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Hollencrest Middle

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Hollencrest Middle ranks 1017 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Hollencrest Middle is a public school serving about 740 students in grades 6-8 within the West Covina Unified district, consistently earning a 3-star rating while serving a community where a significant majority of students face economic disadvantages.

Academically, the school is a standout in English Language Arts within its own district, outperforming peers like Edgewood Middle and Walnut Grove Intermediate in this subject, even with larger class sizes. However, math scores are an area for growth, as they trail behind some nearby schools such as Royal Oak Middle. A major strength is the school's exceptional support for specific student groups, including English Learners and students experiencing homelessness, where its effectiveness ranks very high compared to schools statewide.

Hollencrest fosters a strong culture of attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is much lower than the state average and better than many area schools, including Sierra Vista Middle in La Puente. It achieves these solid results with moderate per-student spending compared to other local schools, demonstrating efficient use of resources. While performance has been stable, the school is working to improve support for Special Education students and to address gaps in achievement among different student groups.

737

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,360

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 East Merced Ave.
West Covina, CA 91791-3661

(626) 931-1760

District: West Covina Unified

Students who attend Hollencrest Middle usually attend:

High:	Edgewood High
	West Covina High

Feeder schools for Hollencrest Middle:

Elementary:	Cameron Elementary
	Merced Elementary
	Vine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

Asian:

22.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

!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 school41%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,017^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the West Covina Unified

599^th of 1,543West Covina 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	55.5	1017 of 2761	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	916 of 2783	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1131 of 2781	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	1055 of 2740	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	770 of 2715	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	759 of 2480	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	762 of 2508	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.1	840 of 2497	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.2	915 of 2477	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	655 of 2379	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	723 of 2259	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	740 of 2236	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.0	638 of 2179	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	60.2	742 of 2063	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.1	738 of 2005	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	931 of 1999	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	773 of 1804	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.9	998 of 1777	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.8	724 of 1769	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	422 of 739	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	391 of 743	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	367 of 715	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	379 of 733	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	267 of 745	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	290 of 700	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	1282 of 1531	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	777 of 1491	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	715 of 1369	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	273 of 1478	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	137 of 1521	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	54.3	380 of 1540	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	311 of 1442	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	672 of 1364	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	1158 of 2533	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	1004 of 2551	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	1056 of 2531	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	1099 of 2509	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	621 of 2380	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	659 of 2262	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	994 of 2395	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	814 of 2388	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	960 of 2374	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	983 of 2359	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	475 of 2213	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	433 of 2072	79.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	112 of 477	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	24 of 394	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	51 of 320	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	46 of 336	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	709 of 2542	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	624 of 2579	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	660 of 2531	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	612 of 2458	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	431 of 2369	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	399 of 2230	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	849 of 2534	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	770 of 2552	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	1043 of 2538	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	826 of 2527	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	823 of 2407	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	751 of 2273	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	720 of 1566	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	1096 of 1552	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	803 of 1531	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.6	516 of 1602	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	868 of 1496	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2019)68th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science30%-3 vs state

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	55.5	1017^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		58.6	916^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.1%	101	29.8	29.8	53.2	53.2	46.6	50.9	35.2	35.7	34.4	35.1	$19,360	$1,716	$17,644
Traweek Middle	Public	6-8	1941 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7400	614	27	22.4	79.3%	22 (3.6%)	21 (3.4%)	494 (80.5%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	45.4	1317^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		52	1107^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	210	30.8	30.8	46.0	40.2	47.5	44.5	36.9	24.1	25.8	29.2	$22,095	$1,997	$20,098
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310	18.2	18.2		35.3	42.5	39.2		28.7	29.4	29.1	$25,804	$2,783	$23,021
Grandview College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	795 North Grandview Ln.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4901	388	20	19.0	84.8%	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	339 (87.4%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	29.5				21.7	2189^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	(n/a)	19.9	19.9	31.4	44.2	32.9	35.6	14.1	28.9	21.3	21.0	$21,552	$1,601	$19,951
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	777 East Puente St.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7300	778	36	21.6	68.3%	47 (6.0%)	29 (3.7%)	592 (76.1%)	92 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	55.5	1016^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		48.6	1203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	56.8%	187	25.0	25.0	50.2	56.1	46.0	50.6	51.9	34.0	27.8	38.0	$21,171	$1,422	$19,749
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170	29.6	29.6	56.2	57.9	53.2	55.8	37.1	39.3	36.9	37.8	$21,183	$2,071	$19,112
Giano Intermediate	Public	7-8	3223 South Giano Ave.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2461	463	23	19.9	94.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	422 (91.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	33.2	1708^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.1%		35	1626^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	82	26.9	26.9		30.3	41.8	35.8		21.9	23.6	22.7	$19,125	$1,616	$17,509
Royal Oak Middle	Public	7-8	303 South Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 967-6354	610	29	21.0	74.1%	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	455 (74.6%)	48 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	60.1	905^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		61.6	850^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	55	28.6	28.6		48.5	54.7	51.5		40.4	42.8	41.5	$19,307	$1,433	$17,874
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1625 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4900	597	29	20.8	82.4%	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	478 (80.1%)	76 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	29.3	1850^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		31.2	1759^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	91	20.0	20.0	30.8	35.0	34.2	33.5	31.4	23.0	18.0	23.5	$20,791	$2,790	$18,001
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	270	13	20.7	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (94.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	34.5	1665^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.7%		30.6	1789^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	124	16.9	16.9	24.0	46.6	35.4	35.9	13.5	45.5	20.5	27.4	$23,265	$1,641	$21,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Hollencrest Middle

What high school do graduates of Hollencrest Middle attend?

Students who attend Hollencrest Middle usually go on to attend Edgewood High

Is Hollencrest Middle a good school?

Hollencrest Middle ranks 1017^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hollencrest Middle?

Students at Hollencrest Middle are 70% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% African American.

What district is Hollencrest Middle in?

West Covina Unified

How many students attend Hollencrest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 737 students attended Hollencrest Middle.

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