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Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

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Joseph A. Gascon Elementary ranks 4217 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 513 students in a high-need community within the Montebello Unified School District in Los Angeles, where it has shown a clear pattern of academic improvement in recent years despite test scores that remain below state averages.

While the school's overall ranking is in the bottom third of California elementary schools, it is on a positive upward trajectory, with meaningful gains in English, math, and science proficiency over the last two years—a pattern not seen in all nearby schools like Winter Gardens Elementary. A standout success has been dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism to a rate better than both district and state averages, a crucial factor often linked to learning. The school also shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners, performing significantly better for this group than its overall ranking suggests.

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary achieves these improving outcomes with relatively efficient per-student spending compared to some neighbors, such as Fourth Street Elementary in Los Angeles Unified. Within its own district, its math performance actually exceeds the Montebello average, and it demonstrates consistent instruction across grade levels. The school represents a case of measurable, gradual progress in a challenging context, implementing strategies that are making a difference for student attendance and achievement.

513

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,172

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 South Leonard St.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-3508

(323) 721-2025

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Joseph A. Gascon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastmont Intermediate
High:	Schurr High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

Asian:

0.6%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,217^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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	27.0	4217 of 5857	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4634 of 5869	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4950 of 5859	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	5115 of 5883	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1198 of 1417	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4431 of 5789	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4876 of 5662	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	4964 of 5692	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	5221 of 5614	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	5365 of 5611	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	5126 of 5530	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	4627 of 5390	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	4605 of 5377	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	3980 of 5314	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	3751 of 5193	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	3772 of 5113	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	3910 of 5113	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	4153 of 4818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	3643 of 4822	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.7	3200 of 4809	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	1204 of 2227	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	141 of 293	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	1696 of 2585	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	1631 of 3162	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	2575 of 3245	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1612 of 3311	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	280 of 602	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	1033 of 3275	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	2328 of 3246	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3399 of 5597	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4010 of 5612	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4671 of 5609	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	5183 of 5635	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1054 of 1267	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4029 of 5492	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4545 of 5413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3105 of 5107	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3547 of 5107	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3867 of 5087	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4190 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3306 of 4963	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	3913 of 4830	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	228 of 356	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3363 of 5460	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3993 of 5517	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4247 of 5363	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4522 of 5264	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	807 of 1110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3267 of 5173	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4028 of 5084	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4689 of 5628	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4701 of 5643	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4788 of 5638	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4586 of 5663	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1075 of 1272	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4466 of 5510	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4898 of 5431	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	2718 of 2847	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2441 of 2635	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2092 of 2420	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2022)36th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science19%-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)							% 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
Joseph A. Gascon Elementary	Public	K-5	630 South Leonard St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2025	513	25	20.3	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (99.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27	4217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		22.5	4634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	417	18.9		18.9	32.0	35.5	31.5				33.1	25.3	29.0	25.6				26.7	83.2	86.3	92.6	89.5	86.3	89.5	$15,172	$1,130	$14,042
Montebello Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6300 Northside Dr.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-3305	365	16	23.1	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	363 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29.5	4003^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		25	4370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	367	20.9		20.9	46.3	25.0	37.9				34.9	48.8	17.7	19.7				25.7	88.5	90.4	90.4	92.3	92.3	90.4	$14,477	$905	$13,572
KIPP Raices Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	668 Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Raices Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3900	619	27	22.8	80.9%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	602 (97.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	62.5	1937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		55.3	2273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	336				45.5	44.1					44.8	60.9	52.3					56.6	98.3						$20,278	$1,157	$19,121
Fourth Street Elementary	Public	2-5	420 South Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-0182	303	16	18.9	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		27.2	4189^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	190	21.4		21.4	28.2	22.5	37.8				29.9	40.9	21.9	15.3				25.3							$30,297	$5,990	$24,307
Fourth Street Primary Center	Public	K-1	469 Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8775	206	11	18.7	93.2%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)																		96.5				97.4		$33,708	$6,041	$27,667
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 Findlay Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4335	530	27	19.7		6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	451 (85.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54.7	2322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		50.1	2548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	226	28.6		28.6	46.5	57.0	45.3				49.6	53.5	50.0	30.2				43.5	47.4	60.3	77.6	60.3	64.7	64.7	$15,243	$992	$14,251
Arts In Action Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5115 Via Corona St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts In Action Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	404	19	21.2	91.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	401 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20.2	4813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		21.5	4729^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	84	14.1		14.1	34.7	20.8	26.8				27.4	29.2	22.2	16.9				22.8	59.2	69.0	90.1	70.4	67.6	70.4	$22,047	$1,963	$20,084
Wilcox Elementary	Public	K-5	816 Donna Way	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1833	479	24	20.2	77.0%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	437 (91.2%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26.4	4287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		34	3603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	684	29.4		29.4	13.2	28.7	33.9				24.7	26.9	25.3	39.3				29.5	66.0	75.5	72.6	73.6	77.4	75.5	$15,670	$994	$14,676
Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1277 South Clela Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-0477	399	20	19.8	89.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	389 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11	5568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		17.2	5097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	471	11.9		11.9	15.6	17.1	19.1				17.2	16.0	14.5	14.7				15.1	89.6	93.5		96.1	93.5	96.1	$15,171	$1,107	$14,064
Rosewood Park	Public	K-8	2353 Commerce Way	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7862	585	28	21.2	86.3%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	574 (98.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	4636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		26.9	4220^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	416	10.9	24.0	18.0	27.3	25.4	20.3	43.2	34.2	41.3	32.8	27.3	22.0	15.6	24.3	32.9	46.7	28.8	82.0	83.6	93.4	85.3	85.3	85.3	$16,023	$1,045	$14,978

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Joseph A. Gascon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph A. Gascon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastmont Intermediate
High : Schurr High

How many students attend Joseph A. Gascon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Joseph A. Gascon Elementary.

What district is Joseph A. Gascon Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

Is Joseph A. Gascon Elementary a good school?

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary ranks 4217^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph A. Gascon Elementary?

Students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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