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Duff Language Magnet Academy

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Duff Language Magnet Academy ranks 748 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Duff Language Magnet Academy is a standout K-6 elementary school serving 291 students in Rosemead, California, within the Garvey Elementary district, known for achieving exceptional academic results with a student population where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school consistently earns high statewide rankings, with particularly strong performance in math and science that far exceeds both district and state averages. What truly sets Duff apart is its remarkable effectiveness in supporting students who face economic challenges or are learning English, with these groups ranking in the 97th-98th percentile in the state. Furthermore, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is an incredibly low 1.4%, which is dramatically better than the district and state averages and likely a key factor in its success. This performance is notable even when compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Monterey Vista Elementary in the same district or Mildred B. Janson Elementary in the neighboring Rosemead Elementary district.

Duff's language magnet program appears to be a significant strength, helping to build excellent reading skills that improve across grade levels while establishing a very strong foundation in early math. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio and has demonstrated consistent, high performance over several years. For parents, Duff Language Magnet Academy represents a compelling option that successfully combines a specialized academic focus with a supportive environment that gets students to school and helps them thrive.

291

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,048

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7830 Dorothy Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770-2332

(626) 927-5757

District: Garvey Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

93.8%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2023 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Garvey Elementary

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg52%

California avg41%

748^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	88.4	748 of 5857	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	593 of 5869	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	741 of 5859	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	742 of 1203	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	739 of 1205	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	758 of 1190	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.1	101 of 3162	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	930 of 5597	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	565 of 5612	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	440 of 5609	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	183 of 5460	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	153 of 5517	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	104 of 5363	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	528 of 5628	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	876 of 5643	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science74%+41 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Duff Language Magnet Academy

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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)	% 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Dewey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	525 Dewey Ave.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3341	341	15	22.7	78.3%	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	178 (52.2%)	145 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	39.7	3239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		43.8	2931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	308	18.4	18.4	15.6	50.0	45.8	42.4	39.2	20.0	42.3	26.5	39.7	33.2	96.4			96.4	$19,972	$2,634	$17,338
Willard (Frances E.) Elementary	Public	K-6	3152 North Willard Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3375	281	14	20.0	79.7%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	134 (47.7%)	142 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	58.9	2121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		70.6	1570^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	551	22.5	22.5	42.4	55.3	51.4	69.1	55.3	34.3	53.9	35.0	48.8	43.3	88.9	92.6	92.6	92.6	$22,602	$2,821	$19,781
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
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
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Manley Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 288-6681	618	26	23.4	73.1%	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	187 (30.3%)	393 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	65	1842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		67.5	1703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	139	49.4	49.4	48.2	47.6	58.8		51.3	48.3	51.0	43.5		47.8					$19,406	$2,622	$16,784
Mildred B. Janson Elementary	Public	K-6	8628 East Marshall	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 288-3150	575	26	22.1	66.1%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	147 (25.6%)	413 (71.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	84.2	949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.4	977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.4%	28	57.7	57.7	52.0	62.4	73.5	69.9	64.6	62.0	67.4	58.8	56.5	61.2					$17,565	$2,635	$14,930
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Duff Language Magnet Academy

What is the racial makeup of Duff Language Magnet Academy?

Students at Duff Language Magnet Academy are 94% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Duff Language Magnet Academy a good school?

Duff Language Magnet Academy ranks 748^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Duff Language Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Duff Language Magnet Academy.

What district is Duff Language Magnet Academy in?

Garvey Elementary

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