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South Ranchito Dual Language Academy

Public Grades K-5

4756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

South Ranchito Dual Language Academy is a K-5 elementary school serving 351 students in Pico Rivera, California, operating within the El Rancho Unified School District with a specialized focus on bilingual education.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools with a 1-star rating. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts (26.52%) and Mathematics (20%) are notably lower than both the district and state averages. This underperformance is pronounced when compared to other schools in the same district, such as Valencia Academy of the Arts and Rio Vista Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve significantly higher scores. Despite receiving more funding per student than most nearby schools and having a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio, these academic struggles have persisted for years.

The school's dual-language program shows mixed results, with students performing above average in Spanish listening but very poorly in Spanish reading. A positive note is a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut by more than half since 2022. For parents, the key considerations are the school's specialized language focus, its substantial academic performance gap compared to neighboring schools, and its recent success in improving student attendance.

351

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,424

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5241 South Passons Blvd.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-2826

(562) 801-7660

District: El Rancho Unified

Students who attend South Ranchito Dual Language Academy usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.4%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,756^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	20.8	4756 of 5857	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4667 of 5869	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4541 of 5859	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4569 of 5883	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4729 of 5789	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	4042 of 5662	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	5116 of 5692	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	4700 of 5614	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	4673 of 5611	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	4223 of 5530	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	4806 of 5390	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	4841 of 5377	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	3985 of 5314	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	4071 of 5193	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	3325 of 5113	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	2776 of 5113	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.4	3347 of 4818	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.8	3289 of 4822	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	14.7	4361 of 4809	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	1734 of 3162	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2106 of 3245	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	2110 of 3311	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3105 of 3275	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	1201 of 3246	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4403 of 5597	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4742 of 5612	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4116 of 5609	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4693 of 5635	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4612 of 5492	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4469 of 5413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3758 of 5107	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3584 of 5107	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3402 of 5087	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3463 of 5084	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3616 of 4963	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2968 of 4830	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4411 of 5460	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3869 of 5517	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3537 of 5363	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3689 of 5264	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3691 of 5173	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2878 of 5084	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4674 of 5628	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3964 of 5643	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4520 of 5638	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4106 of 5663	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4176 of 5510	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3291 of 5431	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)45th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening30%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Writing14%-3 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading4%-4 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 (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	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 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 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
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	$17,424	$16,616	$808
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						$16,776	$15,938	$838
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	$17,831	$16,964	$867
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	8809 Coffman-Pico Rd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7640	370	15	24.6	83.5%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57.2	2201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		44.6	2884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	683																	32.8		32.8	51.8	51.8	45.9			49.7	62.5	41.1	32.8			45.1	92.9			96.5	96.5		$17,282	$16,480	$802
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							$17,743	$14,002	$3,741
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	$19,435	$17,306	$2,129
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				$15,827	$12,070	$3,757
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			$18,548	$17,512	$1,036
Daniel Phelan Language Academy	Public	K-5	7150 South Cully Ave.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3210	507	21	24.6	64.5%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	488 (96.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	75.1	1364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		73.6	1430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	66		14.0		14.0		12.0		12.0		42.0		42.0		14.0		14.0	31.6		31.6	58.7	53.7	72.4			61.4	68.0	48.2	75.0			63.3							$20,436	$16,696	$3,740
Whittier Independent Study	Public	K-8	11532 Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3038	67	2	33.5	76.1%	3 (4.5%)	3 (4.5%)	56 (83.6%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)																		22.6	26.3				21.4	38.7	35.4				50.0	38.7	38.5							$23,419	$7,652	$15,767

Frequently Asked Questions about South Ranchito Dual Language Academy

How many students attend South Ranchito Dual Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended South Ranchito Dual Language Academy.

Is South Ranchito Dual Language Academy a good school?

South Ranchito Dual Language Academy ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of South Ranchito Dual Language Academy attend?

Students who attend South Ranchito Dual Language Academy usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of South Ranchito Dual Language Academy?

Students at South Ranchito Dual Language Academy are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is South Ranchito Dual Language Academy in?

El Rancho Unified

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