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Arroyo High

Q: Is Arroyo High a good school?

Arroyo High ranks 541 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 75% of California high schools

Summary

Arroyo High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving about 1,638 students in grades 9-12 within the El Monte Union High district, consistently earning above-average state rankings while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school stands out for its strong and steady academic performance, particularly in English, and its exceptional support for students who need it most, including English learners and students experiencing homelessness. It boasts a high graduation rate and better student attendance than both the district and state averages. While its math scores are solid, science proficiency is an area for growth, a challenge shared with other schools in the El Monte Union High district. Within its own district, Arroyo High is a top performer alongside Rosemead High, and it significantly outperforms nearby Mountain View High.

An interesting comparison is with the elite Arcadia High, located just 2.7 miles away in a wealthier area; while Arcadia High scores higher overall, Arroyo High's achievement is notable given the greater economic challenges its students face. The school also achieves its strong results efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools with lower outcomes.

1,638

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,757

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4921 North Cedar Ave.
El Monte, CA 91732-1099

(626) 444-9201

District: El Monte Union High

Feeder schools for Arroyo High:

Elementary:	Cherrylee Elementary
	Cleminson Elementary
	Durfee Elementary
	Legore Elementary
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	Rio Hondo Elementary
	Rio Vista Elementary
	Wright Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

Asian:

24.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg42%

California avg41%

541^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the El Monte Union High

627^th of 1,543El Monte Union High 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	72.8	541 of 2162	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	476 of 2159	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	445 of 2170	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	469 of 2123	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	457 of 2133	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	580 of 2017	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	531 of 2021	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	468 of 2039	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	600 of 1994	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.2	415 of 2426	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	288 of 2354	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.4	259 of 2367	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	65.3	390 of 2281	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	61.1	442 of 2238	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.0	392 of 2117	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	61.1	437 of 2063	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.6	442 of 1968	77.5%	★★★★☆
2005	60.3	405 of 1901	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	58.4	365 of 1653	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	210 of 585	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	157 of 573	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	195 of 591	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	200 of 581	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	216 of 582	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	263 of 581	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	344 of 1161	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	239 of 1117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	471 of 1052	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	118 of 1085	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	413 of 1064	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	250 of 1044	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	102 of 941	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	139 of 938	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	479 of 1906	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	473 of 1915	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	429 of 1915	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	471 of 1858	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	483 of 1833	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	562 of 1760	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	587 of 1900	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	586 of 1902	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	578 of 1917	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	579 of 1861	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	538 of 1814	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	680 of 1742	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	43 of 410	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	47 of 328	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	35 of 299	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	20 of 290	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	422 of 2013	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	301 of 2026	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	269 of 2030	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	233 of 1943	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	256 of 1937	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	359 of 1862	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	522 of 1942	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	434 of 1948	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	445 of 1963	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	420 of 1916	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	419 of 1880	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	566 of 1834	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	494 of 1252	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	574 of 1216	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	322 of 1197	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.2	577 of 1222	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.8	179 of 1173	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

White (2019)53rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science15%-17 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arroyo High	Public	9-12	4921 North Cedar Ave.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 444-9201	1,638	78	21.1	84.1%	28 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1,185 (72.3%)	407 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	72.8	541^st of 2162 public high schools	75.0%		75.6	476^th of 2159 public high schools	78.0%	65	10.0	18.0	15.3	61.2	61.2	40.2	40.2	$30,757	$28,908	$1,849
El Monte Union High School Community Day	Public	9-12	5050 Kings Row	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 258-4943	25	3	7.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0			$94,177	$88,930	$5,247
Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High	Public	10-12	12347 Ramona Blvd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 442-0481	293	17	17.0	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	1860^th of 2162 public high schools	14.0%		17.4	1753^rd of 2159 public high schools	18.8%	107	0.0	9.5	6.3	16.1	16.1	3.4	3.4	$46,470	$45,458	$1,012
Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12731 Ramona Blvd. Ste. 201	Irwindale	91706	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 814-0161	219	9	24.7	85.8%	21 (9.6%)	3 (1.4%)	185 (84.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	58	878^th of 2162 public high schools	59.4%		47.3	1072^nd of 2159 public high schools	50.3%	194		18.8	18.8	56.7	56.7	25.4	25.4
El Monte High	Public	9-12	3048 North Tyler Ave.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 444-7701	1,383	68	20.2	95.8%	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1,187 (85.8%)	177 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	78.7	434^th of 2162 public high schools	79.9%		72.4	532^nd of 2159 public high schools	75.4%	98	0.0	16.7	10.5	69.9	69.9	40.9	40.9	$34,918	$32,602	$2,316
Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center	Public	9-12	5830 Kauffman Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5113	34	4	8.4	61.8%	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (58.8%)	7 (20.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	19.2	1709^th of 2162 public high schools	21.0%		20.8	1684^th of 2159 public high schools	22.0%	25		15.4	15.4	7.7	7.7	0.0	0.0	$65,130	$63,738	$1,392
Sierra Vista High	Public	9-12	3600 North Frazier St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-7741	1,650	81	20.2	87.9%	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,429 (86.6%)	193 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	73.6	525^th of 2162 public high schools	75.7%		65	651^st of 2159 public high schools	69.8%	126	36.1		35.5	67.2	67.2	37.1	37.1	$24,368	$20,316	$4,052
Arcadia High	Public	9-12	180 Campus Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-1711	2,939	119	24.7	25.5%	263 (8.9%)	50 (1.7%)	515 (17.5%)	1,975 (67.2%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	125 (4.3%)	89.6	205^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%		91.7	184^th of 2159 public high schools	91.5%	21	57.1	25.0	56.0	66.9	66.9	62.3	62.3	$23,233	$21,622	$1,611
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2900 Pkwy. Dr.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-6181	1,123	57	19.8	96.2%	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1,046 (93.1%)	67 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36.5	1342^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%		37.1	1311^th of 2159 public high schools	39.3%	31	8.3	21.7	17.1	45.7	45.7	10.9	10.9	$39,226	$37,130	$2,096
Rosemead High	Public	9-12	9063 East Mission Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3141	1,691	74	22.9	85.8%	16 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	855 (50.6%)	792 (46.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	82.3	374^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		89.1	249^th of 2159 public high schools	88.5%	125	20.0	14.3	17.1	70.0	70.0	46.0	46.0	$27,066	$25,266	$1,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Arroyo High

Is Arroyo High a good school?

Arroyo High ranks 541^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo High?

Students at Arroyo High are 72% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Arroyo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,638 students attended Arroyo High.

What schools feed into Arroyo High?

Arroyo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherrylee Elementary
Elementary : Cleminson Elementary
Elementary : Durfee Elementary
Elementary : Legore Elementary
Elementary : Rio Hondo Elementary
Elementary : Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary : Wright Elementary

What district is Arroyo High in?

El Monte Union High

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