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Greenwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 746 students in grades K-5 within the Montebello Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools.

Key areas of concern include low proficiency rates in English, math, and science—significantly below both district and state averages—and a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 29.1%, which is the highest among nearby schools like Montebello Gardens Elementary (8.8%) and Montebello Park Elementary (16.0%). The school's statewide ranking has also declined consistently over the past decade, and it shows particular struggles in supporting male students and students in special education, whose performance ranks in the bottom 10-15% statewide.

Interestingly, while Greenwood serves a community with high economic need, several nearby schools with very similar student demographics perform much better, such as Montebello Gardens Elementary, which ranks in the 66th percentile. Greenwood's per-student spending is also lower than many comparable schools, including those in the neighboring El Rancho Unified district. A relative strength is its work with English Language Learners, who perform closer to the state average, suggesting some effective supports are in place for that group.

746

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,226

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 South Greenwood Ave.
Montebello, CA 90640-5816

(323) 721-4605

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Montebello High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

African American:

1.5%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,258^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	15.0	5258 of 5857	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	5052 of 5869	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	5081 of 5859	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	5024 of 5883	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1230 of 1417	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4324 of 5789	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3994 of 5662	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	3365 of 5692	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	3856 of 5614	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.1	4512 of 5611	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	4606 of 5530	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	4438 of 5390	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	4199 of 5377	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	4802 of 5314	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	4168 of 5193	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	3339 of 5113	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.0	3708 of 5113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	3419 of 4818	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.7	3367 of 4822	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.6	3438 of 4809	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	1444 of 2227	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	192 of 293	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1692 of 2585	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	732 of 2128	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	2166 of 3162	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	2399 of 3245	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1853 of 3311	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	327 of 602	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	1002 of 3275	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	771 of 3246	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5011 of 5597	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4729 of 5612	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5035 of 5609	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5078 of 5635	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1151 of 1267	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4098 of 5492	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3709 of 5413	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4377 of 5107	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4118 of 5107	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4119 of 5087	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4110 of 5084	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3129 of 4963	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2865 of 4830	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	262 of 335	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	214 of 356	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4675 of 5460	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4571 of 5517	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4467 of 5363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4150 of 5264	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	890 of 1110	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3251 of 5173	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2937 of 5084	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	5108 of 5628	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4964 of 5643	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4688 of 5638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4478 of 5663	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1034 of 1272	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4227 of 5510	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3969 of 5431	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2536 of 2847	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1958 of 2635	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1321 of 2420	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2023)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science15%-17 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	900 South Greenwood Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4605	746	38	19.4	91.4%	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	720 (96.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	5258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		17.8	5052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	206	15.4	15.4	19.5	23.0	25.6	23.2	23.2	16.8	13.2	17.0	66.9	75.4	90.8	71.5	73.1	71.5	$14,226	$953	$13,273
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 West Madison Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-3621	685	34	20.3	78.1%	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	662 (96.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41.8	3082^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		38.4	3277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	195	23.3	23.3	43.6	28.2	39.2	37.5	44.4	37.5	40.0	40.8	78.1	85.6	87.5	85.0	80.6	84.4	$14,295	$962	$13,333
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	8809 Coffman-Pico Rd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7640	370	15	24.6	83.5%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57.2	2201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		44.6	2884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	683	32.8	32.8	51.8	51.8	45.9	49.7	62.5	41.1	32.8	45.1	92.9			96.5	96.5		$20,336	$925	$19,411
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Madison Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2435	366	16	23.5	88.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (97.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	4658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.2	4846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	188	18.4	18.4	22.1	18.3	23.4	21.2	37.7	21.7	29.8	30.4	82.0	90.2	90.2	90.2	86.9	90.2	$13,667	$978	$12,689
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
Montebello Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Pine St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 463-5191	230	11	21.2	87.8%	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (95.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.4	1998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		62	1982^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	16	23.5	23.5	55.0	48.4	47.1	50.5	52.5	54.8	52.9	53.3	59.6	72.3	68.1	72.3	76.6	70.2	$15,882	$945	$14,937
Valencia Academy of the Arts	Public	K-5	9241 East Cosgrove St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7670	398	16	24.8	82.4%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (96.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	57.7	2187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		60.1	2063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	124	40.4	40.4	38.2	56.5	57.9	50.5	39.7	54.3	31.6	42.6	96.6						$21,108	$1,019	$20,089
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		33.3	3657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	240	25.6	25.6	35.1	34.9	47.1	39.3	36.5	38.6	21.2	31.8							$20,397	$1,083	$19,314
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
North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	319	14	22.7	85.3%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.8	3078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.8	3543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	465	17.7	17.7	39.2	56.6	33.3	43.2	51.0	41.5	15.7	36.1	95.9				95.9	97.3	$20,566	$1,096	$19,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary

Is Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Greenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Montebello High

What district is Greenwood Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Greenwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary?

Students at Greenwood Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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