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West Covina High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,811 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
70%
Teachers
84 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
98.7%
AP Exam Prepared
80.3%
A-G Completion
46.5%
College-Going Rate
70.8%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+20.0 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Declined
-7.0 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
25.0%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 73 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic76.8%
White2.4%
Asian13.4%
Black1.7%
Other5.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for West Covina High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard20.8%
Met Standard25.0%
Below Standard54.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for West Covina High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.3 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's near the West Covina Unified district average of 20.7%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.1 points higher (vs 14.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 98.7% — above the state target. 46.5% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 70.8% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
20.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.8%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
13.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
869
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th43527.8%34.7%17.9%19.5%62.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th43413.8%15.2%21.4%49.5%29.0%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
High
West Covina High
67.0
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score