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Top 9 Elementary Schools in Pico Rivera, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Pico Rivera 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 21.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 11.2% 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 Montebello Gardens Elementary
Montebello Unified
Los Angeles 51.1 28.2% 51.8% 8.8% 5.0%
2 Birney Tech Academy
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 47.5 18.9% 39.8% 17.0% 1.4%
3 Valencia Academy of the Arts
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 46.8 18.5% 46.4% 22.7% 3.1%
4 Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 44.4 19.9% 46.1% 26.3% 0.2%
5 Rio Vista Elementary
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 43.7 20.0% 47.6% 18.9% 0.8%
6 Rivera Elementary
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 42.9 12.4% 35.6% 15.3% 0.2%
7 South Ranchito Dual Language Academy
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 39.9 5.8% 22.9% 16.4% 0.8%
8 North Ranchito Elementary
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 38.4 15.1% 39.6% 21.1% 1.2%
9 Durfee Elementary
El Rancho Unified
Los Angeles 37.3 12.8% 30.5% 20.4% 1.5%