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La Rosa Elementary · Temple City

La Rosa Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

La Rosa is an elementary school in Temple City. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At La Rosa Elementary in Temple City, 64.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 56.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. La Rosa Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 8.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (60.0% Math proficient); Asian students (77.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 50.2 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 76 students tested.

All students at this school: 69% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 69%, district —, state 43%69%
AsianAsian: this school 79%, district 76%, state 72%79% · +10 vs school
MaleMale: this school 61%, district 67%, state 42%61% · −7 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 62%, district 55%, state 32%62% · −7 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 79%, district 68%, state 44%79% · +10 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 54%, district 42%, state 32%54% · −15 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 29%, district 22%, state 11%29% · −40 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 18%, district 20%, state 15%18% · −51 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 67%, district 68%, state 56%67% · −2 vs school

6 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 26:122:1
Teaching staff27 teachers
Avg. experience19.4 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$55,947 – $125,930
Principal salary$151,008 – $178,051
Superintendent salary$292,842

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,322, CA average $14,815$19,322 · spent at this school
Federal share$573 per student

$573 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,293 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction64%
Instruction support10%
Student services7%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,904 per pupil
2019$12,269 per pupil
2018$11,524 per pupil
2017$10,788 per pupil
2016$10,767 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Asian63.9%
District 65.6% · CA 10.2%
Hispanic22.8%
District 22.5% · CA 56.1%
Other8.8%
District 6.8% · CA 9.0%
White3.7%
District 4.5% · CA 19.9%
Black0.7%
District 0.6% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 44.0% (20pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$104K · CA $85K
Median home value$950K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+42% · CA 35%
ZIP population35,588
Median age43 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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