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Arcadia Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Arcadia, and parts of Monrovia and Temple City.
Students
9,061
Schools
11
Spent per student
$17,761
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$251.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Arcadia Unified School District
- School Grade A: better than 91% of California districts
- Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the CA average
- 25 students per teacher
- Debt of $251.5M, about $27,751 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12Long Beach Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency67%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,761 per student · 16% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 39%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,932’20
8,657’21
8,805’22
8,977’23
9,061’24
About steady.
Students
Asian 67%Hispanic 18%White 7%Two or more races 6%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Holly Avenue Elementary
D−789 students24:1
Camino Grove Elementary
C695 students26:1
Baldwin Stocker Elementary
664 students27:1
Highland Oaks Elementary
655 students23:1
Hugo Reid Elementary
583 students24:1
Longley Way Elementary
541 students24:1
First Avenue Middle
771 students25:1
Richard Henry Dana Middle
D−710 students25:1
Foothills Middle
D−650 students23:1
Arcadia High
A2,939 students25:1
Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)
C64 students21:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.