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Durfee Elementary

Public Grades K-8
1778th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 69% of California elementary schools
Summary

Durfee Elementary is a K–8 school serving 1,120 students in El Monte, California, in the El Monte City district. Its strongest overall finding is that 2025–2026 proficiency results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science were all above both district and state averages, and Durfee ranked second among nearby schools with current results in each subject.

ELA is Durfee’s clearest strength: 58% of students were proficient, compared with 51% in the district and 49% statewide. Math proficiency was 46% (4 points above the district and 8 above the state); science was 37% (2 points above the district and 1 above the state). Nearby Legore Elementary led in all three subjects, with the largest gaps in math and science. Results also vary by grade: sixth grade was a standout in ELA and math, while fourth-grade ELA was 44%—below district and state results and fourth among nine nearby schools, behind Legore, Cherrylee, and Kenmore. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

Durfee’s scores have risen since 2022–2023: about 3 percentage points in ELA and 6 points each in math and science, though the latest science result fell 4 points from the prior year. SchoolDigger ranks Durfee at the 69th statewide percentile and gives it 3 stars; only nearby Legore ranks higher, at the 78th percentile with 4 stars. SchoolDigger’s group-specific rankings also indicate strong results for Special Education Students (88th percentile in 2025–2026) and Homeless Students (98th percentile in 2024–2025). As context, Durfee’s 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 73%, the lowest among nearby schools with that measure, while its student-teacher ratio was 22.3—around the local middle-to-higher range. Chronic absenteeism improved from 17% in 2021–2022 to 8% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 9% and state’s 18%.

1,120
Students ?
22.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,341
Per pupil spending ?
73.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 12233 Star St.
       El Monte, CA  91732-1799

(626) 443-3900

District: El Monte City


Students who attend Durfee Elementary usually attend:

High:    Arroyo High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.7%
Asian:
19.6%
White:
0.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the California median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg44%
California avg42%
Elementary school
1,778th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 41% (2016) to top 31% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
637th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 14Elementary Schools in the El Monte City
530th of 1,530El 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202666.11778 of 581769.4%★★★☆☆
202565.21831 of 585768.7%★★★☆☆
202456.82198 of 586962.5%★★★☆☆
202358.02139 of 585963.5%★★★☆☆
202258.52103 of 588364.3%★★★☆☆
201959.02128 of 578963.2%★★★☆☆
201861.61973 of 566265.2%★★★☆☆
201758.72082 of 569263.4%★★★☆☆
201654.02293 of 561459.2%★★★☆☆
201538.03132 of 561144.2%★★☆☆☆
201341.13246 of 553041.3%★★☆☆☆
201244.52977 of 539044.8%★★☆☆☆
201148.82669 of 537750.4%★★★☆☆
201034.13544 of 531433.3%★★☆☆☆
200923.34187 of 519319.4%★☆☆☆☆
200818.54435 of 511313.3%★☆☆☆☆
200719.74315 of 511315.6%★☆☆☆☆
200617.34183 of 481813.2%★☆☆☆☆
200525.83564 of 482226.1%★☆☆☆☆
200435.62909 of 480939.5%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.0551 of 121054.5%★★★☆☆
202566.5486 of 120359.6%★★★☆☆
202452.0736 of 120538.9%★★☆☆☆
202335.1873 of 119026.6%★☆☆☆☆
202246.3763 of 115433.9%★★☆☆☆
201957.6598 of 114948.0%★★☆☆☆
201847.1708 of 107133.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201843.0951 of 212855.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202455.7892 of 316271.8%★★★★☆
202366.3600 of 324581.5%★★★★☆
202275.3375 of 331188.7%★★★★☆
201950.61216 of 327562.9%★★★☆☆
201860.8824 of 324674.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.51469 of 558173.7%★★★★☆
202567.31632 of 559770.8%★★★★☆
202456.32112 of 561262.4%★★★☆☆
202359.91949 of 560965.3%★★★☆☆
202256.92062 of 563563.4%★★★☆☆
201952.02391 of 549256.5%★★★☆☆
201861.91885 of 541365.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.11096 of 509478.5%★★★★☆
202570.81173 of 510777.0%★★★★☆
202461.41598 of 510768.7%★★★☆☆
202368.41262 of 508775.2%★★★★☆
202263.31462 of 508471.2%★★★★☆
201954.61995 of 496359.8%★★★☆☆
201862.61505 of 483068.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202594.38 of 42998.1%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.51379 of 542374.6%★★★★☆
202574.01045 of 546080.9%★★★★☆
202465.41481 of 551773.2%★★★★☆
202366.51414 of 536373.6%★★★★☆
202278.1826 of 526484.3%★★★★☆
201978.6781 of 517384.9%★★★★☆
201879.6700 of 508486.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.72002 of 560364.3%★★★☆☆
202561.21921 of 562865.9%★★★☆☆
202455.52197 of 564361.1%★★★☆☆
202355.02176 of 563861.4%★★★☆☆
202258.52035 of 566364.1%★★★☆☆
201963.61797 of 551067.4%★★★☆☆
201860.21924 of 543164.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202682.2338 of 292788.5%★★★★☆
202566.5631 of 284777.8%★★★★☆
202338.61265 of 242047.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.1637 of 274076.8%★★★★☆
202568.6703 of 276174.5%★★★★☆
202469.9689 of 278375.2%★★★★☆
202372.4627 of 278177.5%★★★★☆
202268.7711 of 274074.1%★★★★☆
201964.3810 of 271570.2%★★★★☆
201869.2663 of 248073.3%★★★★☆
201768.0712 of 250871.6%★★★★☆
201674.5561 of 249777.5%★★★★☆
201562.0824 of 247766.7%★★★☆☆
201361.9836 of 237964.9%★★★☆☆
201252.81030 of 225954.4%★★★☆☆
201148.81126 of 223649.6%★★☆☆☆
201045.81144 of 217947.5%★★☆☆☆
200943.61117 of 206345.9%★★☆☆☆
200837.61226 of 200538.9%★★☆☆☆
200736.31211 of 199939.4%★★☆☆☆
200625.41359 of 180424.7%★☆☆☆☆
200534.11121 of 177736.9%★★☆☆☆
200440.3981 of 176944.5%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.3307 of 77760.5%★★★☆☆
202558.7364 of 73950.7%★★★☆☆
202460.5345 of 74353.6%★★★☆☆
202358.4344 of 71551.9%★★★☆☆
202263.6313 of 73357.3%★★★☆☆
201961.1339 of 74554.5%★★★☆☆
201860.9333 of 70052.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201951.4531 of 149164.4%★★★☆☆
201852.5453 of 136966.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202461.7247 of 147883.3%★★★★☆
202368.2192 of 152187.4%★★★★☆
202258.7323 of 154079.0%★★★★☆
201963.0267 of 144281.5%★★★★☆
201840.7598 of 136456.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202671.4603 of 251676.0%★★★★☆
202566.0701 of 253372.3%★★★★☆
202465.6708 of 255172.2%★★★★☆
202368.2664 of 253173.8%★★★★☆
202267.0669 of 250973.3%★★★★☆
201959.6841 of 238064.7%★★★☆☆
201867.2646 of 226271.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202675.1419 of 235782.2%★★★★☆
202572.9481 of 239579.9%★★★★☆
202468.8533 of 238877.7%★★★★☆
202376.5369 of 237484.5%★★★★☆
202267.8550 of 235976.7%★★★★☆
201957.5744 of 221366.4%★★★☆☆
201868.0493 of 207276.2%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202684.834 of 44292.3%★★★★★
202299.82 of 33699.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.0347 of 252986.3%★★★★☆
202577.6390 of 254284.7%★★★★☆
202478.5378 of 257985.3%★★★★☆
202385.8234 of 253190.8%★★★★★
202285.6211 of 245891.4%★★★★★
201979.3318 of 236986.6%★★★★☆
201882.9232 of 223089.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.2621 of 251475.3%★★★★☆
202568.4650 of 253474.3%★★★★☆
202471.4600 of 255276.5%★★★★☆
202373.4557 of 253878.1%★★★★☆
202268.8643 of 252774.6%★★★★☆
201966.7670 of 240772.2%★★★★☆
201867.5623 of 227372.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202651.9574 of 160564.2%★★★☆☆
202546.9639 of 156659.2%★★★☆☆
202343.9685 of 153155.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Homeless (2025)98th percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2026)88th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2018)55th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2026)92nd percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)76th percentile~ school
Male (2026)75th percentile~ school
Disabled (2019)64th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)64th percentile-13 vs school
Asian (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state
Mathematics46%+8 vs state
Science37%~ state avg

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Students who attend Durfee Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arroyo High

Durfee Elementary ranks 1778th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Durfee Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 20% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,120 students attended Durfee Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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