📍 1701 Brightwood St., Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, 91754
Brightwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County. The school has 794 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candace Montesanti-griego. It is part of the Alhambra Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
Brightwood Elementary enrolls 794 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Asian, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 434 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.8% |
| White | 18 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 794 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brightwood Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Brightwood Elementary is one of 18 schools in Alhambra Unified, based in Alhambra, California. The district serves 14,597 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 794 students, Brightwood Elementary is close to the district average of about 811 students per school.
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