Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 91780 include eight schools—three elementary, two middle, two high, and one alternative—across Temple City Unified and El Monte City. Among the six conventional schools with all-grades scores, the unweighted averages were 64% in ELA and 63% in math, compared with state results of 49% and 38%; the five-school science average was 57%, versus 36% statewide. These averages give each school equal weight and combine different grade spans. The clearest area-wide advantage over state results is in math and science, rather than ELA.
Cloverly Elementary led the conventional schools in all-grades ELA, math, and reported science, at 69%, 70%, and 59%. Grade-level leaders vary: La Rosa Elementary led in 3rd grade with 59% ELA and 69% math, while Oak Avenue Intermediate was 18–20 points above state results in 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and 31–33 points above in math. Cleminson Elementary had the lowest all-grades ELA and math results among those six schools, at 58% and 52%, but exceeded its district’s results by 7 points in ELA, 10 in math, and 21 in science. At 11th grade, Temple City High scored 63% in ELA and 57% in math, compared with 5% in each subject at Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center—gaps of 58 and 52 points.
Recent results show some softening: the six-school ELA average fell 4 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while the state result edged up from 48.8% to 49.3%; the math average was nearly flat, and science improved but less than the state result. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose for Cleminson, from 66 to 76, but fell for Temple City High, from 95 to 89, and Sears, from 22 to 9. As context—not an explanation of results—free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–25 ranged from 36% at Temple City High to 66% at Cleminson; Cloverly’s student-teacher ratio was 30.6, compared with 22.5 at Cleminson. These comparisons have limits because schools serve different grades, Sears enrolls only 34 students, and the state suppressed 2025–26 test results for Temple City Alternative.
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