Rosemont Middle, La Crescenta CA

Original Research by School Decision on Rosemont Middle

Rosemont Middle is a mid-sized seventh and eighth grade school in La Crescenta, a foothill residential community north of Glendale. The school sits in a neighborhood of historic bungalows, midcentury ranch homes, and newer split-levels, anchored by the Crescenta Valley High School campus and the La Crescenta Library nearby. It serves families across a fairly broad economic range: roughly one in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment leans heavily toward white and Asian families, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and other students.

On state assessments, Rosemont's results in 2024-25 were solid. In English language arts, students across both grades reached proficiency at rates in the high-to-mid seventy percent range, with seventh graders slightly stronger. Math performance ran a few percentage points lower, in the high-sixty percent range for both grades. Science showed similar results at the lower end of that span. In the comparison among Los Angeles County's districts, Rosemont's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, indicating above-average academic performance in the context of the county.

The peer composition is notably affluent. Home values in the school's zip code are well above the California median, and median rent is steep as well. The community is car-dependent and spread out; walkability is concentrated along commercial corridors like Foothill Boulevard rather than throughout the neighborhoods. Families here tend to stay: the locale brief notes that some families are third-generation residents. Growth is constrained by mountains on either side, though higher-density affordable housing is now arriving along the Foothill corridor after decades of limited new construction.

A key structural change is now underway in Glendale Unified: the district is reverting from a seven-period to a six-period school day beginning in 2025-26. This shift, driven by budget pressure, means students at Rosemont will lose the opportunity to take up to two electives that the seven-period schedule had allowed since the pandemic. This is a lasting reduction in curricular choice unless the district's financial picture shifts. Roosevelt Middle School is one exception that will keep seven periods; Rosemont is not among them.

The district is also planning a sizable bond measure for the November ballot to address a substantial backlog of facility needs identified in its 2026-2031 Facilities Master Plan. Families considering the area should know that if approved, this bond would increase local property taxes. It would be the district's first bond since 2008.

Rosemont's small class sizes and accessible class structure mean students know the building well, and the school benefits from a fairly engaged community. State test data show students are learning grade-level content, and the top-quartile proficiency ranking suggests the school is keeping pace with or outperforming nearby schools in the county. For families seeking a suburban middle school in an economically stable, family-oriented neighborhood with above-average academics, Rosemont is worth a closer look. The loss of electives in the schedule change is worth discussing with the school and with your student before enrolling.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 49% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 48% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 60% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 59% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Science

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 44% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 67% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolGlendale Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income75%Higher-income83%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income75%Higher-income77%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income76%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income65%Higher-income72%7 pp gap