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Best Public Schools in Rowland Heights, CA

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At a glance

Schools

5,125

Students

Top rankedShelyn Elementary737^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Shelyn Elementary up 508 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jellick Elementary 19.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Rowland Heights has eight schools—five elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools—serving students from elementary through high-school grades. Seven have 2025–2026 test scores; Rowland Unified Community Day has no supplied scores. The most important finding is how much results differ from school to school: the highest-to-lowest spread is 51 points in English language arts (ELA), 55 in math and 45 in science.

Shelyn Elementary is the strongest overall performer, leading in ELA at 71% and math at 68%; those results are 22 and 30 points above state figures. Its ELA result is 9 points above the next-highest school, John A. Rowland High, and its math result is 11 points above Blandford Elementary. John A. Rowland High narrowly leads science at 53.3%, compared with Shelyn’s 53.0%, and is 17 points above the state. At the other end, Rowland Elementary has the lowest result in each subject—20% in ELA, 12% in math and 8% in science—and falls 29, 26 and 28 points below the state, respectively.

Results are moving in different directions: the seven-school average fell 1 point in ELA from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, rose 1 point in math and gained 6 points in science. Shelyn improved in all three subjects, including a 19-point science gain—the largest gain in each subject among these schools. SchoolDigger ranks Shelyn at the 87th percentile statewide, compared with the 5th percentile for Rowland Elementary; John A. Rowland High is at the 83rd percentile. Among the elementary schools, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 range from 64% at Shelyn to 91% at Jellick Elementary. Jellick and Rowland Elementary report nearly the same share, but Jellick’s scores are 26 points higher in ELA, 23 in math and 22 in science. John A. Rowland High also has a 94% graduation rate, above the state’s 88%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	55.3	1049^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.7%		56.4	989^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.2%	60		36.1				36.1					44.3	44.4		44.3					41.3	44.8		43.0			$14,242	$457	$13,785
Blandford Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 Blandford Dr.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3410	643	25	26.2	74.3%	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	196 (30.5%)	394 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.8%)	72.2	1476^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.6%		74.3	1411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%	65	46.1					46.1	41.8	53.6	59.8	60.5				54.0	51.6	57.0	57.8	60.0				56.6	≥ 98%		$13,917	$44	$13,873
Jellick Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Jellick Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-1275	376	19	19.4	91.2%	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	261 (69.4%)	95 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	46.1	2848^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.0%		48	2700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%	148	30.6					30.6	37.3	57.4	45.7	41.5				45.8	38.5	48.2	30.6	21.4				35.5	96%	0%	$24,744	$1,216	$23,528
John A. Rowland High	Public	9-12	2000 South Otterbein St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3448	2,016	83	24.3	68.1%	49 (2.4%)	32 (1.6%)	922 (45.7%)	953 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.6%)	81.7	366^th of 2135 public high schools	82.9%		82.2	377^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%	11			61.3	50.0	47.4	53.3							61.6	61.6							43.9	43.9			$14,139	$86	$14,053
Killian Elementary	Public	K-6	19100 East Killian St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-6409	469	17	27.7	78.9%	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.6%)	275 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	64	1879^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.7%		59.7	2081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%	202	30.0					30.0	43.6	55.6	60.3	55.4				53.9	49.2	56.9	45.7	44.7				48.9	≥ 98%		$15,877	$441	$15,436
Rowland Elementary	Public	K-6	2036 South Fullerton Rd.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3441	461	19	24.2	91.1%	12 (2.6%)	9 (2.0%)	345 (74.8%)	74 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	11.3	5526^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.0%		14.3	5324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%	202	8.2					8.2	27.5	22.6	15.0	14.3				20.2	29.0	5.3	4.9	8.1				12.5	95%	0%	$17,035	$868	$16,167
Shelyn Elementary	Public	K-6	19500 East Nacora St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 444-0584	508	23	21.8	64.0%	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	108 (21.3%)	352 (69.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.7%)	88.3	737^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.3%		77.9	1245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%	508	53.0					53.0	80.6	71.4	69.8	61.5				70.9	88.2	68.3	54.6	60.3				67.9	98%	0%	$18,583	$176	$18,407
Rowland Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	1928 Nogales St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 935-8202	28	3	9.3	53.6%	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$72,911	$4,439	$68,472

Cities Near Rowland Heights

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walnut	1.73 mi	11	88^th
La Puente	1.82 mi	28	640^th
West Covina	2.03 mi	26	360^th
Hacienda Heights	2.47 mi	16	312^th
La Habra	2.83 mi	14	363^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.