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Barranca Elementary

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Barranca Elementary ranks 1668 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Barranca Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 529 students in the Covina-Valley Unified School District, known for achieving strong academic results that exceed state averages, particularly for a school where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

What makes Barranca Elementary stand out is its effectiveness in core subjects like English and Math compared to other local schools with similar student populations, such as Cypress Elementary and Ben Lomond Elementary. The school has shown impressive recent improvement and is especially successful in supporting its students. However, families should note that chronic absenteeism is a concern and has been rising, and science scores, while okay, are an area identified for growth compared to schools like Grovecenter Elementary.

While Barranca is a high-performing school within its district, nearby schools like Mesa Elementary and Merced Elementary (in West Covina Unified) score higher overall, partly due to much lower student absenteeism. Barranca's performance dips in upper-grade math, but it uses its resources efficiently and has made notable recent gains in supporting students in special education.

529

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,230

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

727 South Barranca Ave.
Covina, CA 91723-3665

(626) 974-4000

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Students who attend Barranca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle
High:	South Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

Asian:

9.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,668^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Covina-Valley Unified

555^th of 1,543Covina-Valley 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	68.5	1668 of 5857	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	2194 of 5869	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	1651 of 5859	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	1886 of 5883	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	1665 of 5789	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	1374 of 5662	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	1812 of 5692	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	2089 of 5614	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	1965 of 5611	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	1889 of 5530	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.1	1467 of 5390	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	57.7	2154 of 5377	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.3	2600 of 5314	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	1742 of 5193	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	1867 of 5113	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	1618 of 5113	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	1752 of 4818	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.9	1663 of 4822	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.2	1295 of 4809	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.9	602 of 2227	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	796 of 2585	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	439 of 2128	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1356 of 5597	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	2143 of 5612	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	1787 of 5609	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1982 of 5635	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	1947 of 5492	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	1685 of 5413	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	741 of 5107	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	1182 of 5107	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	585 of 5087	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	828 of 5084	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	734 of 4963	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	516 of 4830	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	956 of 5460	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	1515 of 5517	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	931 of 5363	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	797 of 5264	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	571 of 5173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	387 of 5084	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1913 of 5628	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2186 of 5643	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	1502 of 5638	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	1720 of 5663	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	1301 of 5510	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	1099 of 5431	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1077 of 2847	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	1682 of 2635	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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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 6th 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 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
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
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
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
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
Badillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1771 East Old Badillo Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 966-1753	442	20	22.1	72.4%	26 (5.9%)	8 (1.8%)	367 (83.0%)	25 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	39.9	3223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		46.8	2748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	475	21.7	21.7	30.0	44.6	36.7	60.9	44.3	38.0	34.6	23.7	26.1	30.0							$19,338	$1,315	$18,023
Vine Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 East Vine Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1790	346	16	21.3	79.2%	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	257 (74.3%)	61 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	67.3	1727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		67	1726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	1	43.1	43.1	71.2	38.2	65.5		58.2	66.7	29.3	51.7		48.8	92.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	94.2	96.2	$20,156	$1,750	$18,406
Cedargrove Elementary	Public	K-6	1209 North Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 966-8675	569	23	24.7	77.3%	49 (8.6%)	16 (2.8%)	455 (80.0%)	30 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	46.3	2806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		52.2	2442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	364	34.8	34.8	34.2	33.8	53.9	46.0	42.4	40.5	40.5	34.8	30.1	36.5							$19,648	$1,863	$17,785
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Barranca Elementary

How many students attend Barranca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Barranca Elementary.

What district is Barranca Elementary in?

Covina-Valley Unified

Is Barranca Elementary a good school?

Barranca Elementary ranks 1668^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barranca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barranca Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Vista Middle
High : South Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Barranca Elementary?

Students at Barranca Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% African American.

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