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Columbia Elementary

Q: Is Columbia Elementary a good school?

Columbia Elementary ranks 3976 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Columbia Elementary is a K-8 school serving 706 students in the El Monte City School District, consistently ranking in the lower third of California elementary schools with a current 2-star rating.

Academically, the school performs below both district and state averages in all core subjects, with particular challenges in mathematics and science where less than 30% of students are proficient. The school has a high student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1, which is the highest among comparable local schools like Legore Elementary (19.1:1) and Rio Vista Elementary (15.4:1). However, Columbia has made significant progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022.

An interesting finding is the performance disparity within the same district; nearby Legore Elementary achieves significantly higher proficiency rates in English and Math. This suggests that examining the practices of higher-performing schools within the El Monte City district could provide strategies for improvement. While Columbia faces challenges, its recent success in improving attendance indicates potential for positive change if similar focus can be applied to academic outcomes.

706

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,308

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 North California
El Monte, CA 91731-3136

(626) 575-2306

District: El Monte City

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually attend:

High:

El Monte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

Asian:

8.5%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,976^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,395^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the El Monte City

639^th of 1,543El Monte City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	3976 of 5857	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3861 of 5869	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4053 of 5859	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3578 of 5883	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3769 of 5789	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3622 of 5662	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	3528 of 5692	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	3204 of 5614	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	3055 of 5611	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	3274 of 5530	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	2802 of 5390	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	3240 of 5377	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.5	4257 of 5314	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	4015 of 5193	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	4409 of 5113	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	4491 of 5113	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	3585 of 4818	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	3650 of 4822	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3779 of 4809	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	1842 of 3162	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1002 of 3245	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	2128 of 3311	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1938 of 3275	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1885 of 3246	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3964 of 5597	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3666 of 5612	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4188 of 5609	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3272 of 5635	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3789 of 5492	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3524 of 5413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3494 of 5107	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3314 of 5107	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3178 of 5087	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2859 of 5084	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3023 of 4963	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2791 of 4830	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	166 of 364	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	139 of 335	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3199 of 5460	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3210 of 5517	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2922 of 5363	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2446 of 5264	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2818 of 5173	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2588 of 5084	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3667 of 5628	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3788 of 5643	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3509 of 5638	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3625 of 5663	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3417 of 5510	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3491 of 5431	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1395 of 2761	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	1021 of 2783	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	1012 of 2781	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1026 of 2740	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1193 of 2715	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	964 of 2480	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.3	859 of 2508	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	975 of 2497	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	1025 of 2477	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.6	1061 of 2379	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.4	1090 of 2259	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.7	912 of 2236	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.1	1282 of 2179	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.5	1200 of 2063	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.8	1490 of 2005	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1639 of 1999	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	1430 of 1804	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	1457 of 1777	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	1318 of 1769	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	456 of 739	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.6	178 of 743	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	230 of 715	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	269 of 733	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	408 of 745	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	298 of 700	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	1026 of 1531	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	468 of 1491	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	818 of 1369	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.3	276 of 1478	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	420 of 1521	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	229 of 1540	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	499 of 1442	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	416 of 1364	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1339 of 2533	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	944 of 2551	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	921 of 2531	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	996 of 2509	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1225 of 2380	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	979 of 2262	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1080 of 2395	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	707 of 2388	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	700 of 2374	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	770 of 2359	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	897 of 2213	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	664 of 2072	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	74 of 477	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	99 of 394	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	25 of 320	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	11 of 336	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	891 of 2542	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	641 of 2579	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	503 of 2531	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	496 of 2458	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	644 of 2369	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	429 of 2230	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1292 of 2534	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	985 of 2552	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	954 of 2538	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	921 of 2527	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	994 of 2407	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	871 of 2273	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	1378 of 1552	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1518 of 1531	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2024)54th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	3400 North California	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2306	706	30	23.7	90.4%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	638 (90.4%)	60 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	3976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		30.9	3861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	115																	16.7	18.6	18.1	32.7	21.1	27.6	41.7	49.4	47.2	40.6	41.1	22.7	25.0	38.3	27.4	23.5	28.0							$25,308	$5,580	$19,728
Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	516	27	19.1	86.2%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	435 (84.3%)	76 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.9	1685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	229																	27.8		27.8	58.9	62.5	54.9	52.1			56.7	64.3	49.2	37.5	36.1			45.6							$24,729	$5,500	$19,229
New Lexington Elementary	Public	K-6	10410 East Bodger St.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2320	313	16	20.1	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	172 (55.0%)	135 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61.1	2015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		47	2730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	715																	14.3		14.3	44.9	48.7	42.9	69.2			50.0	61.5	57.1	39.3	42.3			52.7							$27,426	$5,799	$21,627
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 North Esto	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2310	294	19	15.4	80.3%	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	180 (61.2%)	102 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	60	2074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		66.2	1770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	304																	51.9		51.9	27.8	44.4	59.3	66.7			49.0	38.9	51.1	37.0	46.2			44.2							$25,018	$5,563	$19,455
Wilkerson Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 North Doreen Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2331	325	16	20.3	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	281 (86.5%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	2295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		49.3	2588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	293																	25.0		25.0	48.6	38.6	52.2	70.0			52.1	44.4	39.3	32.7	49.0			41.2							$25,921	$5,782	$20,139
Willard F. Payne Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Mountain View Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4900	534	29	18.7	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (94.9%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	5520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.7	5417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	103	2.6	8.0	0.0	3.5	47.4	8.0	30.4	31.4	7.9	12.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	2.3	5.3		5.3	13.7	21.3	19.7	36.1			23.2	11.0	13.8	2.6	10.3			9.5	92.9	94.3	94.3	92.9	94.3	92.9	$28,043	$7,233	$20,810
Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	12043 Exline St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4700	601	32	18.8	93.3%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	550 (91.5%)	46 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.1	4032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		23.3	4555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	523																	22.0		22.0	29.3	18.3	46.0	39.1			34.3	24.0	15.5	32.3	21.7			24.2	93.9	95.0		96.0	93.9	96.0	$26,348	$6,537	$19,811
Shirpser Elementary	Public	K-6	4020 North Gibson Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2393	440	20	21.9	90.5%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (93.4%)	24 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	2739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		38.4	3280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	541																	35.3		35.3	41.2	35.2	58.7	47.6			45.0	47.9	31.6	35.3	25.8			35.5							$25,695	$5,676	$20,019
Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Schmidt Rd.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4600	438	22	20.3	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	417 (95.2%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	5144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		15.3	5275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	131																	9.3		9.3	32.8	33.3	13.0	31.3			28.0	24.6	13.3	5.6	9.4			13.4	92.4	95.5	95.5	92.4	95.5	95.5	$26,225	$6,272	$19,953
Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 East McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2333	562	26	21.4	87.5%	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	424 (75.4%)	127 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42.9	3010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		46	2795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	215																	33.3	21.4	25.0	38.9	40.0	41.5	41.7	53.5	45.1	45.2	33.3	40.0	29.6	33.3	43.6	28.4	35.0							$25,693	$5,635	$20,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Elementary

What district is Columbia Elementary in?

El Monte City

What schools do graduates of Columbia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : El Monte High

Is Columbia Elementary a good school?

Columbia Elementary ranks 3976^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Columbia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Elementary?

Students at Columbia Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

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