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Hurley Elementary

Q: Is Hurley Elementary a good school?

Hurley Elementary ranks 4252 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hurley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 387 students in La Puente, part of the Rowland Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges with test scores consistently below state averages, particularly in science and math, and a statewide ranking that has declined notably over the past several years.

Despite these academic struggles, the school shows clear strengths in specific areas: it has dramatically improved student attendance, now boasting a lower chronic absenteeism rate than both the district and state averages, and it demonstrates relatively effective support for English Language Learner and homeless student populations. Interestingly, Hurley Elementary operates with the lowest per-student spending among all nearby schools yet maintains a class size comparable to others, raising questions about how resources are used. The school's performance varies greatly by grade and subject, suggesting inconsistencies in instruction or curriculum support that need attention.

When compared to nearby schools, a striking pattern emerges: all elementary schools in Rowland Unified, including Rorimer Elementary, Northam Elementary, and Yorbita Elementary, rank in the bottom quarter of the state, while several schools in the neighboring Hacienda la Puente Unified district, such as the highly-ranked Wedgeworth Elementary, perform significantly better, indicating potential systemic differences between the two districts.

387

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,574

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

535 South Dora Guzman Ave.
La Puente, CA 91744-5608

(626) 965-2429

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Hurley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nogales High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

Asian:

3.6%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2019) to 27th (2025)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,252^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary 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	26.7	4252 of 5857	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3475 of 5869	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3256 of 5859	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	3077 of 5883	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2775 of 5789	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2968 of 5662	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	3229 of 5692	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	3781 of 5614	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.4	4480 of 5611	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	4471 of 5530	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.8	3967 of 5390	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.2	4319 of 5377	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	5089 of 5314	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	4430 of 5193	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	4876 of 5113	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	4722 of 5113	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	4299 of 4818	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	3827 of 4822	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	3640 of 4809	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	1081 of 3162	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	813 of 3245	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	861 of 3311	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	813 of 3275	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	791 of 3246	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4511 of 5597	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3354 of 5612	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3115 of 5609	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2949 of 5635	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2826 of 5492	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2760 of 5413	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3565 of 5107	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	2573 of 5107	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	2206 of 5087	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	1988 of 5084	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	1585 of 4963	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1800 of 4830	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	139 of 429	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	142 of 364	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	108 of 335	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	41 of 356	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3393 of 5460	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2621 of 5517	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	2225 of 5363	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1913 of 5264	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	1393 of 5173	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	1748 of 5084	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3716 of 5628	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3351 of 5643	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3165 of 5638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	3043 of 5663	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2500 of 5510	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	3066 of 5431	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	2187 of 2847	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1881 of 2635	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Listening25%~ state avg

Science16%-17 vs state

Writing3%-14 vs state

Overall3%-7 vs state

Reading2%-5 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hurley Elementary	Public	K-6	535 South Dora Guzman Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2429	387	18	20.9	95.9%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (94.1%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	26.7	4252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		35.6	3475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	777	8.0	2.5	2.5	0.0	2.9	40.0	10.0	45.0	6.1	24.6	4.0	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	5.0	2.6	0.0	2.3	15.7		15.7	18.2	39.0	21.7	35.9			28.9	20.5	45.0	20.3	24.5			27.9	93.1		93.1			$16,574	$1,898	$14,676
Northam Elementary	Public	K-6	17800 East Renault	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2404	369	18	20.8	94.9%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	341 (92.4%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	22.3	4653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.4	4912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	259																					21.1		21.1	33.3	25.0	35.1	34.0			31.6	23.6	17.0	23.7	12.8			19.2	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	$18,929	$2,570	$16,359
Villacorta Elementary	Public	K-6	17840 Villacorta St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2385	261	10	27.4	94.6%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	231 (88.5%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	20.9	4747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		29.8	3941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	806																					13.2		13.2	29.0	27.9	34.2	35.3			31.5	16.1	25.6	10.5	20.6			18.5	92.3	96.2	94.2	96.2	96.2	$20,048	$1,492	$18,556
Wing Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	16605 Wing Ln.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5900	384	16	24.0	83.9%	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	329 (85.7%)	32 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	21.1	4729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		19.8	4882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	153																					11.4		11.4	29.1	26.5	20.3				25.5	43.0	21.1	11.4				25.9						$18,862	$1,565	$17,297
Workman Elementary	Public	K-5	16000 Workman St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4200	347	15	23.1	82.1%	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	299 (86.2%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	55.7	2261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		49.6	2580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	319																					16.4		16.4	52.9	43.6	51.9				49.4	60.8	52.7	34.6				49.1	95.3	96.9		95.3		$19,549	$1,603	$17,946
Wedgeworth Elementary	Public	K-5	16949 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8100	650	26	25.0	52.3%	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.4%)	526 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	95.7	262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		96.7	189^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	73																					70.6		70.6	74.8	80.2	83.2				79.1	76.9	80.2	77.5				78.1						$17,835	$1,503	$16,332
Yorbita Elementary	Public	K-6	502 South Vidalia St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3486	374	20	19.1	90.1%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	331 (88.5%)	24 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	17	5101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		14.9	5312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	211																					9.1		9.1	25.5	44.2	22.2	20.0			28.2	15.4	24.1	5.5	11.1			14.1	97.3		97.3		97.3	$17,957	$1,551	$16,406
Cedarlane Academy	Public	K-8	16333 Cedarlane Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8002	878	39	22.6	69.6%	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	420 (47.8%)	418 (47.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.4%)	71.3	1542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%		65.6	1789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	247																					30.6	36.1	33.8	50.7	54.8	52.9	66.3	68.1	63.1	61.5	49.3	58.1	38.8	58.4	56.7	48.4	52.8	90.0					$19,366	$1,599	$17,767
Valinda School of Academics	Public	K-5	1030 Indian Summer Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4700	306	15	20.4	77.8%	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	269 (87.9%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	35.8	3516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		31.4	3822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	306																					25.0		25.0	37.3	42.6	37.5				39.2	35.3	35.2	21.3				30.9						$19,802	$1,670	$18,132
Rorimer Elementary	Public	K-6	18750 East Rorimer St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3333	405	20	20.7	91.6%	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	376 (92.8%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24.8	4428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.8	4224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	204																					11.5		11.5	23.8	23.1	38.5	42.6			31.3	32.8	28.9	19.2	19.2			25.6	96.7		96.7	96.7	96.7	$18,230	$1,554	$16,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurley Elementary

Is Hurley Elementary a good school?

Hurley Elementary ranks 4252^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hurley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Hurley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hurley Elementary?

Students at Hurley Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Hurley Elementary in?

Rowland Unified

What schools do graduates of Hurley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hurley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nogales High

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