Summary:
The city of South El Monte, California, is served by three public schools—New Temple elementary, Dean L. Shively middle, and South El Monte High school—across the Valle Lindo Elementary and El Monte Union High districts, providing education from kindergarten through 12th grade for over 2,000 students.
New Temple stands out as the strongest academically, with test scores in English, math, and science that are well above state averages and the lowest rate of chronic student absences. Dean L. Shively middle school performs near state averages in core subjects while operating with significantly lower per-student spending than the other schools, though it has a higher rate of student absences.
The most notable finding is at South El Monte High, where math and science proficiency rates are critically low, yet the school achieves an excellent 92.6% graduation rate. This indicates a school environment highly effective at supporting students to complete their diplomas, even as academic mastery in some core subjects remains a major challenge. Overall, the data shows a trend where strong elementary performance does not fully carry through to high school academic results.
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