Monterey Highlands Elementary

· Los Angeles County · Alhambra Unified
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No UC admissions data on file for Monterey Highlands Elementary.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
986 (2018)931 (2026)
-5.6%

If this trend holds (-0.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~924 -7 $0
3 yr (2029) ~911 -20 $0
5 yr (2031) ~898 -33 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
94.1%
899 of 955 students

56 of 955 students who enrolled at Monterey Highlands Elementary this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (5.9% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Los Angeles County median
89.1% · school is in the 81st percentile of 676 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 82nd percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Asian (536) 94.8%
Socio. disadvantaged (411) 92.0%
Hispanic / Latino (321) 93.5%
English learners (196) 89.3%
Students w/ disabilities (51) 90.2%
Two or more races (45) 95.6%

Nearest peer high schools

City of Angels School 44.4% River Islands Technology Academy Ii 92.9% Woodrow Wilson High School 83.7% Robert Louis Stevenson College And Career Preparatory 88.6% Kipp Iluminar Academy 95.6%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
6.9%
65 of 946 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Los Angeles County median
22.7% · school is better than 95% of 669 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

District financial profile — Alhambra Unified (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$332.1M
+8.5% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$21,092
15,747 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 60.7%
Local: 24.5%
Federal: 14.8%
Instruction share
54.9%
of current spending · $8,240/pupil
Long-term debt
$213.8M
+22.0% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Alhambra Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

Monterey Highlands Elementary — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~911 by 2029 — about 20 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

931 students (2026)
~911 projected (2029)
at -0.7%/yr

That's about 20 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Monterey Highlands Elementary Public 931
Peer-group median 27.2% -24%
City of Angels School Public 898 0.9% -54%
River Islands Technology Academy Ii Public 952
Woodrow Wilson High School Public 1201 24.1% -7%
Robert Louis Stevenson College And Career Preparatory Public 707
Kipp Iluminar Academy Public 617
Kipp Raices Academy Public 598
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet Public 1428 30.4% -24%
La Merced Academy Public 642
L.a. County High School For The Arts Public 547 +2%
Gabrielino High School Public 1368 31.5% -24%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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