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Grovecenter Elementary

Q: Is Grovecenter Elementary a good school?

Grovecenter Elementary ranks 1607 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grovecenter Elementary is a public elementary school in West Covina, California, serving 573 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 559 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Grovecenter Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 54.04% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 53.79% in Mathematics, compared to 53.35% and 39.01% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in CAST/Science assessments, with 54.17% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, surpassing the district's 38.63% and the state's 33.39%. Grovecenter's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Grovecenter Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 11.6% in 2023-2024 to 24.9% in 2022-2023. This trend is not unique to Grovecenter, as nearby schools in the Azusa Unified and West Covina Unified districts also report high chronic absenteeism rates. The school and district should continue to monitor and address this issue, as it can negatively impact student learning and achievement.

595

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,246

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 66th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2025) from a 66th-percentile low (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 (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,607^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)47th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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
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		$24,246	$23,184	$1,062
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							$26,445	$24,938	$1,507
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							$24,083	$22,594	$1,489
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%)	46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.7	2304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	475	27.0	27.0	44.8	43.1	50.0		45.8	59.7	30.1	22.2		37.4							$26,367	$25,046	$1,321
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%)	83.8	974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.3	941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	33	42.4	42.4	58.8	56.3	72.9		62.4	76.9	74.7	64.4		72.0							$23,303	$22,120	$1,183
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%)	58	2166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		75.4	1352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	814	37.7	37.7	28.1	52.9	52.9	46.7	44.8	48.4	48.6	49.1	45.7	48.1	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	$20,368	$18,566	$1,802
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	$23,175	$21,564	$1,611
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			$12,328	$10,836	$1,492
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%)	39.8	3235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%		46.3	2776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	459	27.1	27.1	32.3	42.4	47.5		40.5	37.9	39.4	23.7		34.0							$20,722	$18,420	$2,302
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							$17,220	$15,324	$1,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Grovecenter Elementary

Is Grovecenter Elementary a good school?

Grovecenter Elementary ranks 1607^th of 5857 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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