Durfee Elementary School

12233 Star St, El Monte, CA 91732 | (626) 443-3900

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 1,193

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4 out of 5 | 7 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,193 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 1197th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 12233 Star St., El Monte, CA 91732

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

El Monte City Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,378
Students Per Teacher: 22.7
Enrolled Students: 9,909

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,193
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 49.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 604 (50.6%)
Females: 589 (49.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 120 (10.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 868 (72.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 988 (82.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Durfee Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.3%
Black	4	0.3%
Asian	255	21.4%
Hispanic	896	75.1%
White	31	2.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	115	9.6%
1st Grade	93	7.8%
2nd Grade	111	9.3%
3rd Grade	114	9.6%
4th Grade	120	10.1%
5th Grade	118	9.9%
6th Grade	120	10.1%
7th Grade	195	16.3%
8th Grade	207	17.4%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

40.0%

District:

44.8%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 2.5%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 40.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 15.3

Average Age

School:

42.5

District:

47.2

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 7 Reviews

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7 reviews for Durfee Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on March 06, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
im a student at durfee school and i've been there since kinder!
best school ever!

Reviewed by Former Student on January 31, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I was also a proud warrior(1991-93) ,Ms.Astengo the best, our P.E coach,great staff, many classes were offered where I learned lots of everything and one of my favorite books up to this date Flowers for Algernon! Thank you for our wonderful dances , above all the precious memories. THANK YOU LOTS!

Reviewed by Former Student on February 16, 2009
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I was a student in 1988 and would like to thank ms. astengo and ms. machett ( sorry for the spelling) yeah, my grammars bad but. I have done more with my life than anyone thought possible for me( no im not rich). these two teachers helped me when i graduated 8th grade to "see" that when they used to push me in class they actually cared. To bad it took me years to "see" this. Thanks for being tough on the outside but soft inside.

Reviewed by Student on January 13, 2009
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Durfee school is awsome!!! It is a best elementary school in the whole UNIVERSE. I'm pround cuz I'm a DURFEE WARRIOR:)

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 02, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
DURFEE SCHOOL USED TO BE A WONDERFUL SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WHEN MS. PHIPPS WAS PRINCIPAL! NOW THE LUNCHES ARE HORRIBLE, THERE ARE VERY FEW FUNDRAISERS TO HELP THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL HAS LOST ITS DISTINGUISHED STATUS

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 16, 2007
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Durfee may have been a Distinguished school, but no longer. The attitude presented to struggling students is "do it or fail", with no suggestions to improve being offered beyond lecturing on the price of failing. If the student fits the program, they may get plenty of help, but if they don't fit, they are tossed to the wayside to fend for themselves.

Reviewed by on September 05, 2006
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Durfee school is one of the best schools in El Monte!!! I went there afer I came out of Cherrylee elementery. Although these days some people call Durfee GHETTO it's not, because if it was so ghetto how did they win the Distinguished School Award out of all the schools in California? I think Durfee is the best school EVER!!!

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Durfee Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: Yes

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2006-2007

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	40.0%	40.0%	53.0%
2009	50.0%	47.0%	53.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	51.0%	52.0%	62.0%
2009	56.0%	58.0%	63.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	26.0%	31.0%	43.0%
2009	30.0%	33.0%	44.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	56.0%	57.0%	65.0%
2009	56.0%	59.0%	64.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	52.0%	52.0%	63.0%
2009	49.0%	50.0%	61.0%
2008	21.0%	43.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	54.0%	64.0%	68.0%
2009	63.0%	59.0%	66.0%
2008	32.0%	52.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	52.0%	47.0%	58.0%
2009	27.0%	41.0%	54.0%
2008	25.0%	40.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	69.0%	53.0%	61.0%
2009	42.0%	45.0%	57.0%
2008	43.0%	48.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	63.0%	50.0%	56.0%
2009	35.0%	36.0%	49.0%
2008	38.0%	33.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	37.0%	44.0%	55.0%
2009	35.0%	44.0%	52.0%
2008	33.0%	43.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	43.0%	42.0%	52.0%
2009	29.0%	40.0%	49.0%
2008	30.0%	39.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	55.0%	52.0%	55.0%
2009	53.0%	53.0%	54.0%
2008	44.0%	45.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	45.0%	40.0%	48.0%
2009	38.0%	37.0%	43.0%
2008	49.0%	38.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	28.0%	32.0%	46.0%
2009	24.0%	28.0%	44.0%
2008	19.0%	21.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	57.0%	53.0%	54.0%
2009	54.0%	46.0%	48.0%
2008	37.0%	40.0%	45.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	49.0%	44.0%	47.0%
2009	45.0%	37.0%	42.0%
2008	27.0%	31.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	79.0%	62.0%	59.0%
2009	82.0%	57.0%	56.0%
2008	59.0%	51.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	29.0%	36.0%	31.0%
2009	26.0%	33.0%	28.0%
2008	22.0%	24.0%	25.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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