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Garvey (Richard) Intermediate

Q: Is Garvey (Richard) Intermediate a good school?

Garvey (Richard) Intermediate ranks 456 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

Garvey (Richard) Intermediate is a highly-rated public middle school serving about 660 students in grades 7-8 in Rosemead, part of the Garvey Elementary district, and it consistently performs well above state averages despite serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting its students, particularly those who are learning English, have special education needs, or come from low-income households; these groups rank in the state's top 6%, showing the school's targeted programs are working. For example, while nearby schools like Montebello Intermediate and La Merced Intermediate serve similar student populations, their academic results are significantly lower. Even within its own district, Garvey (Richard) achieves stronger results in subjects like English and Science than Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate, which has more funding and smaller classes.

Garvey (Richard) maintains a 4-star rating and its chronic absenteeism rate is better than the state average, though higher than some neighbors like Muscatel Middle. The school's success demonstrates that consistent teaching quality and a supportive culture can lead to strong academic outcomes, making it a top-tier choice among area middle schools.

661

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,359

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2720 North Jackson Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770-2935

(626) 307-3385

District: Garvey Elementary

Feeder schools for Garvey (Richard) Intermediate:

Elementary:	Bitely (Arlene) Elementary
	Dewey Avenue Elementary
	Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
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	Monterey Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.5%

Hispanic:

34.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

California avg41%

456^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	81.3	456 of 2761	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	331 of 2783	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	255 of 2781	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	352 of 2740	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	557 of 2715	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	584 of 2480	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	473 of 2508	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	537 of 2497	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	644 of 2477	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	739 of 2379	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.2	590 of 2259	73.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	711 of 2236	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	714 of 2179	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	736 of 2063	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	740 of 2005	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	721 of 1999	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.1	791 of 1804	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.6	669 of 1777	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.8	624 of 1769	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	394 of 739	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	342 of 743	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	295 of 715	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	363 of 733	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	447 of 745	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	500 of 700	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	347 of 1531	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	608 of 1491	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	352 of 1369	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	85 of 1478	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	41 of 1521	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	99 of 1540	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	175 of 1442	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	277 of 1364	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	530 of 2533	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	292 of 2551	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	221 of 2531	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	334 of 2509	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	543 of 2380	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	562 of 2262	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1141 of 2395	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	768 of 2388	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	653 of 2374	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	799 of 2359	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1095 of 2213	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	1111 of 2072	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	148 of 2542	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	89 of 2579	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	48 of 2531	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	63 of 2458	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	151 of 2369	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	202 of 2230	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	369 of 2534	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	336 of 2552	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	274 of 2538	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	333 of 2527	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	467 of 2407	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	560 of 2273	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	52 of 1566	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	66.6	320 of 1552	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	333 of 1531	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science47%+14 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garvey (Richard) Intermediate	Public	7-8	2720 North Jackson Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3385	661	29	22.5	78.1%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (34.3%)	413 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	81.3	456^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.5%		87.6	331^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	125		47.2	47.2				59.5	63.2	61.3				52.3	55.7	54.0	$19,359	$17,534	$1,825
Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate	Public	7-8	8510 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3360	297	18	16.8	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (44.4%)	158 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.5	628^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.3%		74.5	600^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	28		38.7	38.7				56.1	57.8	56.9				47.1	48.7	47.9	$27,065	$25,380	$1,685
Macy Intermediate	Public	6-8	2101 South Lupine Ave.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-0260	576	27	21.2	76.0%	14 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	474 (82.3%)	79 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	61	879^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.2%		59.1	907^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.4%	28		32.2	32.2			52.2	61.2	51.7	55.1			41.7	30.6	39.1	37.1	$17,356	$15,392	$1,964
Muscatel Middle	Public	7-8	4201 North Ivar Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-1139	511	24	20.9	76.7%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (37.0%)	296 (57.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	82.5	427^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.5%		87.8	327^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.3%	100		48.0	48.0				66.3	60.6	63.5				56.0	50.2	53.2
La Merced Intermediate	Public	6-8	215 East Avenida de la Merced	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-7262	682	32	21.5	92.4%	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	650 (95.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1972^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.6%		31.1	1765^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.6%	207		15.0	15.0			30.5	30.1	29.3	30.0			19.4	24.2	27.2	23.4	$15,915	$13,738	$2,177
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1372 East Las Tunas Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-5260	1,013	47	21.6	70.0%	34 (3.4%)	7 (0.7%)	399 (39.4%)	526 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.2%)	76.7	546^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%		81.6	449^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.9%	97		48.3	48.3			58.9	61.2	64.9	61.5			43.5	51.1	44.4	46.5	$20,536	$18,602	$1,934
Eastmont Intermediate	Public	6-8	400 North Bradshawe Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5133	562	26	21.7	91.6%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (98.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	1706^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.2%		27.3	1931^st of 2783 public middle schools	30.6%	225		20.1	20.1			36.3	40.3	45.7	41.0			14.0	25.0	22.2	20.8	$18,484	$16,370	$2,114
Dean L. Shively	Public	6-8	1431 North Central Ave.	South El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Valle Lindo Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 580-0610	289	12	24.2	75.8%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	260 (90.0%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.5	841^st of 2761 public middle schools	69.5%		57.7	943^rd of 2783 public middle schools	66.1%	102		40.0	40.0			50.0	50.6	55.6	52.4			33.0	34.2	46.3	38.6	$41,017	$40,618	$399
Montebello Intermediate	Public	6-8	1600 Whittier Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5111	733	34	21.2	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	721 (98.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24	2052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	25.7%		29.3	1844^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.7%	208		13.8	13.8			32.9	36.2	33.5	34.2			14.8	22.6	15.3	17.5	$16,303	$14,164	$2,139
Cloverly Elementary	Public	4-6	5476 Cloverly Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5092	460	15	30.6	43.7%	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (23.5%)	323 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)	56.7		56.7	61.7	76.6	71.8			70.1	64.1	71.3	69.3			68.3	$16,278	$14,568	$1,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Garvey (Richard) Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Garvey (Richard) Intermediate?

Students at Garvey (Richard) Intermediate are 62% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Garvey (Richard) Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Garvey (Richard) Intermediate.

Is Garvey (Richard) Intermediate a good school?

Garvey (Richard) Intermediate ranks 456^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Garvey (Richard) Intermediate in?

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