Barranca Elementary School

Barranca Elementary School

Public Elementary School | Grade K-5
727 S Barranca Ave,  Covina, CA
Covina-Valley Unified School District
3.9
573 Students
B+
Niche Grade
Barranca Elementary School, home of the Barranca Broncos, was named as one of the best elementary schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. This award joins several others that the school has received including the Title I Academic Achievement Award and the Gold Ribbon School award both from the California Department of Education. Barranca Elementary is a computer science magnet school participating in the Code to the Future program by implementing coding skills into daily life to better prepare students for the shifting landscape of jobs in the future. Barranca Elementary pairs this rigorous academic program with social-emotional wellness programs to help students become well-rounded individuals. Barranca Elementary is home to around 600 students, and has a student to teacher ratio of 24:1. In both reading and math performance, students of Barranca scored well above expectations when compared to schools statewide in California. For students coming from an economically disadvantaged home, the school serves breakfast every morning, and has free lunches available. Barranca Elementary strives to serve all of their students so that they will be successful in high school and beyond. * https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/california/barranca-elementary-239727

School Details

Head of School
Andrea Katanic
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Math Proficiency
38%
Reading Proficiency
56%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
56%
Math Proficiency
38%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
23
Full Time Teachers
23
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
20.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
6.4%
State Average
9.9%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Student Diversity

Male
51%
Female
49%
Hispanic
81.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6.5%
White
5%
Two or more races
3.4%
Black
2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
3.9 14 Reviews
1.0 other
7/30/2024
The stuff who worked there is not integrity. Unbelievable. I be there may times to check everything is ok for my children to study there. The stuff who help me also tell me that my children can go to school in may. The school finish in June. Because I tell them my children will be American at the en...
5.0 parent
6/22/2020
I would give it all 5 stars as I had to make a difficult decision in leaving our former school which is private. Our family had no experience with public schools so this was very difficult. We had the staff and principal help us through the process. They were not over accommodating but were very pro...
1.0 parent
10/2/2019
Half of the secretarial staff is incompetent and poorly mannered with parents both in my experience and observance of others. Not well working with children who are not at their standard.
5.0 parent
8/19/2019
10, definitely. I can't say that we've had any issues outside of the normal kids misunderstandings and tiff's, and those have been handled really well. I'm really glad we made the switch, (coming from a different school within the same district) our daughter has thrived upon coming to Barranca.

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