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Monterey Vista Elementary

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Monterey Vista Elementary ranks 608 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Vista Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 542 students in Monterey Park, part of the Garvey Elementary district, which consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of all California elementary schools.

The school achieves exceptional academic results, particularly in mathematics, and provides outstanding support for economically disadvantaged students and English learners, ranking in the 94th to 99th percentiles for these groups statewide. A key finding is that Monterey Vista accomplishes this with a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby schools like Willard (Frances E.) Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary, suggesting highly effective teaching and a strong school culture. It also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism, at less than half the district average, indicating excellent student engagement.

When compared to other high-performing neighbors, only Duff Language Magnet Academy matches its academic prowess, though Duff has a smaller class size. The school's performance has been remarkably consistent over a decade, though a slight recent dip in its star rating and a small gender performance gap are areas to watch. Overall, Monterey Vista demonstrates that a focus on effective instruction and a positive school environment can lead to elite outcomes even with moderate resources.

542

Students ?

27.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,855

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 East Graves Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91755-4223

(626) 307-3300

District: Garvey Elementary

Students who attend Monterey Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Garvey (Richard) Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

79.5%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

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 school70%

District avg52%

California avg41%

608^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Garvey Elementary

423^rd of 1,543Garvey Elementary 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	91.0	608 of 5857	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	446 of 5869	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	409 of 5859	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	522 of 5883	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	314 of 5789	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	389 of 5662	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	515 of 5692	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	802 of 5614	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.4	1017 of 5611	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.3	1211 of 5530	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.7	1643 of 5390	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	1783 of 5377	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.7	1196 of 5314	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	1377 of 5193	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	1007 of 5113	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	1306 of 5113	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	1288 of 4818	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.1	1089 of 4822	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	1266 of 4809	73.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	643 of 1203	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	619 of 1205	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	492 of 1190	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	499 of 1154	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	445 of 1149	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	348 of 1071	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.7	107 of 3162	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	188 of 3245	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	44 of 3311	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	263 of 3275	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	172 of 3246	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	358 of 5597	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	336 of 5612	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	414 of 5609	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	485 of 5635	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	237 of 5492	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	491 of 5413	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	730 of 5107	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	303 of 5107	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	827 of 5087	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	1258 of 5084	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	232 of 4963	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	736 of 4830	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	94 of 5460	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	123 of 5517	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	66 of 5363	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	55 of 5264	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	22 of 5173	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	38 of 5084	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	848 of 5628	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	677 of 5643	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	454 of 5638	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	559 of 5663	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	399 of 5510	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	283 of 5431	94.8%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science53%+21 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 (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	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
Monterey Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	901 East Graves Ave.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3300	542	20	27.1	67.2%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (16.4%)	431 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	91	608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		93.8	446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	162	53.3		53.3	70.4	61.5	67.8	77.3			70.0	83.8	74.6	67.4	76.2			75.2							$18,855	$2,394	$16,461
Bitely (Arlene) Elementary	Public	K-6	7501 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3318	409	18	23.3	80.7%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	212 (51.8%)	177 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	67.7	1707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		64.3	1862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	155	31.2		31.2	55.3	63.6	65.5	45.8			56.7	83.0	63.2	39.3	38.7			53.4							$20,453	$2,572	$17,881
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	795 Pepper St.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3371	439	21	20.9	70.4%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (26.9%)	289 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	64.6	1858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.1	1367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	491	24.3		24.3	55.8	54.4	41.5	78.0			57.0	66.0	53.5	29.0	61.3			51.4							$20,213	$2,587	$17,626
Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary	Public	K-6	7544 East Emerson Pl.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3333	390	19	20.5	77.2%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	153 (39.2%)	217 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	49	2645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.1	2502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	143	25.0		25.0	33.3	45.8	37.7	58.0			44.0	38.8	45.9	37.5	40.7			40.9							$20,269	$2,535	$17,734
Duff Language Magnet Academy	Public	K-6	7830 Dorothy Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 927-5757	291	14	20.7	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	88.4	748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.7	593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	155	73.5		73.5	51.1	58.5	79.4	76.7			64.7	84.4	73.2	76.5	60.0			74.7							$21,048	$2,604	$18,444
Repetto Elementary	Public	K-8	650 South Grandridge Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6240	739	30	24.3	42.4%	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	267 (36.1%)	411 (55.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	68.5	1665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		79.4	1180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	485	37.7	60.0	49.7	64.5	65.6	48.7	54.8	61.9	77.4	62.0	57.1	61.3	37.7	42.3	52.8	70.0	53.3							$11,846	$1,059	$10,787
Ynez Elementary	Public	K-8	120 South Ynez Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6260	695	32	21.6	63.7%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	159 (22.9%)	504 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	71.7	1522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.4	1478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	44	31.7	47.0	39.5	52.7	54.6	52.8	66.3	62.6	66.7	60.2	67.8	50.7	46.8	56.7	49.5	47.0	52.5	80.3	83.1	87.3	81.7	81.7	83.1	$12,064	$1,305	$10,759
Potrero Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	8026 East Hill Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-7010	380	17	22.5	57.9%	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	228 (60.0%)	129 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	86	876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		83.5	1017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	141	43.8		43.8	56.3	72.7	78.1				68.9	68.8	70.4	70.3				69.8	85.0	90.3	89.3	91.4	88.2	91.4	$13,738	$866	$12,872
Rice (Eldridge) Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Angelus Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3348	291	12	24.2	75.6%	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	112 (38.5%)	162 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	48	2698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		45.9	2796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	98	37.1		37.1	35.0	34.9	48.5	48.8			41.4	42.5	31.8	28.6	52.2			39.4							$22,984	$2,718	$20,266
Sanchez (George I.) Elementary	Public	K-6	8470 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3368	293	12	24.4	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (54.9%)	126 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	49.8	2607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		56.5	2213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	394	23.4		23.4	38.9	45.5	43.2	51.1			44.9	43.2	44.1	34.0	44.7			41.2							$20,808	$2,700	$18,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Vista Elementary

What district is Monterey Vista Elementary in?

Garvey Elementary

How many students attend Monterey Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Monterey Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Monterey Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monterey Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garvey (Richard) Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Vista Elementary?

Students at Monterey Vista Elementary are 80% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Monterey Vista Elementary a good school?

Monterey Vista Elementary ranks 608^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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