Back-to-School Resources

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Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!

The first day of school is Thursday, August 15, 2024.

What You Need to Know

2024-2025 School Calendar

Enrollment

To make things easier on our families, you can enroll your new students online at your own convenience. Visit our Enrollment webpage to learn more!

If you would like to enroll in-person, our dedicated school office staff will be more than happy to assist you. Please visit one of our school offices -- we recommend calling ahead of time so they can tell you the best time to register to ensure you have a smooth enrollment experience. Get your school office phone number by clicking here.

Not sure which school your student belongs to? Use our School Locator tool! Simply enter your home address and our tool will tell you which school you belong to.

If you are a family that lives outside our attendance boundary, but wants to enroll your student in an El Monte City School District School. Check out our Permits webpage to see how you can get your student enrolled in our award-winning district!

Enrichment Fridays

We are excited to announce that in the 2024-2025 school year, EMCSD is introducing six (6) Enrichment Fridays. Enrichment Fridays give us the flexibility to rethink how we approach school with our students and families. We believe students learn best if we can provide them with experiences, and these Enrichment Fridays will reshape how we approach the student experience at EMCSD. The six Enrichment Fridays are:

November 1, 2024
January 31, 2025
March 14, 2025
March 28, 2025
April 11, 2025
May 23, 2025

Student attendance is optional on the six (6) Enrichment Fridays listed above. If parents choose to send students to school, our schools will be open on these days and programming will be designed to engage students beyond traditional learning. More information about the programming on these days will be shared in the coming weeks.

Before & After School Enrichment & Childcare

Parent/Guardian School Communication

General Communication

At El Monte City School District, we understand the importance of clear and informative communication. We use ParentSquare to communicate with all parents and guardians. This includes messages from your child's school and teacher, local resources, conference sign-ups, school events, and so much more! Visit our ParentSquare webpage to register and active your account.

Follow us on Social Media!

You can find El Monte City School District on Instagram (@elmontecitysd) and Facebook. You can also follow our school sites on Instagram -- follow us and stay up to date on all the wonderful things happening on our campuses!

Parent and Guardian Rights Handbook

Student Chromebooks (Laptops)

Recent News

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 School Year is NOW OPEN

We are excited to announce that our Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is officially OPEN! If you have a child who is eligible to start TK or Kindergarten in the fall, enroll them today! Click headline to start the enrolling your child today.

2025-2026 District Calendar

The 2025-2026 District Calendar is HERE! The first day of school is Thursday, August 14th. Our Enrichment Days are back with three (3) dates. Check out all of our holiday by viewing our EMCSD Calendar!

2025 Summer STEAM Registration NOW OPEN

You can sign up your TK-7th grader to participate and keep the learning happening during summer break! Our 2025 Summer STEAM Program will be available at six (6) school sites and will run from 8:00am - 12:30pm. After school programming will be available until 5:00pm. Click headline for more details!

Literacy Warriors

Every great education starts with a good book. El Monte City School District recognizes the importance of books in aiding intellectual and emotional growth and strives to encourage students to read every day. Recently, Durfee held a Literacy Night event where students and families came together to travel the world and read stories about various cultures.

The Magic of Musical Theater

El Monte City School District (EMCSD) students take the stage in the upcoming months, they will have the opportunity to showcase their talent, hard work, and passion for the performing arts.

Know Your Rights - Immigration Rights Workshop (Video Recording)

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, we held a "Know Your Rights: Immigration Rights" workshop with CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles). They provided valuable information about the rights of undocumented people here in California. Click headline to watch the video!

We are opening a new Spanish Dual Language School!

We are excited to announce that we are expanding our Spanish Dual Language program to Columbia School in the 2025-2026 school year, beginning with TK & Kindergarten. Click headline for more details and enroll today!

Elementary Students Talk Shop with Admin and Staff

The Superintendent Student Advisory Council met with Admin and Staff to share feedback, discuss concerns and collaborate on improvements. Click headline to read the full story.

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