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Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences ranks 2272 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences is a public K-5 elementary school serving 376 students in the El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, and it has shown impressive academic improvement in recent years, now ranking above average statewide.

The school has a real strength in mathematics, where student scores are significantly higher than the El Rancho Unified district average and beat the state average by a solid margin; this "math advantage" is a standout compared to other local schools like Rio Vista Elementary and Birney Technical Academy. However, a major challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which is higher here than at the district and state level, and notably higher than at nearby schools such as Rivera Elementary; improving attendance is a key opportunity for further growth.

When looking at performance by grade, fourth graders at Magee excel, especially in English, but scores dip in fifth grade, suggesting a focus area. While the school performs well within its own district, some schools in neighboring districts like Downey Unified (e.g., Price (Maude) Elementary) achieve higher scores with similar student funding, indicating that district-level factors also play a role in school performance.

376

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,928

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 Serapis Ave.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-5141

(562) 801-7620

District: El Rancho Unified

Students who attend Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences usually attend:

Middle:	STEAM Academy @ Burke
High:	El Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

White:

1.3%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,272^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 52 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	55.5	2272 of 5857	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2831 of 5869	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	3511 of 5859	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3454 of 5883	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4077 of 5789	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3613 of 5662	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	4104 of 5692	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	3442 of 5614	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.9	5109 of 5611	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	4128 of 5530	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	3547 of 5390	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.8	4552 of 5377	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	3209 of 5314	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.8	3725 of 5193	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.6	2628 of 5113	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	2916 of 5113	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	2456 of 4818	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.9	3490 of 4822	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	3846 of 4809	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	2062 of 3162	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1483 of 3245	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	947 of 3311	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	2656 of 3275	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2099 of 3246	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	1940 of 5597	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	2905 of 5612	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3159 of 5609	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3867 of 5635	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3295 of 5492	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3063 of 5413	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	1058 of 5107	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1462 of 5107	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	2166 of 5087	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2262 of 5084	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	2846 of 4963	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2527 of 4830	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	1015 of 5460	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	2060 of 5517	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2792 of 5363	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3202 of 5264	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	3112 of 5173	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	3232 of 5084	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	2568 of 5628	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2615 of 5643	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	3599 of 5638	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2815 of 5663	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	4550 of 5510	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4015 of 5431	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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 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 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 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
Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	K-5	8200 Serapis Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7620	376	14	26.8	82.2%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	366 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55.5	2272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		45.5	2831^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	559	34.9	34.9	43.4	59.3	38.7		46.7	48.1	50.0	37.5		45.3							$16,928	$16,010	$918
Birney Technical Academy	Public	K-5	8501 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7600	344	15	22.9	80.8%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	2852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		47.7	2688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	164	32.7	32.7	38.5	42.9	51.9		44.4	30.8	42.0	32.7		35.1	96.6						$18,233	$17,410	$823
Unsworth (Edith) Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Lindsey Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3576	633	29	21.8	75.0%	37 (5.8%)	16 (2.5%)	544 (85.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	74.3	1409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		74.1	1408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	1	34.6	34.6	63.6	63.2	55.5		60.7	72.0	57.9	45.5		58.0	94.4	96.3	98.2	94.4	95.4	94.4	$27,358	$26,582	$776
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		33.3	3657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	240	25.6	25.6	35.1	34.9	47.1		39.3	36.5	38.6	21.2		31.8							$17,099	$16,286	$813
Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3583	788	31	25.4	66.9%	78 (9.9%)	16 (2.0%)	662 (84.0%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	58.9	2125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		53.6	2369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	244	32.4	32.4	54.6	47.3	55.3		52.7	52.3	44.6	35.5		43.9	94.0	94.7	97.7	94.0	95.5	94.0	$19,894	$19,414	$480
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-6	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	307	14	21.9	86.6%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	294 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46.5	2793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		66.9	1735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	1058	24.4	24.4	14.3	37.2	53.7	60.0	43.4	28.6	37.2	29.3	52.5	37.5	88.9				92.6		$31,836	$28,670	$3,166
Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	260	13	20.0	75.4%	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	243 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	74.6	1395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		56.1	2233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	838	43.8	43.8	62.8	64.9	64.6		64.1	62.8	56.8	35.4		50.8	95.4				95.4		$19,326	$17,822	$1,504
Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 South Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3575	757	31	24.4	71.6%	49 (6.5%)	11 (1.5%)	664 (87.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	1469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		75.7	1347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	122	57.3	57.3	45.0	62.7	65.0		58.1	42.3	55.6	54.5		51.1	98.4						$24,740	$24,220	$520
Ada S. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 South Vicki Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0615	358	14	25.5	84.1%	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	328 (91.6%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60	2069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.6	1952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	117	26.9	26.9	45.2	54.9	59.6	52.5	53.5	56.8	47.1	37.7	37.5	44.7							$24,551	$22,430	$2,121
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11500 East Joslin St.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8655	457	21	21.7	72.2%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (91.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	59	2120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		60.8	2037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	83	23.7	23.7	52.9	50.6	57.7		54.0	57.1	50.6	35.1		46.4	86.6	91.5	90.2	90.2	91.5	90.2	$16,072	$14,600	$1,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences

What district is Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences in?

El Rancho Unified

Is Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences a good school?

Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences ranks 2272^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences attend?

Students who attend Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences usually go on to attend:

Middle : STEAM Academy @ Burke
High : El Rancho High

How many students attend Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences?

Students at Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

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