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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 3082 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 685 students in the Montebello Unified School District, where it stands out for its notably strong math instruction compared to other local schools.

The school's performance in mathematics is a clear strength, with student proficiency significantly exceeding both the district and state averages; this is particularly noteworthy as it achieves these results while serving a student population where a high percentage qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools like Montebello Gardens Elementary and Bella Vista Elementary, Washington demonstrates more consistent academic results across different grade levels. Furthermore, the school operates with lower per-student spending than several neighboring schools yet delivers comparable or better outcomes, suggesting efficient use of its resources.

Areas for growth include science proficiency and chronic absenteeism, though the school has made impressive progress in improving attendance rates over recent years. While the school faces challenges common to the district, such as serving many economically disadvantaged students, its effective teaching practices, especially in math, make it a solid mid-performer within the Montebello Unified context.

685

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,785

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 West Madison Ave.
Montebello, CA 90640-4132

(323) 721-3621

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montebello Intermediate
High:	Montebello High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

1.9%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montebello Unified

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,082^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	41.8	3082 of 5857	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3277 of 5869	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	3163 of 5859	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3576 of 5883	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	831 of 1417	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3679 of 5789	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3547 of 5662	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	3513 of 5692	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	3565 of 5614	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	3462 of 5611	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	3590 of 5530	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	3309 of 5390	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.9	3178 of 5377	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3412 of 5314	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.7	3460 of 5193	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.1	3447 of 5113	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	3153 of 5113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.5	3267 of 4818	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.8	3116 of 4822	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.9	3250 of 4809	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.2	802 of 2227	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	80 of 293	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	1346 of 2585	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1148 of 2128	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1851 of 3162	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	2311 of 3245	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	1273 of 3311	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	135 of 602	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	737 of 3275	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	1305 of 3246	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2991 of 5597	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3178 of 5612	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3284 of 5609	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3499 of 5635	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	777 of 1267	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	3091 of 5492	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	3050 of 5413	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	1751 of 5107	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	1976 of 5107	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1934 of 5087	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2431 of 5084	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	2470 of 4963	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2374 of 4830	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	144 of 356	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	2005 of 5460	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	2560 of 5517	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2566 of 5363	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2856 of 5264	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	370 of 1110	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	2588 of 5173	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	2478 of 5084	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2986 of 5628	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3202 of 5643	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2873 of 5638	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3368 of 5663	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	710 of 1272	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3839 of 5510	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3677 of 5431	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	2132 of 2847	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1608 of 2635	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1156 of 2420	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2022)60th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 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 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
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	$16,785	$14,656	$2,129
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	$16,407	$14,240	$2,167
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	$14,147	$12,006	$2,141
La Merced Academy	Public	K-8	724 North Poplar Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5043	665	30	22.0	73.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	645 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.3	3324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		32.3	3753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	429	23.4	55.0	32.8	44.9	28.4	27.7	60.3	63.6	67.5	42.9	47.8	26.9	22.3	46.6	30.0	56.1	35.8	69.3	84.7	81.0	79.6	78.8	80.3	$14,250	$12,182	$2,068
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	$15,741	$13,498	$2,243
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	$13,006	$10,898	$2,108
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	$19,435	$17,306	$2,129
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	$16,144	$13,946	$2,198
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	$17,831	$16,964	$867
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	$16,500	$14,408	$2,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 3082^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montebello Intermediate
High : Montebello High

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Washington Elementary.

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