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John A. Rowland High

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John A. Rowland High ranks 377 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 83% of California high schools

Summary

John A. Rowland High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving about 2,000 students in grades 9-12 within the Rowland Unified School District in Rowland Heights, CA, consistently earning 4-star ratings and ranking in the top 15-20% of schools statewide.

The school's greatest strength is its ability to deliver strong, consistent results for all students, especially those who need extra support. It boasts graduation rates over 92% and excels in teaching English Language Learners, ranking in the state's top 10% for that group. While English/Language Arts scores are solid, math proficiency is an area where the school is working to improve. It's important to note that John A. Rowland High achieves this success while serving a student population where a significant majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it does so very efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools with lower performance.

Within its own district, Rowland High is a clear leader, significantly outperforming the nearby Nogales High in test scores and student attendance. When compared to high-performing schools in wealthier neighboring districts like Diamond Bar High (Walnut Valley Unified) or Glen A. Wilson High (Hacienda la Puente Unified), a performance gap exists, particularly in math. However, this comparison provides context rather than a direct match, as those schools serve communities with different economic profiles.

2,016

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,290

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 South Otterbein St.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748-3949

(626) 965-3448

District: Rowland Unified

Feeder schools for John A. Rowland High:

Elementary:	Blandford Elementary
	Jellick Elementary
	Killian Elementary
	Rowland Elementary
	More...
	Shelyn Elementary
	Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology
Middle:	Alvarado Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.3%

Hispanic:

45.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg40%

California avg41%

377^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	82.2	377 of 2162	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	295 of 2159	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	253 of 2170	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	264 of 2123	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	243 of 1290	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	163 of 2133	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	248 of 2017	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	266 of 2021	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.6	272 of 2039	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	209 of 1994	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	249 of 2426	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	337 of 2354	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.5	385 of 2367	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	300 of 2281	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	301 of 2238	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.3	318 of 2117	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	350 of 2063	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	67.7	321 of 1968	83.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	172 of 1901	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	70.6	177 of 1653	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	301 of 585	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	240 of 573	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	238 of 591	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	168 of 581	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	185 of 582	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	178 of 581	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	375 of 1161	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.7	49 of 555	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	51.6	390 of 1117	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	695 of 1052	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	40 of 1085	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	90 of 1064	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	68.3	120 of 1044	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	95.1	16 of 467	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	40 of 941	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	20 of 938	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	349 of 1906	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	293 of 1915	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	269 of 1915	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	226 of 1858	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	189 of 1054	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	153 of 1833	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	267 of 1760	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	631 of 1900	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	479 of 1902	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	451 of 1917	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	503 of 1861	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	379 of 1814	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	663 of 1742	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	67 of 410	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	25 of 328	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	24 of 299	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	10 of 290	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	272 of 2013	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	165 of 2026	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	149 of 2030	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	158 of 1943	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	148 of 1126	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	112 of 1937	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	165 of 1862	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	351 of 1942	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	280 of 1948	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	253 of 1963	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	281 of 1916	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	246 of 1122	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	198 of 1880	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	216 of 1834	88.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.4	26 of 168	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	65 of 577	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	301 of 541	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	292 of 515	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	360 of 1252	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	647 of 1216	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	701 of 1197	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	409 of 1155	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	429 of 1173	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	574 of 1193	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	623 of 1204	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	382 of 1222	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	440 of 1173	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2022)85th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+18 vs state

Science48%+16 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 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)		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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John A. Rowland High	Public	9-12	2000 South Otterbein St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3448	2,016	83	24.3	68.1%	49 (2.4%)	32 (1.6%)	922 (45.7%)	953 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.6%)	82.2	377^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		86.5	295^th of 2159 public high schools	86.3%	82	26.8	61.0	48.6	48.3	66.5	66.5	42.3	42.3	$16,290	$16,204	$86
Rowland Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	1928 Nogales St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 935-8202	28	3	9.3	53.6%	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$4,439	$00	$4,439
Nogales High	Public	9-12	401 South Nogales St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3437	1,535	78	19.6	82.8%	13 (0.8%)	17 (1.1%)	1,376 (89.6%)	101 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	18 (1.2%)	43.7	1175^th of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		41.6	1203^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.3%	28		22.4		22.4	54.3	54.3	13.7	13.7	$20,001	$19,468	$533
Santana High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	341 South La Seda Rd.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-5971	89	9	10.3	91.0%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	86 (96.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	1758^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%		23	1630^th of 2159 public high schools	24.5%	128		0.0	21.4	4.8	23.2	23.2	3.6	3.6	$63,875	$61,834	$2,041
Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)	Public	9-12	476 South Lemon Ave.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0776	36	7	5.0	27.8%	5 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (47.2%)	13 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$60,069	$58,236	$1,833
Diamond Bar High	Public	9-12	21400 Pathfinder Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1405	2,563	99	26.0	22.6%	128 (5.0%)	36 (1.4%)	440 (17.2%)	1,843 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.4%)	105 (4.1%)	94.8	98^th of 2162 public high schools	95.5%		96.1	84^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	14			53.7	53.6	76.3	76.3	68.3	68.3	$19,649	$19,128	$521
Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,148	93	23.1	23.6%	80 (3.7%)	26 (1.2%)	663 (30.9%)	1,264 (58.8%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	94 (4.4%)	94.2	116^th of 2162 public high schools	94.6%		93.6	141^st of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	25		58.7		58.7	79.0	79.0	64.2	64.2	$21,189	$20,640	$549
Brea Olinda High	Public	9-12	789 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7850	1,676	79	21.3	41.6%	408 (24.3%)	22 (1.3%)	657 (39.2%)	498 (29.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	83 (5.0%)	88.5	231^st of 2162 public high schools	89.3%		87.6	269^th of 2159 public high schools	87.5%	38		55.5		55.3	69.3	69.3	51.0	51.0	$23,421	$22,236	$1,185
Brea Canyon High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	689 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7882	41	7	5.9	43.9%	13 (31.7%)	2 (4.9%)	22 (53.7%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	12.8	1886^th of 2162 public high schools	12.8%		12	1954^th of 2159 public high schools	9.5%	68		10.0		9.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	$81,722	$78,938	$2,784
Glen A. Wilson High	Public	9-12	16455 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-4410	1,456	60	24.3	65.2%	52 (3.6%)	19 (1.3%)	654 (44.9%)	702 (48.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	88.2	238^th of 2162 public high schools	89.0%		91.1	196^th of 2159 public high schools	90.9%	42		44.7	7.1	43.3	78.2	78.2	59.2	59.2	$25,915	$24,192	$1,723

Frequently Asked Questions about John A. Rowland High

Is John A. Rowland High a good school?

John A. Rowland High ranks 377^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John A. Rowland High?

Students at John A. Rowland High are 47% Asian, 46% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% African American.

What district is John A. Rowland High in?

Rowland Unified

What schools feed into John A. Rowland High?

John A. Rowland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blandford Elementary
Elementary : Jellick Elementary
Elementary : Killian Elementary
Elementary : Rowland Elementary
Elementary : Shelyn Elementary
Elementary : Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology
Middle : Alvarado Intermediate

How many students attend John A. Rowland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,016 students attended John A. Rowland High.

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