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Northam Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Northam Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 369 students in La Puente, California, within the Rowland Unified School District, and it faces significant academic challenges with proficiency rates well below state and district averages.

The school's performance, particularly in mathematics where only 19% of students are proficient, ranks in the bottom quartile of California schools and is lower than most nearby schools like Jellick Elementary and Telesis Academy of Science & Math. A notable concern is chronic absenteeism, with 23% of students missing significant school time, a rate higher than the district average and linked to weaker academic outcomes. While the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, it shows a particular strength in supporting homeless students, who perform better than other groups at the school.

Comparisons reveal stark differences even within the same district; Jellick Elementary achieves much higher results despite serving a similarly economically disadvantaged population. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring Hacienda la Puente Unified district, such as Wedgeworth Elementary, demonstrate dramatically higher proficiency and lower absenteeism. This analysis suggests that improving attendance and math instruction are critical areas for Northam, and that how resources are used may be more important than funding levels alone.

369

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,169

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17800 East Renault
La Puente, CA 91744-5333

(626) 965-2404

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Northam Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Giano Intermediate
High:	Nogales High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

Asian:

4.6%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

California avg41%

4,653^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	22.3	4653 of 5857	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4912 of 5869	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4534 of 5859	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4267 of 5883	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4669 of 5789	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3843 of 5662	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	3705 of 5692	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.1	4247 of 5614	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	4815 of 5611	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	3872 of 5530	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	4401 of 5390	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	4878 of 5377	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	4253 of 5314	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3411 of 5193	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.1	3384 of 5113	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	2846 of 5113	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.3	2419 of 4818	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	2641 of 4822	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.8	2820 of 4809	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	2871 of 3162	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	2317 of 3245	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1645 of 3311	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	2751 of 3275	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2581 of 3246	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4570 of 5597	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4686 of 5612	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4587 of 5609	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4295 of 5635	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4028 of 5492	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3191 of 5413	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	3792 of 5107	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4021 of 5107	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3519 of 5087	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3132 of 5084	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3757 of 4963	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2839 of 4830	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	183 of 429	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	252 of 364	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	132 of 335	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	139 of 356	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3950 of 5460	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4363 of 5517	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3795 of 5363	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3247 of 5264	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3848 of 5173	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2991 of 5084	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4233 of 5628	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4695 of 5643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4041 of 5638	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3899 of 5663	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4829 of 5510	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4251 of 5431	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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 (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 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
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	$15,169	$14,100	$1,069
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	$16,626	$15,940	$686
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
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			$16,359	$15,564	$795
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
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						$25,088	$23,134	$1,954
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
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						$23,380	$21,598	$1,782
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
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						$28,438	$26,522	$1,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Northam Elementary

How many students attend Northam Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Northam Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Northam Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northam Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Giano Intermediate
High : Nogales High

What is the racial makeup of Northam Elementary?

Students at Northam Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% White.

Is Northam Elementary a good school?

Northam Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Northam Elementary in?

Rowland Unified

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