Rosemead Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 4 public elementary schools run from the 49th to the 76th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K5Elementary
68Middle
912High
Rosemead Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 4 schools
from 49th to 76th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Emma W. Shuey Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
Mildred B. Janson Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
Encinita Elementary: 70th percentile, Solid
Savannah Elementary: 49th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
2Strong
Middle · 1 school
at 88th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Muscatel Middle: 88th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in the Rosemead Elementary district had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Where does the middle school we score in the Rosemead Elementary district stand?
Muscatel Middle is at the 88th percentile.
That’s higher than 88 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Rosemead Elementary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Rosemead Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Rosemead Elementary district spent $20,081 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 71 cents of every Rosemead Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction71%
Instruction support8%
Student services6%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$32.0 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 25 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 64% of its $50.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 101 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 78% of the money. The plan itself puts 88% of it toward staff.
Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff $16.8 million
Smaller class sizes and reduce combination classes TK-6 $5.6 million
Maintain safe and clean school facilities $2.7 million
22 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
3 of the plan’s 25 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $2.1 million
English learners $1.0 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Supplemental ELD programming and interventions for students provided by ELD/Intervention Teachers$1.0 million
Paraprofessionals to support small group instruction$543,762
Middle School Supplemental Intervention and Enrichment programs$473,722
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what changed
For high-need students
It plans $9.4 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025-2026, it planned $9.9 million and estimates it spent $8.6 million, $1.3 million (14%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$8.6 million spent (estimated)$9.9 million planned
Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $1.3 million under the 2025-2026 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
What changed
The total is $2.1 million (6%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff, which went from $20.4 million to $16.8 million.
Largest cuts
Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff−$3.7 million
Psychologists & Counselor−$273,202
Largest increases
Maintain safe and clean school facilities+$493,904
PD Days, Professional Learning, Conferences, Trainings, Collaboration, Articulation+$140,652
Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff · $16,790,100
Smaller class sizes and reduce combination classes TK-6 · $5,580,386
Maintain safe and clean school facilities · $2,726,177
The full plan4 goals, 6 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($32.0 million).
Where does the money go?
64% to Goal 1, Exemplary Core Programs for All. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Exemplary Core Programs for All$20.4 million64% of action budgets
“ALL students receive a top-quality education through exemplary teaching, effective instructional materials/textbooks, and excellent facilities. With these core services, every student in RSD receives a high- caliber education, equipping them to master grade-level standards and prepare for success in high school, college, and their future careers” p. 10 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $23.6 million (−$3.1 million)
Largest funded actions
Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff$16.8 millionaction 1.1 · p. 57 ↗
Maintain safe and clean school facilities$2.7 millionaction 1.2 · p. 57 ↗
Technology and internet access$0.8 millionaction 1.3 · p. 57 ↗
Assessments-diagnostic, formative, summative, benchmarks$0.1 millionaction 1.4 · p. 57 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff−$3.7 million$20.4 million → $16.8 million · p. 57 ↗
Maintain safe and clean school facilities+$0.5 million$2.2 million → $2.7 million · p. 57 ↗
Technology and internet access+$20,948$771,745 → $792,693 · p. 57 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 10 ↗.
Goal 2Academic Success for All Students$10.5 million33% of action budgets
“Implement a robust system of supports with equitable opportunities for students needing additional support so that all students flourish and achieve at their highest level” p. 15 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $9.1 million (+$1.3 million)
Largest funded actions
Smaller class sizes and reduce combination classes TK-6$5.6 millionaction 2.1 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Supplemental ELD programming and interventions for students provided by ELD/Intervention Teachers$1.0 millionaction 2.4 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Teachers On Special Assignment (TOSA)$1.0 millionaction 2.16 · p. 59 ↗
PD Days, Professional Learning, Conferences, Trainings, Collaboration, Articulation$0.6 millionaction 2.3 · p. 58 ↗
Paraprofessionals to support small group instruction$0.5 millionaction 2.7 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
7 more funded actions in this goal
Middle School Supplemental Intervention and Enrichment programs · action 2.2 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Computer Tech Aides and Multi-Media Library Aides · action 2.6 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Supplemental Instructional, Project-Based Learning/STEAM Program · action 2.12 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Supplemental Technology and Software · action 2.11 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
1:1 Take-Home Device (Grades 6-8) · action 2.17 · p. 59 ↗$0.2 million
Instructional Lead Teachers (District & Site) · action 2.8 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Induction/Beginning Teacher Support · action 2.14 · p. 59 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
PD Days, Professional Learning, Conferences, Trainings, Collaboration, Articulation+$140,652$438,078 → $578,730 · p. 58 ↗
Smaller class sizes and reduce combination classes TK-6+$0.1 million$5.5 million → $5.6 million · p. 57 ↗
Supplemental Technology and Software+$50,980$174,020 → $225,000 · p. 58 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Supplemental ELD programming and interventions for students provided by ELD/Intervention Teachers · $1.0 million → $1.0 million · p. 58 ↗+$13,581
Teachers On Special Assignment (TOSA) · $1.0 million · p. 59 ↗new or renamed
Paraprofessionals to support small group instruction · $536,109 → $543,762 · p. 58 ↗+$7,653
Middle School Supplemental Intervention and Enrichment programs · $467,595 → $473,722 · p. 57 ↗+$6,127
Computer Tech Aides and Multi-Media Library Aides · $457,995 → $464,463 · p. 58 ↗+$6,468
Supplemental Instructional, Project-Based Learning/STEAM Program · $250,000 · p. 59 ↗new or renamed
1:1 Take-Home Device (Grades 6-8) · $203,703 · p. 59 ↗new or renamed
Instructional Lead Teachers (District & Site) · $39,129 → $39,129 · p. 58 ↗unchanged
Induction/Beginning Teacher Support · $38,824 → $15,000 · p. 59 ↗−$23,824
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 1 measure
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 15 ↗.
Goal 3Empowered Leadership$878,8783% of action budgets
“Develop life-ready leaders by supporting students socially and emotionally, teaching leadership, creating a culture of student empowerment, and aligning systems” p. 29 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.2 million (−$298,779)
Largest funded actions
Psychologists & Counselor$364,699action 3.4 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Health Aides$248,613action 3.6 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Social-Emotional/Mental Health Services$81,701action 3.5 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Leader in Me (LIM) Licenses, Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) & SWIS Licenses$75,867action 3.3 · p. 59 ↗
Leader In Me (LIM) Materials$65,000action 3.1 · p. 59 ↗
1 more funded action in this goal
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Materials · action 3.2 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$42,998
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Psychologists & Counselor−$273,202$637,901 → $364,699 · p. 59 ↗
Social-Emotional/Mental Health Services−$50,699$132,400 → $81,701 · p. 59 ↗
Leader In Me (LIM) Materials+$43,405$21,595 → $65,000 · p. 59 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Health Aides · $288,299 → $248,613 · p. 59 ↗−$39,686
Leader in Me (LIM) Licenses, Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) & SWIS Licenses · $75,867 → $75,867 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Materials · $21,595 → $42,998 · p. 59 ↗+$21,403
We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 29. p. 29 ↗
Goal 4Meaningful Connection$202,3411% of action budgets
“Every family is connected, engaged, and supported in helping their student at home” p. 39 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 2,322 students
1Asian58%
2Hispanic or Latino37%
3White1%
4Filipino1%
5Not reported<1%
6Two or more races<1%
7American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
8Black or African American<1%
9Pacific Islander0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
72%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 1,680 of 2,319 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Rosemead Elementary extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 51% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (307 of 603 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in the Rosemead Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: 2 schools at the 76th percentile (Strong): Emma W. Shuey Elementary and Mildred B. Janson Elementary. Middle: Muscatel Middle, 88th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Rosemead Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the Rosemead Elementary district good?
Rosemead Elementary’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 49th to the 76th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Developing. Rosemead Elementary has one public middle school we score, Muscatel Middle, at the 88th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the Rosemead Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Rosemead Elementary district had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the Rosemead Elementary district spend per student?
The Rosemead Elementary district spent $20,081 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 71 cents of every Rosemead Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the Rosemead Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $32.0 million into 25 funded actions in 4 goals, 64% of its $50.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $20.4 million, 64% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the Rosemead Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.