Mountain View Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for El Monte and South El Monte, and parts of Baldwin Park and Industry.

At a glance

4,455Students enrolled

8Schools

2Towns served

$27,700Spent per student

19:1Student–teacher ratio

90%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For South El Monte

Grades K–8

Monte Vista Elementary or New Temple or Miramonte ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Monte Vista Elementary or Dean L. ShivelyDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

South El Monte High1,125 students · South El MonteEl Monte Union High School 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

Math proficiency24.5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Reading / language arts24.5%

State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Graduation rate 85% at El Monte Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,700

per student each year · 31% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration36%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)23%

State59%

Federal18%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,822’20

5,330’21

4,937’22

4,632’23

4,455’24

Students

Hispanic · 93%4,137

Asian · 6%288

White · 0%16

Black · 0%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Two or more races · 0%1

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

Towns served

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El Monte106,109 people

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South El Monte19,287 people

Also covers small parts of Baldwin Park and Industry.

Schools8 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Public

Where students go next · El Monte Union High School District

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

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Rowland Unified School DistrictWalnut · West Covina · $22,683 per student

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Alhambra Unified School DistrictRosemead

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Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictIrwindale · $22,933 per student

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Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictWest Covina · $19,765 per student

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.