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Giano Intermediate

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Giano Intermediate ranks 1708 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

Giano Intermediate is a public middle school located in West Covina, California, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 446. It is part of the Rowland Unified School District, which is ranked 784 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Giano Intermediate consistently underperforms compared to the Rowland Unified district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.79% of Giano Intermediate students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 48.49% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 22.69% at Giano Intermediate, while the district and state had rates of 35.8% and 37.3%, respectively. Additionally, Giano Intermediate has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.9% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Giano Intermediate to other nearby middle schools, such as Alvarado Intermediate, which is also in the Rowland Unified district, it consistently underperforms academically. Furthermore, Giano Intermediate has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91-94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, in contrast to the nearby Walnut Valley Unified School District, which has much lower rates of free/reduced-price lunch recipients at its middle schools.

463

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,125

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3223 South Giano Ave.
West Covina, CA 91792-3229

(626) 965-2461

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Giano Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Nogales High

Feeder schools for Giano Intermediate:

Elementary:	Northam Elementary
	Rorimer Elementary
	Villacorta Elementary
	Yorbita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

Asian:

4.5%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2018 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,708^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Rowland Unified

770^th of 1,543Rowland 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	33.2	1708 of 2761	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1626 of 2783	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1681 of 2781	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	2063 of 2740	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2048 of 2715	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2101 of 2480	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1969 of 2508	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	2011 of 2497	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	1834 of 2477	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.5	1332 of 2379	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	1296 of 2259	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.5	1017 of 2236	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.1	1307 of 2179	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	1166 of 2063	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.0	950 of 2005	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.3	802 of 1999	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	716 of 1804	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.9	1092 of 1777	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.1	985 of 1769	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	1004 of 1531	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1126 of 1491	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1292 of 1369	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	929 of 1478	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	540 of 1521	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	760 of 1540	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	852 of 1442	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	868 of 1364	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1669 of 2533	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1727 of 2551	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1609 of 2531	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1880 of 2509	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1856 of 2380	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1979 of 2262	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1192 of 2395	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	1057 of 2388	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1101 of 2374	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	1601 of 2359	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1564 of 2213	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1732 of 2072	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	108 of 477	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	175 of 394	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	93 of 320	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	11.1	329 of 336	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1205 of 2542	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	1151 of 2579	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1088 of 2531	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1576 of 2458	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1640 of 2369	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1818 of 2230	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1531 of 2534	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1344 of 2552	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1521 of 2538	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1931 of 2527	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1891 of 2407	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1947 of 2273	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	799 of 1566	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	658 of 1552	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	1111 of 1531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)77th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Giano Intermediate	Public	7-8	3223 South Giano Ave.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2461	463	23	19.9	94.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	422 (91.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	33.2	1708^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.1%		35	1626^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	82	26.9	26.9		30.3	41.8	35.8		21.9	23.6	22.7	$19,125	$1,616	$17,509
Grandview College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	795 North Grandview Ln.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4901	388	20	19.0	84.8%	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	339 (87.4%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	29.5				21.7	2189^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	(n/a)	19.9	19.9	31.4	44.2	32.9	35.6	14.1	28.9	21.3	21.0	$21,552	$1,601	$19,951
Alvarado Intermediate	Public	7-8	1901 South Desire Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2358	624	28	22.4	79.8%	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	299 (47.9%)	290 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	56.4	989^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.2%		60.7	867^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.8%	122	28.9	28.9		51.5	41.4	46.0		43.6	40.7	42.0	$14,745	$1,076	$13,669
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	270	13	20.7	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (94.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	34.5	1665^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.7%		30.6	1789^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	124	16.9	16.9	24.0	46.6	35.4	35.9	13.5	45.5	20.5	27.4	$23,265	$1,641	$21,624
Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	55.5	1017^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		58.6	916^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.1%	101	29.8	29.8	53.2	53.2	46.6	50.9	35.2	35.7	34.4	35.1	$19,360	$1,716	$17,644
Sparks Middle	Public	6-8	15100 Giordano St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5001	600	24	25.3	78.0%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (92.2%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	30.3	1817^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.2%		22.5	2148^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	331	13.0	13.0	31.2	44.0	43.2	39.7	18.8	22.3	20.5	20.6	$20,867	$1,678	$19,189
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310	18.2	18.2		35.3	42.5	39.2		28.7	29.4	29.1	$25,804	$2,783	$23,021
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	92.8	204^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		94	189^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.2%	15	63.6	63.6	70.9	72.4	76.5	73.3	63.8	65.5	62.0	63.7	$15,124	$739	$14,385
South Pointe Middle	Public	6-8	20671 Larkstone Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 595-8171	979	38	25.5	25.0%	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	156 (15.9%)	762 (77.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.5%)	97.1	79^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		96.9	95^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	16	67.3	67.3	79.4	80.6	79.3	79.8	77.8	79.0	79.1	78.6	$14,881	$1,035	$13,846
Newton Middle	Public	6-8	15616 Newton St.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2400	565	24	23.0	67.4%	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	471 (83.4%)	65 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	46.4	1286^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.4%		47.5	1235^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.6%	51	26.5	26.5	42.9	52.7	50.0	48.6	27.3	26.5	29.1	27.7	$19,115	$1,474	$17,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Giano Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Giano Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Giano Intermediate usually go on to attend Nogales High

Is Giano Intermediate a good school?

Giano Intermediate ranks 1708^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Giano Intermediate in?

Rowland Unified

How many students attend Giano Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Giano Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Giano Intermediate?

Students at Giano Intermediate are 91% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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