	33.8%
2023	35.12	1480^th	2547	41.9%
2024	31.13	1629^th	2546	36.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.35	726^th	1531	52.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.50	492^nd	2273	78.4%
2019	74.67	531^st	2407	77.9%
2022	29.33	1684^th	2527	33.4%
2023	34.45	1524^th	2558	40.4%
2024	41.01	1312^th	2547	48.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.82	185^th	2072	91.1%
2019	80.02	307^th	2213	86.1%
2022	36.06	1429^th	2359	39.4%
2023	41.59	1218^th	2391	49.1%
2024	45.54	1110^th	2383	53.4%

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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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	35	0	1	560	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1989	17	0	8	573	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1990	17	0	8	573	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1991	17	0	4	552	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1992	16	0	9	552	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
1993	19	0	5	545	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1994	22	0	13	558	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1995	17	3	17	587	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1996	17	3	17	587	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1997	10	0	7	654	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	10	0	10	665	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1999	8	0	18	648	1	n/a	n/a	0	675
2000	10	0	19	748	0	n/a	n/a	0	777
2001	11	0	20	759	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
2002	13	0	22	781	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
2003	13	0	22	781	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
2004	11	0	19	695	0	n/a	n/a	4	729
2005	9	0	10	699	0	n/a	n/a	2	720
2006	7	0	17	719	0	n/a	n/a	3	746
2007	6	1	17	690	2	n/a	n/a	4	720
2008	3	n/a	16	651	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	670
2009	3	0	13	595	2	0	9	0	622
2010	1	0	13	625	0	0	1	0	640
2011	2	0	16	587	0	0	1	0	606
2012	4	0	22	607	0	0	1	0	634
2013	2	0	24	702	0	0	1	0	729
2014	0	0	25	736	0	0	5	0	766
2015	0	0	25	746	1	0	2	0	774
2016	0	0	26	726	1	0	1	0	754
2017	0	0	24	720	0	0	1	0	745
2018	0	0	28	661	0	0	0	0	689
2019	1	0	24	603	0	0	2	0	630
2020	3	1	27	581	0	0	2	0	614
2021	2	4	29	554	0	0	2	0	591
2022	6	0	43	872	0	0	2	0	923
2023	8	0	44	786	0	0	1	0	839
2024	6	0	45	798	1	0	0	0	850

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	21.5	27.7	n/a
1989	598	21.3	28.0	n/a
1990	598	21.0	28.4	n/a
1991	573	21.0	27.2	n/a
1992	577	21.3	27.0	89.1
1993	569	20.0	28.5	88
1994	593	20.0	29.6	81.3
1995	624	23.0	27.1	93.4
1996	624	23.0	27.1	93.4
1997	671	25.0	26.8	85.7
1998	685	30.0	22.8	84.4
1999	675	32.0	21.1	86.2
2000	777	38.0	20.4	81.9
2001	790	38.0	20.8	81.9
2002	816	37.0	22.1	73.8
2003	816	37.0	22.1	73.8
2004	729	33.0	22.1	81.5
2005	720	33.0	21.8	83.3
2006	746	34.0	21.9	83
2007	720	34.0	21.2	100.1
2008	670	33.0	20.3	89.3
2009	622	30.0	20.1	89.9
2010	640	30.0	21.3	89.1
2011	606	n/a	n/a	90.8
2012	634	22.0	28.8	n/a
2013	729	24.0	30.3	45.5
2014	766	26.4	29.0	91.6
2015	774	28.0	27.6	93.5
2016	754	28.0	26.9	84.6
2017	745	28.4	26.2	80
2018	689	29.1	23.6	88.4
2019	630	27.1	23.2	83
2020	614	n/a	n/a	82.6
2021	591	24.2	24.3	94.2
2022	923	38.4	23.9	80.7
2023	839	39.2	21.4	80.3
2024	850	40.6	20.9	68.8

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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	21.5	27.7	n/a
1989	598	21.3	28.0	n/a
1990	598	21.0	28.4	n/a
1991	573	21.0	27.2	n/a
1992	577	21.3	27.0	89.1
1993	569	20.0	28.5	88
1994	593	20.0	29.6	81.3
1995	624	23.0	27.1	93.4
1996	624	23.0	27.1	93.4
1997	671	25.0	26.8	85.7
1998	685	30.0	22.8	84.4
1999	675	32.0	21.1	86.2
2000	777	38.0	20.4	81.9
2001	790	38.0	20.8	81.9
2002	816	37.0	22.1	73.8
2003	816	37.0	22.1	73.8
2004	729	33.0	22.1	81.5
2005	720	33.0	21.8	83.3
2006	746	34.0	21.9	83
2007	720	34.0	21.2	100.1
2008	670	33.0	20.3	89.3
2009	622	30.0	20.1	89.9
2010	640	30.0	21.3	89.1
2011	606	n/a	n/a	90.8
2012	634	22.0	28.8	n/a
2013	729	24.0	30.3	45.5
2014	766	26.4	29.0	91.6
2015	774	28.0	27.6	93.5
2016	754	28.0	26.9	84.6
2017	745	28.4	26.2	80
2018	689	29.1	23.6	88.4
2019	630	27.1	23.2	83
2020	614	n/a	n/a	82.6
2021	591	24.2	24.3	94.2
2022	923	38.4	23.9	80.7
2023	839	39.2	21.4	80.3
2024	850	40.6	20.9	68.8

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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