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Killian Elementary

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Killian Elementary ranks 2081 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Killian Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 469 students in the Rowland Unified School District in Rowland Heights, known for its strong support of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, Killian performs near the state average in English and notably above average in math, a significant achievement given that many nearby schools with similar student populations, like Rorimer Elementary and Yorbita Elementary, have much lower scores. The school excels in supporting specific groups, with English Language Learners, students in Special Education, and homeless students performing exceptionally well compared to peers across the state. Furthermore, Killian manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the district and state averages.

While Killian delivers these solid outcomes efficiently, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years. Performance varies by grade, with dips in 5th-grade math and science. Within Rowland Unified, it sits between higher-performing schools like Shelyn Elementary and lower-performing ones, highlighting district-wide disparities. A comparison with Walnut Elementary in the neighboring Walnut Valley Unified district shows how different community and district factors can influence school outcomes.

469

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,907

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19100 East Killian St.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748-3941

(626) 964-6409

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Killian Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alvarado Intermediate
High:	John A. Rowland High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.6%

Hispanic:

35.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,081^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	59.7	2081 of 5857	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	1910 of 5869	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	1296 of 5859	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	1168 of 5883	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	1240 of 5789	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	1062 of 5662	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	1176 of 5692	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	1260 of 5614	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	1372 of 5611	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	1259 of 5530	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	1328 of 5390	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	961 of 5377	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	859 of 5314	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	1005 of 5193	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	773 of 5113	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	932 of 5113	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	1024 of 4818	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	1157 of 4822	76.0%	★★★★☆
2004	76.9	1036 of 4809	78.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	967 of 1203	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	922 of 1205	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	755 of 1190	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	602 of 1154	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	584 of 1149	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	597 of 1071	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	368 of 3162	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	277 of 3245	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	183 of 3311	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	494 of 3275	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	363 of 3246	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	2053 of 5597	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	1572 of 5612	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	1433 of 5609	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	1081 of 5635	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	1535 of 5492	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	1154 of 5413	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2725 of 5107	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3359 of 5107	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	2458 of 5087	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	2647 of 5084	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1702 of 4963	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	1527 of 4830	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	50 of 429	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	52 of 364	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	1462 of 5460	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1179 of 5517	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	637 of 5363	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	280 of 5264	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	340 of 5173	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	326 of 5084	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	2027 of 5628	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	2046 of 5643	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	1212 of 5638	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	1178 of 5663	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	896 of 5510	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	977 of 5431	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	176 of 2847	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	459 of 2635	82.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, September 28, 2009

Fantastic School.... the BEST in So Calif.
Warm, friendly,caring, well-trained expert staff
Phenomenal principal & vice principal in the past & new administration also looks good
Best office staff in all Calif.

Students are well behaved

In addition to academic excellence, the school additionally focuses on CHARACTER... through Community of Caring and Character Counts

Students know the important values and internalize them

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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
Killian Elementary	Public	K-6	19100 East Killian St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-6409	469	17	27.7	78.9%	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.6%)	275 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	59.7	2081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.4	1910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	171	33.3		33.3	46.3	54.3	48.7	44.9			48.7	55.4	56.5	34.5	46.4			47.1							$12,907	$12,466	$441
Shelyn Elementary	Public	K-6	19500 East Nacora St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 444-0584	508	23	21.8	64.0%	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	108 (21.3%)	352 (69.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.7%)	77.9	1245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%		75.8	1341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	96	34.4		34.4	83.3	62.7	61.3	56.7			65.5	78.0	67.7	53.1	41.8			59.6							$13,720	$13,544	$176
Blandford Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 Blandford Dr.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3410	643	25	26.2	74.3%	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	196 (30.5%)	394 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.8%)	74.3	1411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		70.2	1585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	174	38.4		38.4	49.5	60.4	54.3	72.5			58.7	57.6	61.0	46.5	64.6			57.1	98.3	98.3		98.3	98.3	98.3	$13,738	$13,694	$44
Jellick Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Jellick Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-1275	376	19	19.4	91.2%	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	261 (69.4%)	95 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	48	2700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		36.4	3407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	707	27.3		27.3	61.2	44.2	38.7	44.7			48.2	53.1	34.1	12.1	31.4			34.5	94.7			96.1	96.1		$13,288	$12,072	$1,216
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	630	25	25.0	66.8%	27 (4.3%)	9 (1.4%)	354 (56.2%)	222 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	63.7	1894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		66.7	1745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	149	50.8	37.4	43.1	46.3	56.3	76.3	53.1	73.0	53.2	60.0	34.7	49.2	57.4	26.2	42.9	47.0	42.8	95.7			97.1	97.1	97.1	$15,319	$15,292	$27
Rowland Elementary	Public	K-6	2036 South Fullerton Rd.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3441	461	19	24.2	91.1%	12 (2.6%)	9 (2.0%)	345 (74.8%)	74 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	14.3	5324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%		10.7	5647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	323	8.2		8.2	27.1	9.4	26.7	25.4			22.3	23.5	11.7	14.8	16.4			16.3	96.8		96.8				$13,864	$12,996	$868
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	$17,001	$16,148	$853
Telesis Academy of Science & Math	Public	K-8	2800 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-1696	621	26	23.8	81.6%	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.6%)	495 (79.7%)	90 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	48	2703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.9	2671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	32	26.2	26.7	26.5	37.5	35.3	53.3	50.0	45.9	52.2	47.2	43.8	30.9	35.4	42.0	26.5	17.0	29.4							$14,981	$14,308	$673
Hollingworth Elementary	Public	K-6	3003 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3661	382	16	23.8	73.0%	9 (2.4%)	20 (5.2%)	274 (71.7%)	62 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	35.5	3543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		35.3	3495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	48	15.6		15.6	27.9	33.3	25.0	56.4			37.0	30.2	26.2	24.4	43.6			31.9							$14,634	$13,554	$1,080
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	$14,234	$12,878	$1,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Killian Elementary

What schools do graduates of Killian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Killian Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alvarado Intermediate
High : John A. Rowland High

How many students attend Killian Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Killian Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Killian Elementary?

Students at Killian Elementary are 59% Asian, 36% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Killian Elementary in?

Rowland Unified

Is Killian Elementary a good school?

Killian Elementary ranks 2081^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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