El Monte Union High School District

Public Regional · 10 towns Grades 9–12 B-School Grade

High school for El Monte, Baldwin Park, Arcadia, Rosemead, San Gabriel, Monrovia, Temple City, South El Monte, Irwindale and Industry, and parts of Pico Rivera. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

7,278Students enrolled

7Schools · + 59 feeders

10Towns served

$23,420Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

90%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

El MonteArcadiaRosemeadSouth El MonteIrwindale

Grades K–8

17 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listEl Monte City School District

Grades 8

18 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listEl Monte City School District

Grades 8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listEl Monte City School District

Grades 9–12

Arroyo High or El Monte High or Mountain View HighDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listArcadia Unified School District

Grades 6–8

First Avenue Middle or Richard Henry Dana Middle or Foothills MiddleDepends on your addressArcadia Unified School District

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades K–6

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listRosemead Elementary School District

Grades 7–8

Garvey (Richard) Intermediate or Muscatel Middle or Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateDepends on your addressGarvey Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Rosemead High1,691 students · RosemeadThis district

Grades K–8

Monte Vista Elementary or New Temple or Miramonte ElementaryDepends on your addressMountain View Elementary School District

Grades 8

Monte Vista Elementary or Dean L. ShivelyDepends on your addressMountain View Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

South El Monte High1,125 students · South El MonteThis district

Grades K–8

12 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listDuarte Unified School District

Grades 8

13 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listDuarte Unified School District

Grades 8

8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listDuarte Unified School District

Grades 9–12

7 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 87.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,420

per student each year · 10% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration42%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)28%

State60%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

8,320’20

8,090’21

7,860’22

7,652’23

7,278’24

Students

Hispanic · 78%5,645

Asian · 21%1,499

White · 1%60

Two or more races · 0%31

Black · 0%22

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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El Monte106,109 people · Grades K–8 at Durfee Elementary or Parkview Elementary and others

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Baldwin Park70,138 people

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Arcadia55,170 people · Grades K–5 at Holly Avenue Elementary or Camino Grove Elementary and others

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Rosemead50,013 people · Grades K–6 at Mildred B. Janson Elementary or Emma W. Shuey Elementary and others

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San Gabriel38,392 people

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Monrovia37,571 people

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Temple City35,430 people

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South El Monte19,287 people · Grades K–8 at Monte Vista Elementary or New Temple and others

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Irwindale1,377 people · Grades K–8 at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) or Ernest R. Geddes Elementary and others

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Industry210 people

Also covers small parts of Pico Rivera.

Schools7 in district · 59 feeders

This district · grades 9–12

Rosemead HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,691 students · Rosemead

Arroyo HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,638 students · El Monte

El Monte HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,383 students · El Monte

South El Monte HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,125 students · South El Monte

Mountain View HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,123 students · El Monte

Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation HighHigh · Grades 10–12 · 293 students · El Monte

El Monte Union High School Community DayHigh · Grades 9–12 · 25 students · El Monte

Feeder schools · grades K–8 · each town's own district

Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 664 students · Arcadia

Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 695 students · Arcadia

First Avenue MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 771 students · Arcadia

Foothills MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 650 students · Arcadia

Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 655 students · Arcadia

Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 789 students · Arcadia

Hugo Reid ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 583 students · Arcadia

Longley Way ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 541 students · Arcadia

Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 710 students · Arcadia

Baker ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 601 students · El Monte

Cherrylee ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 292 students · El Monte

Columbia ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 706 students · El Monte

Cortada ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 322 students · El Monte

Durfee ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,120 students · El Monte

Gidley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 454 students · El Monte

La Primaria ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 242 students · El Monte

Legore ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 516 students · El Monte

Maxson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 433 students · El Monte

New Lexington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 313 students · El Monte

Parkview ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 920 students · El Monte

Potrero ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 596 students · El Monte

Rio Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 294 students · El Monte

Shirpser ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 440 students · El Monte

Twin Lakes ElementaryMiddle · Grades 3–8 · 502 students · El Monte

Wilkerson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 325 students · El Monte

Willard F. Payne ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 534 students · El Monte

Wright ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 562 students · El Monte

BP STEM AcademyMiddle · Grades 3–8 · 565 students · Baldwin Park

Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)Elementary · Grades K–8 · 470 students · Duarte

Charles Bursch ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 409 students · Baldwin Park

Charles D. Jones MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 423 students · Baldwin Park

De Anza ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 421 students · Baldwin Park

Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 662 students · Baldwin Park

Foster ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 430 students · Baldwin Park

Kenmore ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 437 students · Baldwin Park

Maxwell Academy (PK-8)Elementary · Grades K–8 · 504 students · Duarte

Olive MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 477 students · Baldwin Park

Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)Elementary · Grades K–8 · 848 students · Bradbury

Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 709 students · Baldwin Park

Tracy ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 498 students · Baldwin Park

Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)Elementary · Grades K–6 · 317 students · Duarte

Vineland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 604 students · Baldwin Park

Walnut ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 541 students · Baldwin Park

Bitely (Arlene) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 409 students · Rosemead

Emerson (Ralph Waldo) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 390 students · Rosemead

Emma W. Shuey ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 450 students · Rosemead

Encinita ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 418 students · Rosemead

Garvey (Richard) IntermediateMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 661 students · Rosemead

Mildred B. Janson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 575 students · Rosemead

Muscatel MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 511 students · Rosemead

Rice (Eldridge) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 291 students · Rosemead

Sanchez (George I.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 293 students · Rosemead

Savannah ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 365 students · Rosemead

Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 297 students · Rosemead

Willard (Frances E.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 281 students · Rosemead

Dean L. ShivelyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 289 students · South El Monte

Miramonte ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 438 students · El Monte

Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 785 students · El Monte

New TempleElementary · Grades K–5 · 606 students · South El Monte

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.