How does Dean L. Shively compare to other middle schools in South El Monte?

Dean L. Shively has a Scope Score of 63.2/100, ranked #539 among California middle schools. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 552 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dean L. Shively?

19.9% of students at Dean L. Shively exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Dean L. Shively improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Dean L. Shively's proficiency rate increases by 9.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Dean L. Shively?

20.5% of students at Dean L. Shively are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Dean L. Shively

Middle School

Valle Lindo Elementary South El MonteLos Angeles County91733

📍 1431 North Central Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

298 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

13 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

2.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 40 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic93.0%

White1.0%

Asian5.7%

Black0.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dean L. Shively
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.9%
Met Standard	25.0%
Below Standard	55.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 19.9%

2.6pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 44.9%

5.4pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +9.4pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 44.9%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.7%

1.4pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Chronic absenteeism: 20.5%

1.2pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Dean L. Shively and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.5 points below the Valle Lindo Elementary district average of 25.4%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.3 points higher (vs 5.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 9.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 2.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.5%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

44.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+9.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

552

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	88	14.8%	35.2%	23.9%	26.1%	50.0%
7th	81	21.0%	29.6%	22.2%	27.2%	50.6%
8th	108	18.5%	37.0%	15.7%	28.7%	55.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	88	17.1%	15.9%	33.0%	34.1%	33.0%
7th	79	17.7%	16.5%	34.2%	31.6%	34.2%
8th	108	30.6%	15.7%	15.7%	38.0%	46.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

New Temple

63.7# in state

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Middle

Dean L. Shively

63.2# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.