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Mesa Elementary

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Mesa Elementary ranks 1077 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 753 students in the Covina-Valley Unified district, consistently outperforming its peers and the state while serving a diverse community.

The school excels in core academics, with over 61% of students proficient in math and 65% in English, significantly higher than the district average. It is particularly effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and has an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of just 10%. While schools like Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary in the higher-ranked Walnut Valley Unified district post higher scores, Mesa achieves remarkable results considering its student population and does so with efficient per-student spending compared to similar schools in its own district, such as Workman Avenue Elementary.

Mesa has maintained a stable 4-star rating for over a decade, demonstrating strong and consistent leadership. Its performance is a standout within the Covina-Valley Unified district, offering families a proven option for academic success. The school shows some opportunity for growth in science instruction and with specific student subgroups, but its overall record of turning resources into strong student outcomes is clear.

753

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,685

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 South Barranca St.
West Covina, CA 91791-2209

(626) 974-4600

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Students who attend Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle
High:	South Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.0%

Asian:

33.7%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,077^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	82.0	1077 of 5857	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	939 of 5869	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	1061 of 5859	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	1619 of 5883	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	1196 of 5789	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	1148 of 5662	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	1241 of 5692	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.5	932 of 5614	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	1182 of 5611	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	1315 of 5530	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	1396 of 5390	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	1058 of 5377	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	1600 of 5314	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	1514 of 5193	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	1144 of 5113	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	1583 of 5113	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	1502 of 4818	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.2	1010 of 4822	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	80.9	858 of 4809	82.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	646 of 1203	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	673 of 1205	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	718 of 1190	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	791 of 1154	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	365 of 1149	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	502 of 1071	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	1219 of 2227	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.6	313 of 2585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	318 of 2128	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.9	552 of 3245	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	949 of 5597	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	924 of 5612	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1095 of 5609	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	1368 of 5635	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	995 of 5492	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	967 of 5413	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	526 of 5107	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	295 of 5107	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	502 of 5087	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	875 of 5084	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	490 of 4963	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	396 of 4830	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	370 of 5460	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	518 of 5517	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	401 of 5363	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	903 of 5264	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	311 of 5173	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	399 of 5084	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	1145 of 5628	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	908 of 5643	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	973 of 5638	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	1744 of 5663	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	1369 of 5510	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	1306 of 5431	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	206 of 2847	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	191 of 2635	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	92 of 2420	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1769 of 2598	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2264 of 2726	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1220 of 2834	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	1402 of 2737	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science43%+10 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
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						$21,685	$20,680	$1,005
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		$22,425	$20,540	$1,885
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	$23,283	$21,602	$1,681
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
Merced Elementary	Public	K-5	1545 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1700	617	21	29.3	76.7%	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	403 (65.3%)	176 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	87.2	811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.5	783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	28	49.6	49.6	62.8	69.8	66.1		66.1	78.5	72.9	62.2		71.0	97.7	98.4		98.4	97.7	98.4	$15,780	$14,242	$1,538
Collegewood Elementary	Public	K-5	20725 East Collegewood Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5308	606	24	25.2	26.4%	19 (3.1%)	12 (2.0%)	182 (30.0%)	341 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	85.3	914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.5	1014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	100	55.7	55.7	68.9	59.0	65.1		64.5	70.2	65.0	59.4		64.8							$16,199	$15,446	$753
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							$22,678	$21,466	$1,212
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
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 Country Hollow	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-6483	654	25	26.4	20.3%	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	93 (14.2%)	515 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	94.7	356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		95	348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	8	60.2	60.2	83.5	78.4	73.6		78.2	89.4	84.5	68.8		80.0							$15,767	$15,430	$337
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Elementary

How many students attend Mesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Mesa Elementary.

What district is Mesa Elementary in?

Covina-Valley Unified

Is Mesa Elementary a good school?

Mesa Elementary ranks 1077^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Vista Middle
High : South Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Elementary?

Students at Mesa Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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