Located in Rosemead, CA. Serving grades KG through 06.
Savannah Elementary is a small public elementary school in Rosemead serving kindergarten through sixth grade. The school sits in a dense suburban Los Angeles neighborhood with a strong Asian-American cultural identity and a mix of post-war single-family housing and commercial corridors. The student body is predominantly Asian and Hispanic, with a large majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting the economic circumstances of the surrounding community.
Academically, Savannah's proficiency results reflect a school that is working with substantial challenges. In English language arts, overall proficiency hovers around the midpoint across tested grades, with fourth and fifth grades performing better than third and sixth grades. Math proficiency is lower, ranging across the grades with stronger performance in fourth and sixth grades than in third and fifth. Science proficiency, measured only in fifth grade, is quite low. Compared to other schools in Los Angeles County, Savannah's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, indicating that many other district schools in the county are attaining higher test scores across subjects and grade levels.
The school's performance pattern suggests uneven strength across grades and subjects. Fourth grade shows relatively stronger outcomes in both literacy and math. The gap between English language arts and math proficiency, with ELA substantially higher, is a common pattern in schools serving large populations of emergent English speakers. The low science proficiency warrants attention and would be worth exploring with the school directly, as it may reflect resource constraints, instructional time allocation, or the novelty of science testing at that grade.
Rosemead Elementary District, which operates Savannah, has taken steps that extend beyond the classroom walls. The district offers free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of family income through the state's universal meals program, lowering daily costs for families. It has built a Mandarin Dual Language Immersion program at another school in the district, available tuition-free, which serves the large Mandarin-speaking families in the area and represents a distinctive academic option for families considering the district. The district also receives dedicated state funding for arts and music instruction, which has expanded programming in music and visual arts across elementary schools.
Rosemead itself is an older, car-dependent suburban city along major commercial corridors like Garvey Avenue, with interior neighborhoods of modest single-family homes. Housing values are moderate relative to the broader Los Angeles market, though rents have edged down slightly in recent quarters. The city is anchored by parks, a library, and bus transit, with a concentration of Asian restaurants and businesses reflecting the community's cultural composition. Large employers include Edison International and Panda Restaurant Group headquarters.
A parent considering Savannah should understand that the school serves a community with significant economic need and that state test results indicate academic proficiency well below what many county schools achieve. At the same time, the school is embedded in a district that has made deliberate choices to support families financially and to build culturally responsive programs. Whether Savannah is a fit depends on whether a family's priorities align with a neighborhood school in a working-class Asian and Hispanic community, and whether they are comfortable with the school's current academic standing and willing to engage with the school on the specific supports and next steps the school is taking to raise proficiency.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
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