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Wright Elementary

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Wright Elementary ranks 3010 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wright Elementary is a K-8 school serving 562 students in the El Monte City School District, where it performs around the middle compared to all California schools but shows particular strengths in supporting economically disadvantaged students and maintaining excellent student attendance.

The school has a notable pattern of stronger performance in middle school grades compared to elementary grades, and it excels with specific student groups, historically ranking very high for English Language Learners. However, a significant gender performance gap exists, with male students outperforming female students, and science proficiency is an area of concern, lagging behind both district and state averages. While the school's overall state ranking has declined in recent years, it maintains a chronic absenteeism rate that is among the best in the district and far better than the state average, indicating a strong school community where students regularly attend.

Compared to other schools in El Monte City, such as the higher-performing Legore Elementary and Cleminson Elementary, Wright serves a student population with a very high rate of economic need. Interestingly, nearby Rio Vista Elementary achieves much higher science proficiency with similar demographics, suggesting a potential area for Wright to focus on improvement by learning from local successes.

562

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,707

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11317 East McGirk Rd.
El Monte, CA 91732-1899

(626) 575-2333

District: El Monte City

Students who attend Wright Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arroyo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

Asian:

22.6%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,010^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,185^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	42.9	3010 of 5857	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2795 of 5869	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	2764 of 5859	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	3134 of 5883	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	2224 of 5789	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2299 of 5662	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.1	3361 of 5692	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	3359 of 5614	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.4	3296 of 5611	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	3074 of 5530	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.4	3366 of 5390	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	3071 of 5377	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.3	3160 of 5314	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	2743 of 5193	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.1	2310 of 5113	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	1428 of 5113	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	49.7	2211 of 4818	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.3	2282 of 4822	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.6	2029 of 4809	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	533 of 1203	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	586 of 1205	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	645 of 1190	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	817 of 1154	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	614 of 1149	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	638 of 1071	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	1175 of 3162	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	369 of 3245	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	419 of 3311	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	434 of 3275	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	988 of 3246	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	3446 of 5597	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2989 of 5612	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2716 of 5609	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	3321 of 5635	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2915 of 5492	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	2416 of 5413	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3700 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3602 of 5107	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2864 of 5087	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3305 of 5084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	2028 of 4963	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2350 of 4830	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	2079 of 5460	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2075 of 5517	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	1879 of 5363	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2138 of 5264	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	790 of 5173	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	996 of 5084	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	2495 of 5628	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	2429 of 5643	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	2660 of 5638	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2805 of 5663	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	1592 of 5510	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	2126 of 5431	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1185 of 2761	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	791 of 2783	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	642 of 2781	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	716 of 2740	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	833 of 2715	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	707 of 2480	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	53.8	1007 of 2508	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.3	1308 of 2497	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	1313 of 2477	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	1265 of 2379	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	1095 of 2259	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	1057 of 2236	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	1011 of 2179	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	895 of 2063	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	789 of 2005	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.5	612 of 1999	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	660 of 1804	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.8	722 of 1777	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	602 of 1769	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	365 of 739	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	186 of 743	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	84 of 715	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	220 of 733	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	211 of 745	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	284 of 700	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.2	232 of 1531	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	279 of 1491	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	279 of 1369	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.1	233 of 1478	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	73 of 1521	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	120 of 1540	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	176 of 1442	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	673 of 1364	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	1100 of 2533	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	937 of 2551	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	612 of 2531	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	842 of 2509	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	770 of 2380	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	647 of 2262	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1107 of 2395	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	608 of 2388	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	443 of 2374	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	563 of 2359	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	704 of 2213	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	553 of 2072	73.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 336	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	691 of 2542	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	408 of 2579	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	212 of 2531	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	204 of 2458	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	260 of 2369	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	236 of 2230	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	1142 of 2534	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	653 of 2552	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	603 of 2538	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	545 of 2527	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	784 of 2407	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	673 of 2273	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	586 of 1566	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	314 of 1531	79.5%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2022)100th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science25%-8 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 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
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							$20,707	$18,068	$2,639
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							$18,746	$16,112	$2,634
Cherrylee Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Buffington Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2326	292	13	22.4	80.8%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (74.7%)	70 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.8	3085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		38.5	3272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	187	15.0		15.0	25.7	36.6	42.5	57.4			42.4	37.1	36.6	30.0	36.4			35.1							$21,322	$18,646	$2,676
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							$18,232	$15,606	$2,626
Cleminson Elementary	Public	K-6	5213 North Daleview Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2327	316	14	22.5	65.5%	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (62.3%)	104 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	71.6	1523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		61.7	1994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	471	50.0		50.0	53.3	49.1	63.0	57.5			54.6	51.1	50.9	63.3	53.1			53.6							$21,228	$18,636	$2,592
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,120	50	22.3	73.1%	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	881 (78.7%)	219 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65.2	1831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		56.8	2198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	367	45.5	37.6	41.0	43.6	48.1	63.6	59.4	57.1	72.3	58.0	47.5	40.0	55.4	42.6	31.3	44.6	42.6	97.7	97.7	98.4	98.4	97.7	98.4	$19,341	$16,736	$2,605
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-8	4544 Maxson Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-2613	21	3	7.0	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (85.7%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$10,408	$7,836	$2,572
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							$19,161	$16,458	$2,703
Gidley Elementary	Public	K-8	10226 East Lower Azusa Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2323	454	25	18.1	82.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	333 (73.3%)	105 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68.8	1652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		77.3	1276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	376	26.3	32.8	32.0	33.3	65.2	36.8	60.0	57.9	48.8	53.0	53.3	61.5	63.2	65.4	37.6	35.9	42.8							$21,088	$18,412	$2,676
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-8	11425 Wildflower Rd.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2308	636	32	19.7	78.5%	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	496 (78.0%)	116 (18.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	31.4	3847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		35.8	3451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	396	16.4	21.6	19.7	29.2	40.9	34.8	39.2	49.2	48.7	42.5	30.0	27.3	25.4	29.6	40.5	21.4	29.7							$19,076	$16,416	$2,660

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Wright Elementary ranks 3010^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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El Monte City

How many students attend Wright Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Wright Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wright Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wright Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arroyo High

What is the racial makeup of Wright Elementary?

Students at Wright Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 23% Asian.

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