Elementary Schools in Covina-Valley Unified

Summary:

This analysis examines nine elementary schools (grades K-5) within the Covina-Valley Unified school district, a district that ranks above the state average and outperforms California in English, Math, and Science proficiency.

Among these schools, Mesa Elementary stands out as the top-ranked school overall, while Manzanita Elementary achieves exceptional results in mathematics. Notably, Grovecenter Elementary excels in science, and several schools, including Manzanita, Rowland Avenue Elementary, and Grovecenter, have remarkably low chronic absenteeism rates, which correlates with stronger academic performance.

Key findings show that higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, as the top-performing schools are not the highest-funded. Mathematics remains a relative challenge for the district outside of the top performers. Parents should note that while the district is strong overall, there is significant variation between individual schools, with performance trends showing particular strength in 3rd grade and more variability in 5th-grade outcomes.

District Detail

519 East Badillo St
Covina, CA 91723-0269

(626) 974-7000

SchoolDigger Rank:
555^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 11,028

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Barranca Elementary	Public	K-5	727 South Barranca Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4000	529	21	25.1	75.4%	25 (4.7%)	16 (3.0%)	408 (77.1%)	49 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	68.5	1668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		56.9	2194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	526	34.4	34.4	69.1	52.9	56.7	59.5	71.4	46.4	37.8	51.6	98.4			98.4	98.4		$21,230	$2,281	$18,949
Ben Lomond Elementary	Public	K-5	621 East Covina Blvd.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4101	506	23	22.4	75.1%	23 (4.5%)	22 (4.3%)	412 (81.4%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	44.7	2909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		51.4	2489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	420	32.9	32.9	36.3	45.2	50.0	43.5	36.3	35.1	34.3	35.3							$23,340	$1,323	$22,017
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	558	21	26.1	79.0%	30 (5.4%)	18 (3.2%)	450 (80.6%)	41 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	48.1	2695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		42	3072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	377	34.7	34.7	48.7	36.2	51.0	45.2	42.9	34.0	34.4	36.7	95.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2	98.1	$22,537	$1,714	$20,823
Grovecenter Elementary	Public	K-5	775 North Lark Ellen Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4400	595	24	24.7	78.3%	27 (4.5%)	19 (3.2%)	447 (75.1%)	87 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	69.8	1607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		66.1	1773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	166	54.2	54.2	44.7	39.0	76.0	54.0	52.6	46.5	61.5	53.8	97.3				97.3		$21,816	$1,711	$20,105
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	4131 North Nora Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7640	425	19	22.9	62.8%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	384 (90.4%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	83.8	974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.3	941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	33	42.4	42.4	58.8	56.3	72.9	62.4	76.9	74.7	64.4	72.0							$21,085	$1,287	$19,798
Merwin Elementary	Public	K-5	16125 Cypress St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7660	462	20	23.1	84.2%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	402 (87.0%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.7	2304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	475	27.0	27.0	44.8	43.1	50.0	45.8	59.7	30.1	22.2	37.4							$22,304	$1,507	$20,797
Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	409 South Barranca St.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4600	753	31	24.2	53.7%	57 (7.6%)	14 (1.9%)	399 (53.0%)	254 (33.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	82	1077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		85.4	939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	138	43.1	43.1	61.3	64.6	70.0	65.5	67.9	63.6	54.2	61.6	97.9						$19,730	$1,239	$18,491
Rowland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4700	423	17	24.4	76.1%	18 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	326 (77.1%)	62 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	68.8	1653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		78	1241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	412	43.8	43.8	62.3	55.3	53.4	57.1	62.3	48.7	35.6	49.1							$21,957	$1,471	$20,486
Workman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1941 East Workman Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4900	455	19	24.5	86.4%	17 (3.7%)	16 (3.5%)	371 (81.5%)	40 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	45.7	2846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		43	2997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	151	30.4	30.4	48.8	39.2	45.6	44.6	45.2	33.8	29.1	36.2							$22,022	$1,956	$20,066

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Covina Unified	1.07 mi	17	599^th
Charter Oak Unified	1.13 mi	10	794^th
Walnut Valley Unified	2.48 mi	15	81^st
Azusa Unified	2.61 mi	11	1214^th
San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program	3.17 mi	1

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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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