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Charles H. Lee Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4781^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles H. Lee Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 378 students in the Azusa Unified School District, serving a community with significant economic need where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with its statewide ranking falling to the 18th percentile and proficiency rates in math and English generally below the district average. It has the highest rate of chronic student absenteeism in the district, though this has improved recently from over 50% to 28.1%. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($24,449) than many higher-performing neighboring schools, such as La Fetra Elementary in Glendora Unified ($15,292), which is ranked in the 82nd percentile. This highlights a stark contrast in outcomes between districts, as all Azusa Unified elementary schools rank in the bottom half of the state.

Despite broader struggles, Charles H. Lee shows promising success with specific student groups, with English Learners and Special Education students making significant gains in recent years. Performance also varies greatly by grade, suggesting some effective teaching practices that could be shared. The school's overall performance has been volatile, indicating a need for consistent, school-wide strategies to complement the successful targeted interventions and translate high funding and improved attendance into better academic results for all students.

378

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,449

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 North Cerritos Ave.
Azusa, CA 91702-3013

(626) 815-5269

District: Azusa Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

5.0%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,781^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Azusa Unified

1214^th of 1,543Azusa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4781 of 5857	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4104 of 5869	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4421 of 5859	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4797 of 5883	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	3049 of 5789	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	2609 of 5662	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.1	3360 of 5692	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	3571 of 5614	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	3538 of 5611	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	3293 of 5530	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	2646 of 5390	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.8	2910 of 5377	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	3172 of 5314	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.6	4163 of 5193	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	4452 of 5113	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	3997 of 5113	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	4196 of 4818	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	4370 of 4822	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	4213 of 4809	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	1842 of 2227	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	1391 of 3162	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	2550 of 3245	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2990 of 3311	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	2205 of 3275	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2097 of 3246	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4410 of 5597	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3721 of 5612	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4359 of 5609	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4779 of 5635	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3202 of 5492	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2891 of 5413	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4044 of 5107	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3412 of 5107	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3629 of 5087	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4145 of 5084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2041 of 4963	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	1361 of 4830	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4288 of 5460	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3440 of 5517	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3727 of 5363	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3951 of 5264	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	1704 of 5173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	1266 of 5084	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4678 of 5628	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4152 of 5643	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4091 of 5638	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4355 of 5663	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2724 of 5510	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	2180 of 5431	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1434 of 2847	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1377 of 2635	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2206 of 2420	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles H. Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	550 North Cerritos Ave.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5269	378	16	24.3	90.5%	19 (5.0%)	10 (2.6%)	336 (88.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	20.6	4781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		28.1	4104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	677	17.9	17.9	20.7	38.9	34.6	31.1	13.3	25.0	12.5	16.9						$24,449	$2,471	$21,978
Henry Dalton Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East 10th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5245	333	15	21.4	77.2%	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	270 (81.1%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	33.2	3714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		43.4	2967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	747	20.5	20.5	21.3	27.5	50.0	32.4	23.4	37.3	40.9	33.8	95.6			95.6		$24,383	$2,696	$21,687
Longfellow	Public	K	245 West 10th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-4700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paramount Elementary	Public	K-5	409 West Paramount St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5104	513	20	26.2	88.3%	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	476 (92.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33.3	3696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.5	3740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	44	19.6	19.6	47.1	35.3	29.0	36.0	51.5	30.6	18.8	31.5	95.5	97.3		95.5		$22,899	$2,575	$20,324
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	945 East Nearfield	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5800	367	16	22.9	86.1%	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	332 (90.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	25.2	4382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		39.4	3211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	1171	21.3	21.3	26.4	25.9	34.4	29.2	33.3	31.5	17.7	27.1	96.5					$26,012	$2,319	$23,693
Victor F. Hodge Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West 11th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-4800	460	22	20.9	79.6%	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	423 (92.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	38.4	3320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		32	3782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	462	23.1	23.1	39.5	38.5	35.4	38.0	40.7	31.8	35.4	36.4						$22,171	$1,899	$20,272
Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	725 South Vecino Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4604	551	24	22.4	40.8%	80 (14.5%)	12 (2.2%)	379 (68.8%)	52 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	46.2	2810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.1	2604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	206	31.4	31.4	45.2	29.6	55.3	43.2	42.6	39.8	30.2	37.7	98.0			98.0	98.0	$16,668	$2,153	$14,515
Clifford D. Murray Elementary	Public	K-5	505 East Renwick Rd.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8700	397	17	23.3	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	369 (92.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	13	5423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.7	5153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	270	10.9	10.9	10.7	23.8	20.5	18.4	13.8	18.2	21.7	17.7						$24,077	$2,961	$21,116
La Fetra Elementary	Public	K-5	547 West Bennett Ave.	Glendora	91741	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4566	613	24	25.5	22.7%	144 (23.5%)	8 (1.3%)	303 (49.4%)	107 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	82	1075^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		79.2	1193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	118	54.4	54.4	61.4	58.3	73.2	64.7	73.3	46.4	59.7	59.9						$15,292	$1,835	$13,457
Valleydale Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Lark Ellen	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8600	526	24	21.8	81.7%	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (89.0%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	30.9	3886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		18.3	5002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	1116	22.4	22.4	39.5	21.0	38.2	32.9	38.6	15.7	34.2	29.6	94.7		95.8			$21,740	$2,232	$19,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles H. Lee Elementary

How many students attend Charles H. Lee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Charles H. Lee Elementary.

What district is Charles H. Lee Elementary in?

Azusa Unified

Is Charles H. Lee Elementary a good school?

Charles H. Lee Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Charles H. Lee Elementary?

Students at Charles H. Lee Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Charles H. Lee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles H. Lee Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Azusa High

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