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El Monte Union High

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At a glance

405^thof 968 California districts▲ 222

Better than 58% of California districts

High 7Grades 9-12

3537 Johnson Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731-3290·(626) 444-9005·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 58.2% of districts

Schools

7,278

Students

Top rankedRosemead High326^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Mountain View High up 126 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High 17 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

The El Monte Union High district includes seven schools: five conventional high schools serving grades 9–12, Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High serving grades 10–12, and El Monte Union High School Community Day serving grades 9–12. In 11th grade, the five conventional schools average 63% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), above California’s 57%, while their math and science averages are each about one point below the state. The most important finding is that results vary widely from school to school, rather than showing consistent strength across the district.

Rosemead High leads the reported 11th-grade results in all three subjects, with 75% proficient in ELA, 46% in math and 50% in science; Arroyo High ranks second in each, at 68%, 39% and 45%. At the other end, Ledesma scores 10% in ELA, 2% in math and 1% in science—gaps from Rosemead of 64, 43 and 49 percentage points, respectively. Among conventional schools, South El Monte High has the lowest math and science results, at 17% and 24%, but the highest graduation rate, 98%, compared with 93% districtwide and 88% statewide. Community Day’s 2025–26 test scores are suppressed, so it cannot be ranked by those results.

Science proficiency improved at all five conventional schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26: their all-grades average rose from 14% to 37%, while California’s rose from 33% to 36%; Ledesma instead declined by 5 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings show a different kind of comparison: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, Rosemead moved from the 88th to the 85th percentile, Arroyo from the 78th to the 77th, and Ledesma from the 19th to the 5th. A lower student–teacher ratio does not by itself identify the strongest scorer: Rosemead has the highest among the conventional schools, 22.9, while Mountain View High has the lowest, 19.8, and scores below the conventional-school average in all three subjects. The six schools reporting free/reduced lunch eligible figures range from 84% to 98% for 2024–25; Community Day reports directly certified for free meals at 80% for 2024–25 and likely serves all students free meals through Community Eligibility. These measures provide context, not an explanation for test results.

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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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South El Monte High	Public	9-12	1001 Durfee Ave.	South El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 258-5600	1,125	52	21.5	92.3%	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1,060 (94.2%)	53 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45.6	1126^th of 2137 public high schools	47.3%		46.5	1104^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%	22	24.0		24.2	59.5	59.5	17.1	17.1	$36,562	$33,746	$2,816
Arroyo High	Public	9-12	4921 North Cedar Ave.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 444-9201	1,638	78	21.1	84.1%	28 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1,185 (72.3%)	407 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	76.3	491^st of 2137 public high schools	77.0%		72.8	541^st of 2162 public high schools	75.0%	50	44.7		44.5	68.4	68.4	39.1	39.1	$30,757	$28,908	$1,849
El Monte High	Public	9-12	3048 North Tyler Ave.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 444-7701	1,383	68	20.2	95.8%	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1,187 (85.8%)	177 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	70.9	601^st of 2137 public high schools	71.9%		78.7	434^th of 2162 public high schools	79.9%	167	37.2		37.2	68.3	68.3	37.5	37.5	$34,918	$32,602	$2,316
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2900 Pkwy. Dr.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-6181	1,123	57	19.8	96.2%	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1,046 (93.1%)	67 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	42	1216^th of 2137 public high schools	43.1%		36.5	1342^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%	126	31.5		31.0	46.0	46.0	15.1	15.1	$39,226	$37,130	$2,096
Rosemead High	Public	9-12	9063 East Mission Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3141	1,691	74	22.9	85.8%	16 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	855 (50.6%)	792 (46.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	83.7	326^th of 2137 public high schools	84.7%		82.3	374^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%	48	50.1	18.2	49.2	74.6	74.6	45.6	45.6	$27,066	$25,266	$1,800
Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High	Public	10-12	12347 Ramona Blvd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 442-0481	293	17	17.0	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	2032^nd of 2137 public high schools	4.9%		13.5	1860^th of 2162 public high schools	14.0%	172	1.2		1.2	10.1	10.1	2.4	2.4	$46,470	$45,458	$1,012
El Monte Union High School Community Day	Public	9-12	5050 Kings Row	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 258-4943	25	3	7.7	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$94,177	$88,930	$5,247

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valle Lindo Elementary	0.39 mi	2	209^th
Mountain View Elementary	0.84 mi	8	845^th
Whittier City	1.47 mi	13	343^rd
El Monte City	1.75 mi	15	321^st
El Rancho Unified	2.43 mi	14	556^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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