How does Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet compare to other middle schools in Monrovia?

Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.3/100, placing it at the 35th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 800 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet?

19.5% of students at Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet?

20.5% of students at Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet

Q: Is Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet's proficiency rate decreases by 9.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

Monrovia Unified MonroviaLos Angeles County91016Magnet Program

📍 148 West Duarte Road

Magnet program — a specialized public school with a focused theme (STEM, arts, language immersion, etc.). Admission is typically through a district lottery, not based on neighborhood attendance boundaries. Students from across the district may apply.

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

🌱

Building Momentum

Every school has strengths the data doesn’t fully capture. Visit and see for yourself.

Composite 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

445 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

19 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

30.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 46 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic72.6%

White6.5%

Asian8.8%

Black4.7%

Other7.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.5%
Met Standard	17.7%
Below Standard	62.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.1 points below the Monrovia Unified district average of 23.6%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.1% exceeded — 14.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 9.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 30.4% 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 →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

37.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-9.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

10.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

800

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	134	27.6%	23.9%	20.9%	27.6%	51.5%
7th	134	18.7%	25.4%	15.7%	40.3%	44.0%
8th	132	14.4%	21.2%	30.3%	34.1%	35.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	134	17.2%	13.4%	20.9%	48.5%	30.6%
7th	134	23.1%	10.4%	25.4%	41.0%	33.6%
8th	132	15.9%	12.1%	19.7%	52.3%	28.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Also serves area

Wild Rose School of Creative

45.755th pctile

▼

Middle

Santa Fe Computer Science Magn…Magnet

37.335th pctile

This school

▼

High School

Monrovia High

65.986th pctile

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