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Top 10 Elementary Schools in El Monte, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in El Monte based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 25.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 18.0% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Durfee Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 56.8 25.7% 50.4% 8.5% 0.3%
2 Rio Vista Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 56.0 26.5% 46.5% 7.9% 0.6%
3 New Lexington Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 52.2 25.5% 50.9% 0.9% 0.0%
4 Gidley Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 51.9 23.0% 51.1% 14.0% 2.7%
5 Wilkerson Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 51.1 22.6% 46.8% 4.0% 0.6%
6 Legore Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 50.0 25.1% 51.8% 6.4% 0.6%
7 Cortada Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 48.9 18.2% 40.3% 8.5% 1.1%
8 Shirpser Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 48.6 18.1% 40.4% 8.2% 0.4%
9 Cherrylee Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 48.1 16.6% 38.0% 8.7% 0.0%
10 Wright Elementary
El Monte City
 Los Angeles 47.8 19.4% 39.2% 7.1% 1.2%

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