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Lark Ellen Elementary

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Public Grades K-5

364

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4555 N. Lark Ellen Ave.
Covina, CA 91722-3134

(626) 974-4500

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

Asian:

6.6%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2007 → 45th in 2017

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2007

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2016-2017) ?

This school36%

District avg46%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

Lark Ellen Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

555^th of 1,543Covina-Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2017	39.7	3121 of 5692	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	2989 of 5614	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	2903 of 5611	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.0	3527 of 5530	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	3230 of 5390	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.2	3667 of 5377	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	3744 of 5314	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	4061 of 5193	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	3712 of 5113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	3880 of 5113	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	2762 of 4818	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.3	2697 of 4822	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.4	3111 of 4809	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs California (2016-2017) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-4 vs state

Mathematics31%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170		29.6		29.6				56.2	57.9	53.2		55.8				37.1	39.3	36.9		37.8							$21,183	$2,071	$19,112
Northview High	Public	9-12	1016 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6120	1,247	56	22.4	78.9%	51 (4.1%)	28 (2.2%)	1,074 (86.1%)	73 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	50.4	1030^th of 2162 public high schools	52.4%		43.8	1152^nd of 2159 public high schools	46.6%	122			23.8	23.2							53.5	53.5							23.8	23.8							$21,854	$2,221	$19,633
Grovecenter Elementary	Public	K-5	775 North Lark Ellen Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4400	595	24	24.7	78.3%	27 (4.5%)	19 (3.2%)	447 (75.1%)	87 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	69.8	1607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		66.1	1773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	166	54.2			54.2	44.7	39.0	76.0					54.0	52.6	46.5	61.5					53.8	97.3				97.3		$21,816	$1,711	$20,105
Gladstone Middle	Public	6-8	1340 North Enid	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3600	1,326	59	22.3	90.5%	46 (3.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,203 (90.7%)	48 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	24.8	2014^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		24.2	2074^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	60		17.3		17.3				29.8	33.8	37.7		33.8				16.0	19.5	17.9		17.8							$22,128	$1,840	$20,288
Merwin Elementary	Public	K-5	16125 Cypress St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7660	462	20	23.1	84.2%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	402 (87.0%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.7	2304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	475	27.0			27.0	44.8	43.1	50.0					45.8	59.7	30.1	22.2					37.4							$22,304	$1,507	$20,797
Fairvalley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	758 West Grondahl St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4800	115	15	7.8	87.0%	8 (7.0%)	4 (3.5%)	97 (84.3%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7.9	2122^nd of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		9.5	2100^th of 2159 public high schools	2.7%	22			2.6	2.3							2.5	2.5							0.0	0.0							$22,517	$961	$21,556
Valleydale Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Lark Ellen	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8600	526	24	21.8	81.7%	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (89.0%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	30.9	3886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		18.3	5002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	1116	22.4			22.4	39.5	21.0	38.2					32.9	38.6	15.7	34.2					29.6	94.7			95.8			$21,740	$2,232	$19,508
Rowland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4700	423	17	24.4	76.1%	18 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	326 (77.1%)	62 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	68.8	1653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		78	1241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	412	43.8			43.8	62.3	55.3	53.4					57.1	62.3	48.7	35.6					49.1							$21,957	$1,471	$20,486
Traweek Middle	Public	6-8	1941 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7400	614	27	22.4	79.3%	22 (3.6%)	21 (3.4%)	494 (80.5%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	45.4	1317^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		52	1107^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	210		30.8		30.8				46.0	40.2	47.5		44.5				36.9	24.1	25.8		29.2							$22,095	$1,997	$20,098
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	558	21	26.1	79.0%	30 (5.4%)	18 (3.2%)	450 (80.6%)	41 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	48.1	2695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		42	3072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	377	34.7			34.7	48.7	36.2	51.0					45.2	42.9	34.0	34.4					36.7	95.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2	98.1	$22,537	$1,714	$20,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Lark Ellen Elementary

What district is Lark Ellen Elementary in?

Covina-Valley Unified

How many students attend Lark Ellen Elementary?

In the 2016-17 school year, 364 students attended Lark Ellen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lark Ellen Elementary?

Students at Lark Ellen Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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