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Potrero Heights Elementary

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Potrero Heights Elementary ranks 876 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Potrero Heights Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rosemead, California, serving 381 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Montebello Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Potrero Heights Elementary consistently outperforms the Montebello Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.85% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 37.01% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 69.78% of Potrero Heights students were proficient or better, compared to 25.92% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also significantly higher than the district and state averages. Potrero Heights has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief dip to 3 stars in recent years.

While Potrero Heights Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools in the Garvey Elementary School District, Potrero Heights generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools, such as Monterey Vista Elementary, also demonstrate exceptional performance, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools.

380

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,738

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8026 East Hill Dr.
Rosemead, CA 91770-4127

(626) 307-7010

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Potrero Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Macy Intermediate
High:	Schurr High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

Asian:

33.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg30%

California avg41%

876^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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
2025	86.0	876 of 5857	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	1017 of 5869	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	1169 of 5859	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	1012 of 5883	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	471 of 1417	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	1368 of 5789	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	838 of 5662	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	1151 of 5692	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.1	1709 of 5614	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	1591 of 5611	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	46.3	2905 of 5530	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	2859 of 5390	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.7	1503 of 5377	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	60.3	1970 of 5314	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	1711 of 5193	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.2	1936 of 5113	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	1688 of 5113	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.7	1831 of 4818	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.5	1814 of 4822	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.4	1324 of 4809	72.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	641 of 1203	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.6	457 of 1205	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	425 of 1149	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	98.9	8 of 602	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	969 of 5597	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	1234 of 5612	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1513 of 5609	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1443 of 5635	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	427 of 1267	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	1197 of 5492	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	610 of 5413	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	235 of 5107	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	442 of 5107	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	754 of 5087	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	489 of 5084	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	654 of 4963	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	320 of 4830	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	408 of 5460	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	590 of 5517	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	573 of 5363	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	631 of 5264	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	206 of 1110	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	632 of 5173	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.7	168 of 5084	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	711 of 5628	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	827 of 5643	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	853 of 5638	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	677 of 5663	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	421 of 1272	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	1483 of 5510	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1049 of 5431	80.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.3	153 of 669	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	133 of 610	78.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2021)99th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science44%+11 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 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 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 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
Potrero Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	8026 East Hill Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-7010	380	17	22.5	57.9%	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	228 (60.0%)	129 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	86	876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		83.5	1017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	141	43.8		43.8	56.3	72.7	78.1				68.9	68.8	70.4	70.3				69.8	85.0	90.3	89.3	91.4	88.2	91.4	$13,738	$866	$12,872
Rice (Eldridge) Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Angelus Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3348	291	12	24.2	75.6%	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	112 (38.5%)	162 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	48	2698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		45.9	2796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	98	37.1		37.1	35.0	34.9	48.5	48.8			41.4	42.5	31.8	28.6	52.2			39.4							$22,984	$2,718	$20,266
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	795 Pepper St.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3371	439	21	20.9	70.4%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (26.9%)	289 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	64.6	1858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.1	1367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	491	24.3		24.3	55.8	54.4	41.5	78.0			57.0	66.0	53.5	29.0	61.3			51.4							$20,213	$2,587	$17,626
Sanchez (George I.) Elementary	Public	K-6	8470 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3368	293	12	24.4	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (54.9%)	126 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	49.8	2607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		56.5	2213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	394	23.4		23.4	38.9	45.5	43.2	51.1			44.9	43.2	44.1	34.0	44.7			41.2							$20,808	$2,700	$18,108
Monterey Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	901 East Graves Ave.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3300	542	20	27.1	67.2%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (16.4%)	431 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	91	608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		93.8	446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	162	53.3		53.3	70.4	61.5	67.8	77.3			70.0	83.8	74.6	67.4	76.2			75.2							$18,855	$2,394	$16,461
Bitely (Arlene) Elementary	Public	K-6	7501 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3318	409	18	23.3	80.7%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	212 (51.8%)	177 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	67.7	1707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		64.3	1862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	155	31.2		31.2	55.3	63.6	65.5	45.8			56.7	83.0	63.2	39.3	38.7			53.4							$20,453	$2,572	$17,881
Willard (Frances E.) Elementary	Public	K-6	3152 North Willard Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3375	281	14	20.0	79.7%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	134 (47.7%)	142 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	58.9	2121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		70.6	1570^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	551	22.5		22.5	42.4	55.3	51.4	69.1			55.3	34.3	53.9	35.0	48.8			43.3	88.9			92.6	92.6	92.6	$22,602	$2,821	$19,781
Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary	Public	K-6	7544 East Emerson Pl.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3333	390	19	20.5	77.2%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	153 (39.2%)	217 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	49	2645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.1	2502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	143	25.0		25.0	33.3	45.8	37.7	58.0			44.0	38.8	45.9	37.5	40.7			40.9							$20,269	$2,535	$17,734
Duff Language Magnet Academy	Public	K-6	7830 Dorothy Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 927-5757	291	14	20.7	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	88.4	748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.7	593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	155	73.5		73.5	51.1	58.5	79.4	76.7			64.7	84.4	73.2	76.5	60.0			74.7							$21,048	$2,604	$18,444
La Merced Academy	Public	K-8	724 North Poplar Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5043	665	30	22.0	73.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	645 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.3	3324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		32.3	3753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	429	23.4	55.0	32.8	44.9	28.4	27.7	60.3	63.6	67.5	42.9	47.8	26.9	22.3	46.6	30.0	56.1	35.8	69.3	84.7	81.0	79.6	78.8	80.3	$13,932	$992	$12,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Potrero Heights Elementary

Is Potrero Heights Elementary a good school?

Potrero Heights Elementary ranks 876^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Potrero Heights Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

How many students attend Potrero Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Potrero Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Potrero Heights Elementary?

Students at Potrero Heights Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Potrero Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Potrero Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Macy Intermediate
High : Schurr High

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