Emma W. Shuey Elementary, Rosemead CA

Original Research by School Decision on Emma W. Shuey Elementary

Emma W. Shuey Elementary sits on East Wells Street in Rosemead, a dense suburban city in the western San Gabriel Valley that grew from postwar single-family neighborhoods and is now known regionally for its concentration of Asian restaurants, markets, and cultural life. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade as a regular public elementary within the Rosemead Elementary School District.

The student body is predominantly Asian and Latino, with smaller numbers of white and other students. A substantial majority of enrolled families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of the surrounding community. Demographic data on English learners and students receiving special education services was not available in the data we reviewed.

On California's CAASPP state assessments for the most recent school year, Shuey posted results that place it in the top quartile of elementary schools among Los Angeles County districts on an overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades. That is a genuinely strong position in a county with hundreds of schools across a wide performance range. Within the school, third-grade math stands out as an area of real strength, with most students meeting or exceeding state standards. Fourth through sixth grade math scores are solidly above the state midpoint but somewhat lower than the third-grade peak. English language arts results follow a similar pattern, with fifth grade performing notably better than fourth. The one science result available, from the fifth-grade CAST assessment, sits below the school's other subject scores and just under half of tested students met the standard, which a parent may want to ask the school about directly. Trend data across multiple years was not available; only the most recent year was reported, so it is not possible to characterize whether results are rising, stable, or declining.

The Rosemead Elementary School District has several parent-relevant developments worth knowing. A Mandarin Dual Language Immersion program, built on a 50/50 English and Mandarin model and offered at no cost, has been expanding at Encinita Elementary and will reach a full kindergarten-through-sixth-grade sequence by the 2026-2027 school year. Families with interest in Mandarin-medium instruction should inquire with the district about enrollment pathways, since that program is housed at a specific campus rather than at Shuey. Statewide, California's universal meals law now provides every student one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day regardless of family income, which applies across the district. Proposition 28 arts and music funding, passed by California voters in 2022, has directed dedicated state dollars toward arts and music staffing in the district's schools beginning in 2023-24.

Housing around Shuey reflects Los Angeles County's broader affordability challenge. Home values in the school's zip code are well above both the state and national medians, and typical rents translate to a rent-to-income ratio that is high by national standards. Home values in the area showed a modest year-over-year gain while rents edged slightly lower in the most recent period. The area's housing stock is largely postwar single-family homes on interior blocks, with mixed-use and multi-family development now being planned and built along Garvey Avenue and other commercial corridors under the city's active corridor redevelopment plans.

Rosemead's civic infrastructure includes Rosemead Park, Garvey Park, Zapopan Park, and several smaller parks, along with the county library on Valley Boulevard, which shares a complex with City Hall and the Community Recreation Center. The city is served by Metro bus routes rather than a rail stop; the nearest commuter rail station is in neighboring El Monte. Major employers nearby include Edison International and Panda Restaurant Group, both headquartered on Walnut Grove Avenue. The city's commercial corridors carry the area's distinctively Asian-American cultural texture, with restaurants and markets that draw visitors from across the region.

Information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, course access beyond the district-level DLI program, and specific extracurricular offerings at Shuey was not available in the data reviewed.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 57% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 61% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 49% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 50% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 49% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 59% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 64% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 57% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 39% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

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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 3Lower-income57%Higher-income72%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income43%Higher-income68%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income68%Higher-income77%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income74%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income61%Higher-income96%36 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income78%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income69%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income78%27 pp gap