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Rorimer Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4428^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rorimer Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 405 students in La Puente, part of the Rowland Unified School District, which serves a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below both district and state averages; its statewide ranking has declined over several years to the 24th percentile. A particular area of concern is science, where only 11.54% of students are proficient, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Stanley G. Oswalt Academy (53.85%) and Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology (43.06%). Despite these lower outcomes, Rorimer operates with a favorable student-teacher ratio and receives higher per-student funding than these higher-performing peers.

There are some positive signs, including the school's relative effectiveness with English Language Learners and a notable recent improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism. However, the stark performance gap compared to other schools in Rowland Unified with lower rates of economic disadvantage highlights a district-wide pattern. This suggests that while resources are present, targeted strategies to address the unique challenges faced by the school's community are critical for improving student achievement.

405

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,001

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18750 East Rorimer St.
La Puente, CA 91744-6063

(626) 965-3333

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Rorimer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Giano Intermediate
High:	Nogales High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

Asian:

4.7%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg40%

California avg41%

4,428^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	24.8	4428 of 5857	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4224 of 5869	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3747 of 5859	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3297 of 5883	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3275 of 5789	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3896 of 5662	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	3892 of 5692	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	3300 of 5614	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	3310 of 5611	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	3829 of 5530	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3726 of 5390	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	3298 of 5377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	2528 of 5314	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	2477 of 5193	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.2	2486 of 5113	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.6	2639 of 5113	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.1	2656 of 4818	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	2684 of 4822	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.5	2775 of 4809	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	1335 of 3162	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	1167 of 3245	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	1315 of 3311	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	629 of 3275	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	1509 of 3246	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4375 of 5597	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4509 of 5612	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3520 of 5609	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	3039 of 5635	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	3125 of 5492	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	4087 of 5413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3342 of 5107	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	3158 of 5107	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	2609 of 5087	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2324 of 5084	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	2186 of 4963	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	2880 of 4830	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	199 of 429	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	207 of 364	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	131 of 335	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	95 of 356	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3774 of 5460	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3760 of 5517	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2679 of 5363	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2304 of 5264	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	2136 of 5173	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	2977 of 5084	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4113 of 5628	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3541 of 5643	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3630 of 5638	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3401 of 5663	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	3283 of 5510	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3447 of 5431	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science12%-21 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)							% 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	19875 East Calle Baja	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0053	485	18	26.9	28.5%	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	116 (23.9%)	344 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	83.7	981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.7	654^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	327	47.1		47.1	70.7	59.1	62.2				63.7	76.6	58.9	69.0				67.7						$18,557	$17,802	$755
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
Stanley G. Oswalt Academy	Public	K-8	19501 Shadow Oak Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 810-4109	879	35	24.7	56.8%	19 (2.2%)	11 (1.3%)	417 (47.4%)	385 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.8%)	81.9	1083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.3	1028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	55	45.4	62.2	53.9	72.5	67.4	65.3	66.7	67.0	72.5	68.6	74.0	63.0	44.3	48.0	44.3	61.2	55.8	97.3	98.2		98.2		$13,096	$13,082	$14

Frequently Asked Questions about Rorimer Elementary

What district is Rorimer Elementary in?

Rowland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rorimer Elementary?

Students at Rorimer Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

Is Rorimer Elementary a good school?

Rorimer Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rorimer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Rorimer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rorimer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rorimer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Giano Intermediate
High : Nogales High

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