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Durfee Elementary

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Durfee Elementary ranks 4052 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4052^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Durfee Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 322 students in the El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, performing in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools with a 2-star rating and proficiency rates below state averages in English, Math, and Science.

The school shows notable strengths, particularly in its historical effectiveness with English Language Learner students, where it has ranked very high statewide, and it has made significant progress in reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic. However, performance is inconsistent year-to-year, and a concerning "5th grade slump" sees test scores drop dramatically compared to 4th grade. Within its own district, Durfee performs below the average in English but slightly above in Math, sitting between higher-performing schools like Valencia Academy of the Arts and lower-performing ones like South Ranchito Dual Language Academy.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools in other districts, such as Montebello Gardens Elementary in the Montebello Unified district, which achieves significantly higher rankings with similar student demographics and lower per-student spending. This suggests that different approaches can lead to better outcomes, and for Durfee, focusing on stabilizing performance, addressing the 5th grade transition, and leveraging its proven strengths with English Learners could be key to improvement.

322

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,749

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4220 South Durfee Ave.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-1709

(562) 801-7610

District: El Rancho Unified

Students who attend Durfee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Park Academy of the Arts
High:	El Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

Asian:

1.6%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of El Rancho Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

California avg41%

4,052^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the El Rancho Unified

922^nd of 1,543El Rancho 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	29.0	4052 of 5857	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3841 of 5869	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	3161 of 5859	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3388 of 5883	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3469 of 5789	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3561 of 5662	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.6	4297 of 5692	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	4059 of 5614	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3892 of 5611	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.6	4001 of 5530	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	4320 of 5390	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	4954 of 5377	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	4751 of 5314	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	4720 of 5193	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	3294 of 5113	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.9	3439 of 5113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.8	2951 of 4818	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.8	3297 of 4822	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.9	2695 of 4809	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	65.0	630 of 3245	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	651 of 3311	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4258 of 5597	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3736 of 5612	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3623 of 5609	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4384 of 5635	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3662 of 5492	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3504 of 5413	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3055 of 5107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2975 of 5107	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	1891 of 5087	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2347 of 5084	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2494 of 4963	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2468 of 4830	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3188 of 5460	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3405 of 5517	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	2100 of 5363	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	2407 of 5264	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	2507 of 5173	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2613 of 5084	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3630 of 5628	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3614 of 5643	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2640 of 5638	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	2451 of 5663	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	3053 of 5510	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3375 of 5431	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)81st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science21%-12 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
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-5	4220 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7610	322	13	24.7	78.3%	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	312 (96.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29	4052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%		31.2	3841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	211																	20.8		20.8	32.6	36.7	25.0				31.6	32.6	38.3	17.3				29.7	96.4			96.4			$20,749	$1,079	$19,670
North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	319	14	22.7	85.3%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.8	3078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.8	3543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	465																	17.7		17.7	39.2	56.6	33.3				43.2	51.0	41.5	15.7				36.1	95.9				95.9	97.3	$20,566	$1,096	$19,470
Montebello Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Pine St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 463-5191	230	11	21.2	87.8%	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (95.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.4	1998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		62	1982^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	16																	23.5		23.5	55.0	48.4	47.1				50.5	52.5	54.8	52.9				53.3	59.6	72.3	68.1	72.3	76.6	70.2	$15,882	$945	$14,937
South Ranchito Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	5241 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7660	351	16	21.9	84.6%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	4756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.1	4667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	89	10.5	11.4	0.0	6.7	36.8	22.7	30.2	29.6	10.5	29.6	3.8	14.1	2.6	6.8	1.9	3.7	18.9		18.9	10.5	32.6	33.3				26.5	13.2	34.1	13.2				20.0	95.4	96.9		95.4	96.9	96.9	$22,075	$1,275	$20,800
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	10626 East Orange Grove Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3200	324	15	21.1	83.6%	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	304 (93.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	35.5	3536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		42.8	3008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	528																	23.7		23.7	27.7	36.5	40.7				35.4	29.2	40.4	33.3				34.4	95.0	95.0	95.0				$18,989	$2,084	$16,905
La Merced Academy	Public	K-8	724 North Poplar Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5043	665	30	22.0	73.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	645 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.3	3324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		32.3	3753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	429																	23.4	55.0	32.8	44.9	28.4	27.7	60.3	63.6	67.5	42.9	47.8	26.9	22.3	46.6	30.0	56.1	35.8	69.3	84.7	81.0	79.6	78.8	80.3	$13,932	$992	$12,940
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Madison Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2435	366	16	23.5	88.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (97.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	4658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.2	4846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	188																	18.4		18.4	22.1	18.3	23.4				21.2	37.7	21.7	29.8				30.4	82.0	90.2	90.2	90.2	86.9	90.2	$13,667	$978	$12,689
Valencia Academy of the Arts	Public	K-5	9241 East Cosgrove St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7670	398	16	24.8	82.4%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (96.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	57.7	2187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		60.1	2063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	124																	40.4		40.4	38.2	56.5	57.9				50.5	39.7	54.3	31.6				42.6	96.6						$21,108	$1,019	$20,089
West Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3240	346	17	19.8	76.0%	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	307 (88.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	47.9	2705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		47.2	2724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	19		5.3		5.3		10.5		10.5		26.3		26.3		5.3		5.3	25.4		25.4	42.6	47.1	43.1				44.2	47.8	45.1	32.8				41.3							$19,953	$2,070	$17,883
Mill School and Technology Academy	Public	K-5	4030 South Workman Mill Rd.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3190	341	14	23.8	63.3%	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	303 (88.9%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	67.4	1717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%		83.9	999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	718																	40.0		40.0	62.8	29.7	64.8				54.9	74.5	35.1	45.5				53.2	93.0			94.7	94.7	93.0	$20,530	$2,055	$18,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Durfee Elementary

Is Durfee Elementary a good school?

Durfee Elementary ranks 4052^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Durfee Elementary in?

El Rancho Unified

What schools do graduates of Durfee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Durfee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Park Academy of the Arts
High : El Rancho High

How many students attend Durfee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Durfee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Durfee Elementary?

Students at Durfee Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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