📍 10226 E. Lower Azusa Rd., El Monte, Los Angeles County, 91731
Gidley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Monte, Los Angeles County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joella Rinchenberger. It is part of the El Monte City school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Gidley Elementary enrolls 445 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Asian and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 334 | 75% |
| Asian | 98 | 22% |
| White | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 445 students (83%) 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.
Gidley Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Gidley Elementary is one of 15 schools in El Monte City, based in El Monte, California. The district serves 6,927 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Gidley Elementary is close to the district average of about 462 students per school.