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Willard F. Payne Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

In El Monte, California, Willard F. Payne Elementary serves 534 students in grades K–6 and is part of the Mountain View Elementary district. Its latest results show academic challenges across the core subjects: in 2025–26, 22% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 10% in math and 11% in science. Each result was below the district and state. The most important finding is that low proficiency affects all three core subjects, not just one.

Among same-district nearby schools, the school was second-lowest in all-grade ELA, math and science; only one nearby school scored lower in each. Nearby-school averages were 32% in ELA, 23% in math and 16% in science, compared with Payne’s 22%, 10% and 11%. Math is the clearest relative weakness: its result was 13 percentage points below the nearby average, while science was 5 points below. A grade-level exception is third-grade math: 25% proficiency was 3 points above the district’s result and second-highest among nearby same-district schools reporting that grade, though still below the state’s 47%.

Over time, ELA rose 3 percentage points and science rose 7 from 2022–23 to 2025–26, but math fell 3 points as the state’s math result increased. Chronic absenteeism improved substantially, dropping from 41% in 2021–22 to 20% in 2025–26, but remained 5 points above the district and 2 points above the state—and higher than every nearby school with current data. SchoolDigger placed Payne at the 5th percentile overall with 0 stars in 2025–26. Its statewide ranking for Special Education Students was notably stronger at the 40th percentile, up from the 12th percentile the year before, suggesting comparatively stronger results for this group than the school’s overall standing. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 18.7 in 2024–25, below the nearby-school average of 20, and 92% of students reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the second-highest share among ten nearby schools with the same measure.

534

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,227

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2850 Mountain View Rd.
El Monte, CA 91732-3593

(626) 652-4900

District: Mountain View Elementary

Students who attend Willard F. Payne Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mountain View High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

Asian:

4.7%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg22%

California avg42%

5,515^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Mountain View Elementary

1296^th of 1,530Mountain 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
2026	11.4	5515 of 5817	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	5520 of 5857	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5417 of 5869	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5437 of 5859	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5236 of 5883	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4795 of 5789	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4896 of 5662	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	4706 of 5692	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	5138 of 5614	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	4495 of 5611	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	4853 of 5530	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	4281 of 5390	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	5068 of 5377	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	4241 of 5314	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	4405 of 5193	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	4023 of 5113	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.7	3959 of 5113	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	3699 of 4818	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.4	3604 of 4822	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	3710 of 4809	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	1793 of 2227	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	2203 of 2585	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	2732 of 3162	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2963 of 3245	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2667 of 3311	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1585 of 3275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	2292 of 3246	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	5372 of 5581	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	5349 of 5597	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5152 of 5612	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5057 of 5609	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4970 of 5635	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4733 of 5492	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	5175 of 5413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	4797 of 5094	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	4726 of 5107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4659 of 5107	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4785 of 5087	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4489 of 5084	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3998 of 4963	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4126 of 4830	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	302 of 366	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	390 of 429	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	329 of 364	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	5024 of 5423	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	5022 of 5460	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4933 of 5517	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4855 of 5363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4365 of 5264	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3816 of 5173	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4295 of 5084	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	5182 of 5603	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	5213 of 5628	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5224 of 5643	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5337 of 5638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	5041 of 5663	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4362 of 5510	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4063 of 5431	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1757 of 2927	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	2515 of 2847	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2357 of 2420	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2026)17th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Listening24%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Writing9%-9 vs state

Overall4%-6 vs state

Reading4%-3 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	11.4	5515^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.8	5520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%	5	11.8	3.5	0.0	5.3	4.4	41.2	10.3	37.0	10.5	23.9	11.8	13.8	3.7	5.3	8.7	11.8	6.9	0.0	0.0	4.4	10.7		10.7	19.6	7.1	32.9	26.1			21.8	25.5	7.1	6.7	5.8			10.2	96%	0%	$28,227	$12,442	$15,785
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%)	31.2	3892^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.1%		29.1	4032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%	140																					15.4		15.4	22.5	38.0	31.3	51.1			36.6	24.1	33.8	16.9	33.0			27.5	98%	0%	$26,624	$11,787	$14,837
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%)	23	4557^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.7%		24.9	4418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%	139	7.3	6.7	0.0	2.9	4.8	17.1	6.7	32.0	5.9	13.8	17.1	8.9	12.0	5.9	11.0	4.9	6.7	0.0	0.0	3.5	23.0	16.3	17.9	12.9	23.8	44.3	36.4	34.2	31.3	31.0	8.6	25.0	24.6	25.8	14.7	14.1	17.2	95%	0%	$27,177	$11,881	$15,296
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%)	38.6	3327^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.8%		36	3487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%	160																					22.2		22.2	47.2	37.1	44.4	26.2			38.5	39.6	41.9	38.1	21.3			35.2	97%	0%	$27,183	$11,977	$15,206
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%)	28.7	4105^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.4%		29.8	3976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%	129																					15.5	25.4	22.5	19.7	48.2	21.1	43.9	60.3	53.2	45.9	29.5	39.3	27.1	19.3	34.9	30.6	30.9	≥ 95%		$28,253	$2,703	$25,550
Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Schmidt Rd.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4600	438	22	20.3	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	417 (95.2%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	5660^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.7%		16.6	5144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%	516																					8.5		8.5	20.0	21.4	23.3	20.0			21.3	11.1	8.9	3.4	5.6			7.0	97%	0%	$26,861	$11,726	$15,135
Wilkerson Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 North Doreen Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2331	325	16	20.3	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	281 (86.5%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	2345^th of 5817 public elementary schools	59.7%		55.2	2295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%	50																					37.3		37.3	25.9	47.1	49.2	45.7			44.0	44.4	44.1	39.0	54.4			45.2	95%	0%	$29,207	$2,606	$26,601
New Lexington Elementary	Public	K-6	10410 East Bodger St.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2320	313	16	20.1	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	172 (55.0%)	135 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73.6	1419^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.6%		61.1	2015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%	596																					48.8		48.8	56.6	49.0	47.6	62.1			53.2	77.4	55.1	53.5	48.3			60.3	88%	2%	$30,312	$2,668	$27,644
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	11111 Thienes Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4650	785	42	18.7	90.4%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	737 (93.9%)	43 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	4553^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	21.7%		30.8	3890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%	663																					7.6	19.6	16.1	16.7	24.0	27.3	48.3	44.8	42.4	37.6	20.4	14.0	15.2	43.1	27.9	21.5	24.1	≥ 98%		$26,107	$11,798	$14,309
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%)	77.4	1250^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.5%		63.2	1914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%	664																					50.9		50.9	59.1	60.0	60.7	57.4			59.2	69.7	64.0	52.6	42.7			56.9	96%	0%	$28,011	$2,634	$25,377

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Students who attend Willard F. Payne Elementary usually go on to attend:

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What is the racial makeup of Willard F. Payne Elementary?

Students at Willard F. Payne Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

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Willard F. Payne Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of California elementary schools.

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Mountain View Elementary

How many students attend Willard F. Payne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Willard F. Payne Elementary.

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