Edgewood Middle, West Covina CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Edgewood Middle

Edgewood Middle serves grades six through eight in West Covina, a built-out suburban city in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. The school sits within West Covina Unified, which also operates the district's signature International Baccalaureate Continuum and Dual Language Immersion programs, though those are located at other schools in the system.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Asian student population and much smaller representation of Black and white students. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a lower-income demographic context. The enrollment is small relative to middle school capacity, spread across the three grade levels, with grade eight being the smallest cohort.

State testing data from the most recent year shows proficiency rates that are materially low across all tested subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from about one-third at sixth grade to just over one-third in the seventh and eighth grades. In mathematics, the pattern is notably weaker: proficiency drops from roughly one-third at sixth grade to less than one-quarter at seventh grade, then falls further to about one-fifth by eighth grade. Eighth-grade science proficiency sits at about one-fifth. These rates place the school in the bottom quartile of overall proficiency compared to other districts in Los Angeles County. One older data point from social studies shows just over one-half meeting proficiency, but that assessment predates the current state testing system by more than a decade, so it offers limited relevance to current student performance.

The school's academic environment reflects the demographic and economic realities of West Covina itself, a car-dependent suburban community where daily commerce and services center on regional shopping and commercial corridors. The city has pursued infill and redevelopment housing in recent years, including new townhome construction and accessory dwelling units, but the underlying character remains a dispersed, auto-oriented suburb. Parks, transit, and civic anchors like the county regional library exist, but street life and walkability are limited. Foothill Transit provides bus service, though the nearest Metrolink commuter rail station is in adjacent Covina.

Housing values in the area are substantial for the Los Angeles County market, and rents reflect similarly high local costs, though monthly mortgage obligations exceed monthly rent. The area's economic base is anchored by healthcare (particularly Queen of the Valley Hospital), retail (major shopping centers), manufacturing, and the school district itself as an employer.

A parent considering Edgewood Middle should understand that the school's current proficiency rates indicate students are struggling with grade-level content, particularly in mathematics where performance declines significantly as students progress through middle school. The data does not explain the specific instructional, staffing, or support conditions that underlie these numbers, so a parent may want to look into further detail with the school about how it is addressing gaps and what intervention or acceleration pathways exist. The school serves a community with real economic constraints and high need for public services, and that context will shape the composition of the student body and the school's priorities.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 723%

School 23% · District 30% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 27% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 45% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 43% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 41% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Science

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 24% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 61% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

This schoolWest Covina 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 6Lower-income27%Higher-income50%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income54%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income55%28 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income50%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income30%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income11%Higher-income40%29 pp gap