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Rowland Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rowland Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 461 students in the Rowland Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 9% of all California elementary schools with test scores well below district and state averages.

The school's performance is notably lower than other nearby schools in the same district, such as Shelyn Elementary and Blandford Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve much higher proficiency rates. Key factors that differentiate Rowland Elementary include a higher student-teacher ratio, lower per-student spending, and a pattern of chronic absenteeism, though attendance has shown recent improvement.

While the school has experienced a concerning academic decline over the past decade, the success of comparable schools within Rowland Unified demonstrates that improvement is possible, suggesting the challenges may be specific to this school's resources and support systems rather than a district-wide issue.

461

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,864

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2036 South Fullerton Rd.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748-3599

(626) 964-3441

District: Rowland Unified

Students who attend Rowland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alvarado Intermediate
High:	John A. Rowland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.8%

Asian:

16.1%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg40%

California avg41%

5,324^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	14.3	5324 of 5857	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5647 of 5869	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5330 of 5859	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	5073 of 5883	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4374 of 5789	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4269 of 5662	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	3607 of 5692	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	3413 of 5614	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	3479 of 5611	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.7	3914 of 5530	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	4287 of 5390	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	4159 of 5377	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.3	2669 of 5314	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	2616 of 5193	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	2388 of 5113	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.0	2906 of 5113	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.7	1975 of 4818	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.2	2385 of 4822	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.5	2135 of 4809	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.3	1100 of 1205	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1035 of 1190	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	915 of 1071	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	2834 of 3162	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	2483 of 3245	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2561 of 3311	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2554 of 3275	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	2216 of 3246	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5189 of 5597	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5420 of 5612	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5002 of 5609	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5205 of 5635	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4915 of 5492	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4656 of 5413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	4837 of 5107	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	5055 of 5107	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4933 of 5087	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	4961 of 5084	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4334 of 4963	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4157 of 4830	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	331 of 429	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	349 of 364	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	297 of 335	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	229 of 356	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4880 of 5460	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	5347 of 5517	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4880 of 5363	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4584 of 5264	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3434 of 5173	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3503 of 5084	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	4936 of 5628	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5316 of 5643	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5143 of 5638	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4428 of 5663	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3338 of 5510	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3497 of 5431	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science8%-24 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)	% 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowland Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rowland Elementary?

Students at Rowland Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% African American.

Is Rowland Elementary a good school?

Rowland Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Rowland Elementary in?

Rowland Unified

What schools do graduates of Rowland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rowland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alvarado Intermediate
High : John A. Rowland High

How many students attend Rowland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Rowland Elementary.

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