Best Public Schools in Monrovia, CA

Summary:

The Monrovia Unified School District serves students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade across ten public schools in a diverse Los Angeles County community, with the district ranking in the 61st percentile statewide.

Academic performance varies significantly across schools, with Mayflower Elementary (84th percentile) and Plymouth Elementary (81st percentile) standing out as top elementary performers, while Wild Rose School of Creative (39th percentile) lags behind. At the middle school level, Clifton Middle (80th percentile) significantly outperforms Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet (52nd percentile). The high schools present a stark contrast: Monrovia High has a strong 96.9% graduation rate, whereas Canyon Oaks High struggles with a 77.8% rate and very high chronic absenteeism.

Key factors influencing performance include chronic absenteeism, which is lowest at the highest-performing elementary schools, and economic need, though some schools like Plymouth Elementary perform well despite higher need. The district's overall graduation rate of 95.1% exceeds the state average, but a notable science performance gap at Monrovia High and the mixed results at alternative schools with very high per-student spending are areas that warrant attention from the Monrovia Unified district.

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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)	% DTP (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 12th 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy	Public	K-5	930 East Lemon Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2100	368	18	20.4	62.2%	56 (15.2%)	19 (5.2%)	243 (66.0%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	46.7	2789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		55.4	2270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	519	35.6				35.6	43.1	31.6	48.3					42.3	38.9	34.2	39.0					37.9				$20,689	$2,203	$18,486
Canyon Oaks High	Public	9-12	930 Royal Oaks Dr.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-3000	49	5	10.8	81.6%	6 (12.2%)	2 (4.1%)	39 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	20.8	1680^th of 2162 public high schools	22.3%		10.7	2027^th of 2159 public high schools	6.1%	347												28.6	28.6							7.1	7.1				$28,718	$1,600	$27,118
Clifton Middle	Public	6-8	226 South Ivy Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2600	634	28	22.5	60.3%	125 (19.7%)	29 (4.6%)	399 (62.9%)	39 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.2%)	76	563^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		82.8	422^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.8%	141		41.2			41.2				61.4	64.1	65.8		63.6				43.0	46.8	46.4		45.4				$18,354	$1,494	$16,860
Mayflower Elementary	Public	K-5	210 North Mayflower Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2200	524	23	22.7	45.4%	144 (27.5%)	23 (4.4%)	244 (46.6%)	58 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	84.1	958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.7	1305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	347	57.8				57.8	52.8	72.5	66.7					63.7	60.7	70.0	62.2					64.1				$18,102	$1,841	$16,261
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	402 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2300	452	20	22.6	62.8%	47 (10.4%)	16 (3.5%)	349 (77.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	53.1	2428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		45.9	2803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	375	37.3				37.3	47.8	33.3	48.0					43.4	55.4	38.1	38.7					43.8				$17,305	$1,759	$15,546
Monrovia High	Public	9-12	845 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2800	1,455	59	24.8	63.7%	207 (14.2%)	71 (4.9%)	970 (66.7%)	128 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (5.3%)	65.3	685^th of 2162 public high schools	68.3%		67.8	599^th of 2159 public high schools	72.3%	86			5.3	20.8	19.9							69.1	69.1							30.7	30.7				$18,750	$1,545	$17,205
Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Boley St.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2400	547	24	23.2	51.7%	49 (9.0%)	15 (2.7%)	206 (37.7%)	211 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	81	1116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.3	1325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	209	50.0				50.0	60.4	56.6	67.5					61.5	64.8	60.5	57.5					61.1	97.6	98.4	98.4	$17,934	$1,870	$16,064
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet	Public	6-8	148 West Duarte Rd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2700	424	18	23.3	80.2%	22 (5.2%)	16 (3.8%)	310 (73.1%)	61 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	45.3	1321^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		50.9	1145^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.9%	176		27.8			27.8				51.5	44.0	35.6		43.8				30.6	33.6	28.0		30.8				$19,326	$1,682	$17,644
Wild Rose School of Creative	Public	K-5	232 Jasmine Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2500	416	19	21.4	66.3%	58 (13.9%)	13 (3.1%)	299 (71.9%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	35	3578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		32	3786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	208	31.2				31.2	32.9	25.3	46.7					34.1	32.4	28.0	37.7					32.4	97.4			$18,443	$2,146	$16,297
Mountain Park	Public, Alternative	K-12	950 South Mountain Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-3014	51	5	10.5	72.5%	5 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (80.4%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)												47.1	46.7							5.9	13.3				$28,142	$1,618	$26,524

Cities Near Monrovia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duarte	1.16 mi	8	427^th
Arcadia	1.41 mi	12	156^th
Bradbury	2.71 mi	1	311^th
Sierra Madre	2.95 mi	2	63^rd
Baldwin Park	3.29 mi	15	594^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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