School district · California
Montebello Unified
Montebello Unified in California: 29 public schools with 19,149 students and 20.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,192 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 29
- Students
- 19,149
- Students per teacher
- 20.1
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $24,192
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 952
- Counselors (FTE)
- 38.9
- Students per counselor
- 492
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 30.2
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%35%proficient
+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
8,235 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%27%proficient
+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
8,255 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 12% · $64M
- State
- 61% · $325.9M
- Local
- 27% · $146.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $14,474
- Support services
- $8,845
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $33.1M
- Long-term debt
- $287.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bandini ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 260 | 16.7 | 17% | 20% |
Bell Gardens ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 624 | 20.4 | 33% | 32% |
Bella Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 530 | 19.8 | 50% | 43% |
Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 702 | 22.4 | 34% | 28% |
Fremont ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 366 | 23.6 | 21% | 30% |
Garfield ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 455 | 21.0 | 30% | 26% |
Greenwood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 746 | 19.5 | 23% | 17% |
Joseph A. Gascon ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 513 | 20.3 | 33% | 27% |
La Merced AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 665 | 22.0 | 43% | 36% |
Montebello Gardens ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 230 | 21.3 | 50% | 53% |
Montebello Park ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 365 | 23.2 | 35% | 26% |
Potrero Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 380 | 22.6 | 69% | 70% |
Rosewood ParkFree meals for all | K–8 | 585 | 21.2 | 33% | 29% |
Suva ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 562 | 20.4 | 21% | 18% |
Washington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 685 | 20.4 | 37% | 41% |
Wilcox ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 479 | 20.2 | 25% | 30% |
Winter Gardens ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 399 | 19.9 | 17% | 15% |
Bell Gardens IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 790 | 18.9 | 37% | 23% |
Eastmont IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 562 | 21.8 | 41% | 21% |
La Merced IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 682 | 21.5 | 30% | 23% |
Macy IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 576 | 21.2 | 55% | 37% |
Montebello IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 733 | 21.3 | 34% | 17% |
Suva IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 650 | 22.8 | 29% | 17% |
Applied Technology CenterFree meals for all | 9–12 | 295 | 12.0 | — | — |
Bell Gardens HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,046 | 19.3 | — | — |
Montebello Community DayAlternative | 7–12 | 22 | 5.0 | — | — |
Montebello HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,907 | 19.3 | — | — |
Schurr HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,121 | 20.0 | — | — |
Vail High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 219 | 18.2 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 123 South Montebello Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640
- Phone
- (323)887-7900
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.