Potrero Heights Elementary

Potrero Heights Elementary is a public school in South San Gabriel, California, serving 381 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It earns a composite score of 9.0 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — with an academic score of 9.0 and a growth score of 9.2. The numbers put that performance in sharp context.

Potrero Heights ranks #1 among all 28 schools in Montebello Unified and outperforms 98% of public schools statewide. Its California rank sits at #233 out of 9,533 public schools — a top-2.5% result that places it among the strongest elementary programs in the state by any measure. The 9.2 growth score is particularly telling: it signals students here advance faster than peers at comparable schools, across grade levels.

The school runs a 20.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio for its 381 students, which is close to California norms. For families comparing options in the San Gabriel Valley, Potrero Heights is the clear district leader — and one of the best-performing elementary schools in California.

The student-teacher ratio at Potrero Heights Elementary is 20.1:1, which is higher than the national average. This may mean larger class sizes, so parents should ask about classroom support, teaching assistants, and how the school differentiates instruction for students who need extra help.