Montebello Park Elementary, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Montebello Park Elementary

Montebello Park Elementary is a small school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Los Angeles, with an enrollment concentrated at the early elementary level. The student body is demographically homogeneous: nearly all students identify as Hispanic, and a substantial share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a neighborhood with significant economic need.

State assessment results from the 2024-25 school year show proficiency rates that are below the midpoint among the county's elementary schools. In mathematics, third grade performed best, with less than half of students meeting proficiency; fourth and fifth grades fell much lower. English language arts results follow a similar pattern, with third-grade proficiency also the strongest across the grades tested, declining sharply at fourth grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also well below half. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other elementary schools in Los Angeles County. These results suggest students are facing academic headwinds that warrant close attention from families and staff alike.

The neighborhood context is residential and moderately dense, part of the broader Los Angeles metropolitan area. The local housing market shows median home values in the mid-to-upper range for the region, and median rents reflect typical Los Angeles affordability pressures. Families considering this school should be aware that the area sits amid ongoing citywide housing growth and development, though immediate school-level building or program shifts were not apparent in available sources.

Montebello Unified, the parent district, recently secured a multi-year California Community Schools Partnership Program grant to expand extended learning time, integrated student support services, and culturally relevant instruction across several schools. While Montebello Park Elementary was not explicitly named in the grant cohorts identified, the district-wide initiative signals an investment in the kind of academic and wraparound supports that schools with these proficiency patterns typically need.

No data on special education enrollment rates, English learner populations, discipline, or attendance were available. A parent or guardian evaluating this school would be well-served by asking the school directly about the composition of its ELL and special education populations, its specific interventions in mathematics and literacy, and how it intends to benefit from the district's community schools initiative.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 36% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 29% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 27% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 31% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 32% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 34% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 20% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolMontebello 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.