Monterey Highlands Elementary School

Monterey Highlands Elementary School

Public Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8
400 Casuda Canyon Dr,  Monterey Park, CA
Alhambra Unified School District
3.7
3.5
946 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Debbie Kotani
Student Teacher Ratio
25:1
Math Proficiency
68%
Reading Proficiency
76%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
76%
Math Proficiency
68%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
25:1
Teachers
37
Full Time Teachers
37
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
51.3%
State Average
17.9%
Science
27.7%
State Average
9.9%
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Student Diversity

Female
50.6%
Male
49.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
57.3%
Hispanic
35.7%
Two or more races
5%
White
1.7%
Black
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#46 Niche Standout MS in California
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 6 Reviews
5.0 NicheUser
3/19/2015
My teachers were all very good. They were not too strict or too loose with students. For the most part, their lessons were engaging. Most of my teachers created fun activities to bring the class together and these activities gave us a sense of cohesiveness.
2.0 NicheUser
3/19/2015
While I was at Monterey Highlands Elementary School four years ago, we had very little clubs and organizations and the ones that existed were not well-promoted. Students were encouraged to join the clubs an organizations we had, but not enough. Also, the importance of being involved in clubs and organizations was not explained nor emphasized. Things are most likely different now as that was four years ago and the school now has a new principal.
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3.5 17 Reviews
5.0 student
4/10/2023
Monterey Highlands is just like home for me. The teachers here are amazing and provide a lot of help for students in need of it. The administration really put their all into improving school culture, such as new clubs, spirit weeks, etc. I would definitely recommend Monterey Highlands for all studen...
3.0 parent
11/5/2021
TBH, I don't really like this school, And really because I was forced to switch school. But I have a few problems with the school. It's really stressful, and the teachers are very strict. But if they are strict, they can help students, and at the same time, ruin students. When I was being bullied an...
4.0 parent
2/16/2021
Overall the teachers are great except two 3rd grade teachers. K (Yoon & Nguyen): awesome in teaching kids new skills and words. 1st (Huynh, Aoki): great in focusing on math skills and spelling. 2nd (Wong, Yamamoto): really good in expanding their reading, math and art skills. 3rd (Yoshida, Tou) WORS...
4.0 student
1/12/2018
I love this school! It has so many effective approaches to problems and has many extracurricular activities.

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