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Grovecenter Elementary

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Grovecenter Elementary ranks 1585 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grovecenter Elementary is a K–5 school in West Covina serving 595 students in Covina-Valley Unified; it has the largest enrollment among the 11 nearby schools in this comparison. The most important takeaway is that its latest results are above district and state levels in all three tested subjects, but science has dropped sharply in the most recent year.

Mathematics is Grovecenter’s clearest strength: its 2025–2026 score was 53%, compared with 43% for the district and 38% statewide, placing it second among nearby schools, behind Manzanita Elementary. In ELA, it scored 57%, versus 53% for the district and 49% statewide, and ranked third locally behind Rowland Avenue Elementary and Manzanita. Science was a relative weak spot: Grovecenter scored 40%, compared with 34% for the district and 36% statewide, ranking fourth among nearby schools. So the school is especially competitive in math, while science remains above both benchmarks but is less strong locally.

Over four reported years, ELA rose 5 points and math rose 3, while science fell 7; science alone fell 15 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Grovecenter remains above the state in science, but its lead narrowed from 21 points in 2024–2025 to 4 points in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger gives it 4 stars and a 73rd-percentile statewide standing, ranking it 1,582 of 5,804 schools; only Manzanita and Rowland Avenue rank higher among these nearby schools. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 24.7, above the nearby-school average of 23.5, and 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Special Education Students was notably higher than the school’s overall standing: the group ranked in the 92nd percentile versus 73rd overall. English Language Learner Students’ ranking rose from the 32nd percentile in 2018–2019 to the 91st in 2022–2023.

595

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,712

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

775 North Lark Ellen Ave.
West Covina, CA 91791-1082

(626) 974-4400

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

Asian:

14.6%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg45%

California avg42%

1,585^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

558^th of 1,530Covina-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
2026	70.1	1585 of 5817	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	1607 of 5857	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	1773 of 5869	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	1608 of 5859	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	1896 of 5883	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	1725 of 5789	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	1588 of 5662	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	1545 of 5692	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	1226 of 5614	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	60.2	1927 of 5611	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.0	1051 of 5530	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	649 of 5390	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	994 of 5377	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	1340 of 5314	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	1356 of 5193	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	1014 of 5113	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	65.0	1601 of 5113	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	1874 of 4818	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.0	1620 of 4822	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.7	1584 of 4809	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	537 of 1210	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	629 of 1190	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	727 of 1154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	547 of 2227	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	1074 of 2585	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	711 of 2128	66.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	77.9	300 of 3245	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	33.5	2243 of 3275	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1229 of 3246	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	1702 of 5581	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	1613 of 5597	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	1509 of 5612	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1594 of 5609	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	1900 of 5635	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1988 of 5492	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	1424 of 5413	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	1010 of 5094	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	1014 of 5107	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1008 of 5107	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	780 of 5087	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	977 of 5084	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	1002 of 4963	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	550 of 4830	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	970 of 5423	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	882 of 5460	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	963 of 5517	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	612 of 5363	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	929 of 5264	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	691 of 5173	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	588 of 5084	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	1403 of 5603	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	1510 of 5628	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	1945 of 5643	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	1568 of 5638	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	1812 of 5663	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	1454 of 5510	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1669 of 5431	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	225 of 2927	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.0	283 of 2847	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	333 of 2635	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	383 of 2420	84.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)91st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science40%+4 vs state

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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)					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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	70.1	1585^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.8%		69.8	1607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%	22	39.5	39.5	60.0	52.6	58.8		56.9	54.7	50.0	55.8		53.3	≥ 99%		$20,712	$1,062	$19,650
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%)	71.1	1525^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.8	1653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%	128	46.1	46.1	64.5	54.6	55.3		57.7	64.5	48.1	44.7		51.6	96%	0%	$22,034	$1,507	$20,527
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%)	50.8	2565^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.9%		45.7	2846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%	281	30.3	30.3	48.6	55.6	47.4		50.7	51.4	32.5	30.3		37.6	92%	0%	$20,844	$1,489	$19,355
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%)	48.8	2676^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.0%		46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%	103	19.4	19.4	51.9	41.8	48.6		47.7	64.6	38.8	20.8		42.2	≥ 99%		$21,902	$1,321	$20,581
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%)	78	1216^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.1%		83.8	974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%	242	47.2	47.2	46.0	53.6	68.1		56.5	74.6	66.7	55.6		65.1	97%	0%	$20,301	$1,183	$19,118
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1615 West Eldred Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4830	448	19	23.9	85.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (2.0%)	346 (77.2%)	77 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	65.6	1796^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.1%		58	2166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%	370	42.9	42.9	46.3	49.2	57.9	47.1	50.8	55.2	59.7	46.8	38.9	51.2	95%	0%	$21,464	$1,802	$19,662
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%)	44	2988^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.6%		48.1	2695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%	293	18.7	18.7	34.4	62.3	33.0		43.1	50.0	52.0	26.4		41.4	96%	0%	$20,451	$1,611	$18,840
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%)	21.6	4672^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	19.7%		30.9	3886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%	786	16.0	16.0	24.1	24.4	29.0		25.7	35.2	24.4	25.0		28.4	≥ 99%		$21,934	$1,492	$20,442
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 East Cameron Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1740	363	15	23.9	86.5%	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	269 (74.1%)	61 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	31	3910^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.8%		39.8	3235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%	675	21.4	21.4	42.9	30.7	35.7		36.2	41.1	29.0	21.4		29.8	97%	0%	$21,891	$2,302	$19,589
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%)	20.5	4765^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.1%		13	5423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%	658	10.8	10.8	18.0	27.3	38.5		28.8	22.0	25.5	24.6		24.1	≥ 98%		$24,582	$1,896	$22,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Grovecenter Elementary

Is Grovecenter Elementary a good school?

Grovecenter Elementary ranks 1585^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Grovecenter Elementary in?

Covina-Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Grovecenter Elementary?

Students at Grovecenter Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Grovecenter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Grovecenter Elementary.

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