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El Rancho Unified

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At a glance

875^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 47

Better than 42% of California districts

Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 2Grades K-12

9333 Loch Lomond Dr.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-2913·(562) 801-7300·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 42.8% of districts

Schools

6,716

Students

Top rankedMagee Academy of Arts & Sciences1824^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Durfee Elementary up 1,229 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ruben Salazar Continuation 16.1 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 13 schools in El Rancho Unified include eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools, serving students from elementary through high school; one high school is a continuation school. Elementary schools average 44% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 36% in math, and 33% in science, while middle schools average 39%, 25%, and 23%, respectively. The most important takeaway is that results vary substantially among schools serving similar grade levels, so district averages can hide meaningful differences for families.

Among elementary schools, Valencia Academy of the Arts leads in ELA at 57%, while Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences leads in math at 51% and science at 48%; South Ranchito Dual Language Academy has the lowest elementary results in all three subjects, at 28% in ELA, 26% in math, and 21% in science. STEAM Academy @ Burke leads middle schools with 53% in ELA, 35% in math, and 30% in science—27, 19, and 11 points above North Park Academy of the Arts, respectively. El Rancho High leads Ruben Salazar Continuation by 35 points in ELA, 30 in math, and 24 in science; the comparison includes a continuation school. El Rancho High also has a 97% graduation rate, compared with 75% at Ruben Salazar.

Across the 13 schools, average proficiency rose 3 points in ELA and 4 in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math increased by less than 1 point; individual schools had mixed patterns. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings also moved in different directions: Magee rose 17 points and Durfee rose 16, while El Rancho High fell 15. The free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 ranged from 78% to 85% among elementary schools; Magee and Valencia were near 82%, while South Ranchito was 85%, an observation that does not explain their different results. Group averages are unweighted, and Ruben Salazar’s continuation-school status is important context when interpreting broad comparisons.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birney Technical Academy	Public	K-5	8501 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7600	344	15	22.9	80.8%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37.3	3419^th of 5817 public elementary schools	41.2%		45.5	2852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%	567																													31.4				31.4	26.7	41.5	49.0					38.4	28.3	33.3	35.3					32.1	97%	0%	$22,695	$823	$21,872
STEAM Academy @ Burke	Public	6-8	8101 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7590	534	23	22.9	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	514 (96.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54.8	1059^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.4%		51.1	1155^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%	96																														29.6			29.6				50.0	57.8	52.7		53.4				30.9	39.6	34.9		35.1			$22,718	$992	$21,726
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-5	4220 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7610	322	13	24.7	78.3%	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	312 (96.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.5	2823^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	51.5%		29	4052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%	1229																													42.9				42.9	27.9	35.7	52.4					40.5	37.2	17.1	46.0					35.4	≥ 98%		$22,959	$1,036	$21,923
El Rancho High	Public	9-12	6501 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7500	1,995	90	22.2	73.9%	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,934 (96.9%)	28 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	53.4	964^th of 2135 public high schools	54.8%		59.8	827^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%	137																															24.2		24.1							57.4	57.4							30.4	30.4			$23,215	$702	$22,513
Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	K-5	8200 Serapis Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7620	376	14	26.8	82.2%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	366 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65	1824^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.6%		55.5	2272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%	448																													47.6				47.6	41.7	56.0	50.8					50.0	56.7	48.0	47.6					50.5	≥ 98%		$22,090	$918	$21,172
North Park Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	4450 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7570	512	23	22.2	87.5%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	492 (96.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.6	2283^rd of 2740 public middle schools	16.7%		19.3	2256^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.3%	27																														18.6			18.6				16.2	26.7	34.3		26.9				8.6	18.8	19.3		16.3			$22,156	$892	$21,264
North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	319	14	22.7	85.3%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.6	3325^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.8%		41.8	3078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%	247																													23.5				23.5	47.9	37.5	43.1					42.9	37.5	20.4	37.3					31.8	90%	0%	$22,516	$867	$21,649
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	8809 Coffman-Pico Rd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7640	370	15	24.6	83.5%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	53.2	2425^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.2	2201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%	224																													31.6				31.6	52.5	61.8	42.1					52.1	57.6	36.4	22.8					39.2	≥ 98%		$22,209	$802	$21,407
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.9	3296^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.3%		36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%	121																													26.8				26.8	32.8	52.6	34.6					40.5	43.1	38.2	23.2					33.8	≥ 98%		$22,123	$813	$21,310
Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	7200 Citronell Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7580	544	24	22.2	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.2	1822^nd of 2740 public middle schools	33.5%		26.2	1946^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.5%	124				0.0	14.3	0.0	5.2				16.7	23.8	15.4	19.0				4.2	19.1	0.0	8.6				0.0	9.5	0.0	3.5		22.1			22.1				35.4	40.9	35.5		37.3				23.4	25.0	23.3		23.9			$23,980	$1,190	$22,790
Ruben Salazar Continuation	Public	9-12	9115 Balfour St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7680	178	11	16.1	77.5%	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10.1	1947^th of 2135 public high schools	8.8%		8.7	2086^th of 2162 public high schools	3.5%	139																															0.0		0.0							22.2	22.2							0.0	0.0			$27,976	$1,014	$26,962
South Ranchito Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	5241 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7660	351	16	21.9	84.6%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24	4464^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.8	4756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%	292	17.8	11.1	7.1				12.2	40.0	19.4	28.6				30.1	17.8	30.6	4.8				17.1	11.1	5.6	4.8				7.3	21.4				21.4	22.2	44.4	21.4					28.5	31.1	27.8	19.1					26.0	≥ 98%		$22,283	$808	$21,475
Valencia Academy of the Arts	Public	K-5	9241 East Cosgrove St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7670	398	16	24.8	82.4%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (96.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	62.3	1973^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	66.1%		57.7	2187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%	214																													40.9				40.9	66.7	53.7	51.5					56.5	51.0	41.8	37.9					42.9	94%	0%	$21,974	$838	$21,136
Early Learning Program	Public		9426 Marjorie St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 801-7700				—															(n/a)

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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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