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Rowland Avenue Elementary

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Rowland Avenue Elementary ranks 1653 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rowland Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 423 students in West Covina, part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently above both district and state averages, which is particularly impressive when compared to other local schools with similar student populations, such as Cypress Elementary and Workman Avenue Elementary. A major strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.6%, far better than the district and state averages, suggesting a positive and engaging school environment that gets students to class regularly. While Manzanita Elementary in the same district has higher test scores, Rowland Avenue performs remarkably well considering it serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to schools in the neighboring West Covina Unified district, Rowland Avenue's performance is solid; it is similar to Vine Elementary but outperforms Cameron Elementary, while Merced Elementary shows higher proficiency. Parents should note that while the school has shown some year-to-year variation in its statewide ranking, it maintains a strong 4-star rating and demonstrates a clear ability to help students succeed.

423

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,957

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1355 East Rowland Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790-1845

(626) 974-4700

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Students who attend Rowland Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Traweek Middle
High:	Covina High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

Asian:

14.7%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!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 school52%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,653^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	68.8	1653 of 5857	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	1241 of 5869	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	1600 of 5859	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	1627 of 5883	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	2040 of 5789	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	1416 of 5662	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	1700 of 5692	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	66.9	1668 of 5614	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.7	1720 of 5611	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.1	1218 of 5530	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	1137 of 5390	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	1319 of 5377	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	55.7	2238 of 5314	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	2072 of 5193	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.1	1943 of 5113	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.5	2042 of 5113	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	1703 of 4818	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.8	2016 of 4822	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	2294 of 4809	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	589 of 1205	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1390 of 5597	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	1591 of 5612	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	1848 of 5609	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	1662 of 5635	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1873 of 5492	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	1278 of 5413	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	695 of 5107	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	486 of 5107	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	722 of 5087	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	762 of 5084	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	1042 of 4963	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	395 of 4830	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1087 of 5460	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	558 of 5517	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	823 of 5363	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	952 of 5264	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	996 of 5173	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	474 of 5084	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1914 of 5628	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.6	981 of 5643	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	1319 of 5638	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	1503 of 5663	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	2091 of 5510	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	1535 of 5431	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	959 of 2847	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.9	2548 of 2635	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)51st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science44%+11 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 (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
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
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
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							$19,409	$2,346	$17,063
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	$20,417	$1,978	$18,439
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							$22,304	$1,507	$20,797
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							$21,085	$1,287	$19,798
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
Merlinda Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Valinda Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1720	460	20	22.7	88.5%	12 (2.6%)	14 (3.0%)	333 (72.4%)	91 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	52.8	2448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		52.5	2428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	20	39.1	39.1	45.5	39.7	52.2	51.1	47.0	38.6	28.1	42.0	46.8	38.4	97.3				97.3		$19,981	$2,141	$17,840
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowland Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rowland Avenue Elementary?

Students at Rowland Avenue Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rowland Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Rowland Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rowland Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rowland Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Traweek Middle
High : Covina High

Is Rowland Avenue Elementary a good school?

Rowland Avenue Elementary ranks 1653^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Rowland Avenue Elementary in?

Covina-Valley Unified

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