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Alvarado Intermediate

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Alvarado Intermediate ranks 989 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 64% of California middle schools

Summary

Alvarado Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 624 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Rowland Unified School District in Rowland Heights, CA, achieving solid academic results while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in mathematics where students outperform both district and state averages, and it excels at keeping students engaged, boasting a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8% that beats most neighbors. It is notably effective in supporting English Learners and students from low-income families. However, performance in English Language Arts and science is slightly below average, and there is a concerning drop in 7th to 8th grade ELA scores. Compared to its only district counterpart, Giano Intermediate, Alvarado performs significantly better academically even while spending less money per student.

When looking at nearby schools in other districts, such as the highly-ranked Suzanne Middle, Chaparral Middle, and South Pointe Middle in Walnut Valley Unified, Alvarado's overall ranking is lower, but these schools serve much more affluent populations. Among schools with similar high levels of student need, like Washington Middle, Alvarado is a competitive performer, demonstrating it delivers good value and outcomes for its community.

624

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,835

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 South Desire Ave.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748-3846

(626) 964-2358

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Alvarado Intermediate usually attend:

High:

John A. Rowland High

Feeder schools for Alvarado Intermediate:

Elementary:	Blandford Elementary
	Jellick Elementary
	Killian Elementary
	Rowland Elementary
	More...
	Shelyn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

Asian:

46.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

California avg41%

989^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Rowland Unified

770^th of 1,543Rowland 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	56.4	989 of 2761	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	867 of 2783	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	856 of 2781	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	637 of 2740	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	602 of 2715	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	596 of 2480	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	679 of 2508	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.7	576 of 2497	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	409 of 2477	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	392 of 2379	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	671 of 2259	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	714 of 2236	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	690 of 2179	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.5	590 of 2063	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.2	536 of 2005	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	66.9	546 of 1999	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	341 of 1804	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	80.4	278 of 1777	84.4%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	280 of 1769	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	492 of 739	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	413 of 743	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	449 of 715	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	377 of 733	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	323 of 745	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	279 of 700	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	471 of 1531	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	390 of 1491	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	36.5	769 of 1369	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.5	99 of 1478	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.8	169 of 1521	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	282 of 1540	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	208 of 1442	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	290 of 1364	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	1121 of 2533	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	870 of 2551	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	849 of 2531	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	657 of 2509	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	566 of 2380	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	474 of 2262	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1676 of 2395	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1859 of 2388	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1730 of 2374	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1178 of 2359	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	1090 of 2213	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	1123 of 2072	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	142 of 477	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	60 of 394	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	731 of 2542	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	669 of 2579	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	668 of 2531	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	244 of 2458	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	249 of 2369	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	291 of 2230	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	831 of 2534	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	787 of 2552	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	756 of 2538	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	534 of 2527	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	534 of 2407	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	649 of 2273	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.4	392 of 677	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	329 of 665	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	852 of 1566	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	662 of 1552	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	352 of 1531	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.9	616 of 1602	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	951 of 1496	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)42nd percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alvarado Intermediate	Public	7-8	1901 South Desire Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2358	624	28	22.4	79.8%	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	299 (47.9%)	290 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	56.4	989^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.2%		60.7	867^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.8%	122													28.9	28.9		51.5	41.4	46.0		43.6	40.7	42.0	$15,835	$15,378	$457
Giano Intermediate	Public	7-8	3223 South Giano Ave.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2461	463	23	19.9	94.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	422 (91.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	33.2	1708^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.1%		35	1626^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	82													26.9	26.9		30.3	41.8	35.8		21.9	23.6	22.7	$17,144	$16,290	$854
South Pointe Middle	Public	6-8	20671 Larkstone Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 595-8171	979	38	25.5	25.0%	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	156 (15.9%)	762 (77.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.5%)	97.1	79^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		96.9	95^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	16													67.3	67.3	79.4	80.6	79.3	79.8	77.8	79.0	79.1	78.6	$15,897	$15,164	$733
Grandview College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	795 North Grandview Ln.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4901	388	20	19.0	84.8%	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	339 (87.4%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	29.5				21.7	2189^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	(n/a)													19.9	19.9	31.4	44.2	32.9	35.6	14.1	28.9	21.3	21.0	$29,946	$28,080	$1,866
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	92.8	204^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		94	189^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.2%	15													63.6	63.6	70.9	72.4	76.5	73.3	63.8	65.5	62.0	63.7	$16,577	$16,068	$509
Brea Junior High	Public	7-8	400 North Brea Blvd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7500	921	45	20.2	37.9%	199 (21.6%)	10 (1.1%)	378 (41.0%)	285 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	42 (4.6%)	89.4	289^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%		87.9	325^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.3%	36													53.3	53.3		69.9	67.0	68.5		65.1	58.3	61.8	$21,185	$19,986	$1,199
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	716 East La Habra Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2374	580	27	21.1	85.0%	27 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	515 (88.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	45.3	1318^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		46.2	1271^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.3%	47	13.7	16.7	14.8	29.4	33.3	30.9	33.3	13.3	25.9	7.8	16.7	11.1	22.0	22.0		52.2	48.5	50.4		32.8	19.4	26.5	$25,183	$16,428	$8,755
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	270	13	20.7	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (94.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	34.5	1665^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.7%		30.6	1789^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	124													16.9	16.9	24.0	46.6	35.4	35.9	13.5	45.5	20.5	27.4	$28,976	$27,114	$1,862
Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1405 South Spruce Tree Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6227	1,349	48	28.2	24.6%	48 (3.6%)	16 (1.2%)	195 (14.5%)	1,045 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	97.6	60^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		98	49^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.2%	11													66.3	66.3	79.3	88.5	80.9	82.9	76.6	86.3	78.2	80.3	$14,509	$14,034	$475
Newton Middle	Public	6-8	15616 Newton St.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2400	565	24	23.0	67.4%	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	471 (83.4%)	65 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	46.4	1286^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.4%		47.5	1235^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.6%	51													26.5	26.5	42.9	52.7	50.0	48.6	27.3	26.5	29.1	27.7	$25,295	$23,490	$1,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Alvarado Intermediate

How many students attend Alvarado Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Alvarado Intermediate.

What district is Alvarado Intermediate in?

Rowland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alvarado Intermediate?

Students at Alvarado Intermediate are 48% Hispanic, 46% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Alvarado Intermediate a good school?

Alvarado Intermediate ranks 989^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Alvarado Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Alvarado Intermediate usually go on to attend John A. Rowland High

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