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Monte Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 721 students in La Crescenta, California, as part of the Glendale Unified School District.

The school is a standout for its exceptional academic results, ranking 47th out of over 5,800 California elementary schools. Students here consistently score significantly higher in English, math, and science than their peers across the district and state. What makes Monte Vista particularly remarkable is its outstanding success in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking 9th statewide in this critical area. The school also boasts an incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.4%, far below average, indicating a highly engaged student community.

When compared to nearby schools, Monte Vista is the clear leader within Glendale Unified, outperforming the next highest-ranked school, Valley View Elementary, by a wide margin. Impressively, it performs on par with elite schools from the neighboring La Canada Unified district, such as Palm Crest Elementary and Paradise Canyon Elementary, despite serving a more economically diverse population and doing so with greater resource efficiency, spending less per student.

721

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,596

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2620 Orange Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214-2199

(818) 248-2617

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemont Middle
High:	Crescenta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.8%

White:

30.4%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 94th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg54%

California avg41%

47^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale 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	98.3	47 of 5857	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	35 of 5869	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	41 of 5859	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	49 of 5883	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	158 of 5789	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	133 of 5662	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	163 of 5692	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	262 of 5614	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	321 of 5611	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	328 of 5530	94.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	180 of 5390	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.3	232 of 5377	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.0	268 of 5314	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	93.9	236 of 5193	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	94.0	246 of 5113	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	95.3	206 of 5113	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	94.4	251 of 4818	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	93.6	294 of 4822	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	97.4	100 of 4809	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	112 of 1203	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	56 of 1205	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	151 of 1190	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	99 of 1154	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	249 of 1149	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	119 of 1071	88.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	97.3	59 of 3275	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	11 of 3246	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	32 of 5597	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	26 of 5612	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	36 of 5609	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	35 of 5635	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	170 of 5492	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	255 of 5413	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.6	615 of 4830	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	9 of 5460	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	55 of 5517	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	79 of 5363	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	17 of 5264	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	224 of 5173	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	94 of 5084	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	88 of 5628	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	38 of 5643	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	54 of 5638	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	86 of 5663	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	163 of 5510	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	50 of 5431	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	316 of 2598	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	221 of 2651	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	134 of 2661	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	253 of 2726	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	473 of 2834	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	342 of 2737	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2018)87th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics86%+49 vs state

Science77%+44 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 (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
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$16,596	$16,030	$566
Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	551	21	26.2	35.2%	323 (58.6%)	6 (1.1%)	84 (15.2%)	99 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	92.2	529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	74	64.5	64.5	62.0	79.4	79.4	79.2	75.5	66.7	69.1	66.4	77.8	69.6							$16,475	$15,908	$567
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$17,654	$16,748	$906
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$17,672	$16,822	$850
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$17,348	$16,660	$688
Palm Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	98.3	40^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	21^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	73.0	73.0	86.4	95.6	80.9	95.7	89.6	91.4	90.1	78.7	91.4	88.1	96.3		96.3		96.3		$25,743	$25,408	$335
Dunsmore Elementary	Public	K-6	4717 Dunsmore Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-1758	589	27	21.8	38.9%	212 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.5%)	182 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (21.7%)	93.3	450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.5	473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	72.5	72.5	63.9	73.4	73.8	74.7	71.4	73.8	79.8	76.3	77.3	76.7							$17,569	$17,008	$561
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2	54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7	72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3	62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$16,208	$15,404	$804
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	4540 Encinas Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8350	633	25	25.4	6.8%	268 (42.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.2%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (14.4%)	97.9	78^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.6	115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	37	67.0	67.0	85.6	87.0	88.3	90.4	88.0	82.2	85.9	81.9	86.8	84.4	98.2						$25,055	$25,000	$55
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	567	24	23.6	75.8%	411 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (20.6%)	50.8	2561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	75	32.9	32.9	39.1	42.7	51.4		43.5	45.3	40.7	43.8		43.4	87.6	98.1	95.2	92.4	97.1	94.3	$28,426	$25,846	$2,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Elementary

What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes! Monte Vista Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : Crescenta Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 54% Asian, 30% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

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