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Baker Elementary

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Baker Elementary ranks 4032 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Baker Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 601 students in El Monte, California, and it stands out as a school making significant recent improvements within its local community.

The school has shown impressive academic growth, with its statewide ranking jumping from the 22nd to the 31st percentile in just one year, and it consistently outperforms other schools in its own Mountain View Elementary district, such as Willard F. Payne Elementary. Baker excels in supporting vulnerable student groups, with homeless and special education students ranking well above the school's average. Furthermore, the school has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022, which is a better improvement trend than both the district and state averages.

When compared to higher-performing schools in the neighboring El Monte City district, like Legore Elementary, Baker's overall test scores are more modest, highlighting the impact of broader district factors. Key opportunities for Baker include addressing a performance gap between male and female students and understanding why fourth-grade scores are lower compared to the stronger fifth-grade performance. Despite serving a student population where over 93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Baker Elementary is demonstrating that focused strategies can lead to meaningful progress in attendance and academics.

601

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,348

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12043 Exline St.
El Monte, CA 91732-2797

(626) 652-4700

District: Mountain View Elementary

Students who attend Baker Elementary usually attend:

High:

El Monte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

Asian:

7.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,032^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mountain View Elementary

1255^th of 1,543Mountain View 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	29.1	4032 of 5857	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4555 of 5869	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4658 of 5859	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4610 of 5883	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3815 of 5789	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3605 of 5662	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	3790 of 5692	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	3527 of 5614	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	3281 of 5611	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.6	3765 of 5530	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.7	3823 of 5390	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	3408 of 5377	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	3434 of 5314	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.4	4030 of 5193	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	3878 of 5113	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	4056 of 5113	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	3680 of 4818	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	3454 of 4822	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.0	3363 of 4809	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1568 of 2227	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1966 of 2585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1863 of 2128	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	2413 of 3162	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	2324 of 3245	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	2258 of 3311	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	1176 of 3275	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	974 of 3246	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3346 of 5597	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3649 of 5612	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4342 of 5609	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4199 of 5635	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3765 of 5492	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3557 of 5413	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3086 of 5107	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3781 of 5107	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3923 of 5087	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3601 of 5084	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	2807 of 4963	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2756 of 4830	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	172 of 429	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	250 of 364	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	138 of 335	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	301 of 356	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3366 of 5460	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3990 of 5517	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3972 of 5363	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3616 of 5264	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2916 of 5173	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2554 of 5084	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4424 of 5628	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5020 of 5643	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4537 of 5638	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4638 of 5663	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3530 of 5510	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3407 of 5431	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1872 of 2847	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1201 of 2635	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	1385 of 2420	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

it has been the best school i have ever been to. the teachers are excellent role
models for students!!!! and as the kids say "it is awsome"!!!! Close Quote

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	12043 Exline St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4700	601	32	18.8	93.3%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	550 (91.5%)	46 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.1	4032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		23.3	4555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	523																					22.0		22.0	29.3	18.3	46.0	39.1			34.3	24.0	15.5	32.3	21.7			24.2	93.9	95.0		96.0	93.9	96.0	$26,348	$6,537	$19,811
Willard F. Payne Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Mountain View Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4900	534	29	18.7	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (94.9%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	5520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.7	5417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	103	2.6	8.0	0.0		3.5	47.4	8.0	30.4		31.4	7.9	12.0	0.0		7.0	0.0	8.0	0.0		2.3	5.3		5.3	13.7	21.3	19.7	36.1			23.2	11.0	13.8	2.6	10.3			9.5	92.9	94.3	94.3	92.9	94.3	92.9	$28,043	$7,233	$20,810
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-8	12044 Elliott Ave.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4800	920	46	19.9	90.9%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	862 (93.7%)	56 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	4418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		21.6	4713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	295	3.9	7.4	2.9	3.9	4.4	21.6	0.0	20.6	7.7	14.5	2.0	18.5	2.9	11.5	7.3	2.0	11.1	2.9	0.0	3.6	16.9	13.5	14.3	24.4	32.8	29.2	47.9	35.6	35.4	34.6	15.9	16.4	16.9	31.0	16.4	12.6	16.8							$26,564	$6,724	$19,840
La Primaria Elementary	Public	K-3	4220 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4150	242	14	17.8	88.4%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (90.1%)	23 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								15.4						15.4	23.1						23.1							$29,655	$6,388	$23,267
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	3400 North California	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2306	706	30	23.7	90.4%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	638 (90.4%)	60 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	3976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		30.9	3861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	115																					16.7	18.6	18.1	32.7	21.1	27.6	41.7	49.4	47.2	40.6	41.1	22.7	25.0	38.3	27.4	23.5	28.0							$25,308	$5,580	$19,728
Maxson Elementary	Public	K-6	12380 Felipe St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4500	433	22	19.8	82.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (90.8%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		33.7	3621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	134																					17.7		17.7	44.3	47.7	35.5	26.6			38.5	47.5	38.5	24.2	15.6			31.4							$28,171	$6,647	$21,524
De Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	12820 Bess St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 338-4019	421	20	21.0	94.3%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	368 (87.4%)	41 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	33	3729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		43.7	2948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	781																					20.9		20.9	34.9	45.0	41.5				40.3	33.8	31.7	16.2				27.1	96.6						$27,128	$6,705	$20,423
Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	516	27	19.1	86.2%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	435 (84.3%)	76 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.9	1685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	229																					27.8		27.8	58.9	62.5	54.9	52.1			56.7	64.3	49.2	37.5	36.1			45.6							$24,729	$5,500	$19,229
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,120	50	22.3	73.1%	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	881 (78.7%)	219 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65.2	1831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		56.8	2198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	367																					45.5	37.6	41.0	43.6	48.1	63.6	59.4	57.1	72.3	58.0	47.5	40.0	55.4	42.6	31.3	44.6	42.6	97.7	97.7	98.4	98.4	97.7	98.4	$24,967	$5,500	$19,467
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-8	4544 Maxson Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-2613	21	3	7.0	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (85.7%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																												$22,214	$9,077	$13,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker Elementary

Is Baker Elementary a good school?

Baker Elementary ranks 4032^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Baker Elementary?

Students at Baker Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

What district is Baker Elementary in?

Mountain View Elementary

What schools do graduates of Baker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Baker Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : El Monte High

How many students attend Baker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Baker Elementary.

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