Blackburn Mentoring matches Temple City students with one dedicated mentor who helps with planning, routines, follow through and confidence, by video or in person in Los Angeles. A parent can join the free 20 minute intro call for high school students and receive regular, plain language updates. Mentors do not tutor or run test prep; they help students own a demanding week.
The school and family picture in Temple City
Most Temple City students attend the Temple City Unified School District, which enrolled 5,287 students in 2025 to 2026 according to Ed-Data, the K to 12 data partnership that includes the California Department of Education. We also work with students at independent and parochial schools and with college students living at home.
Temple City is more international than the county as a whole. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 49.4% of residents were born outside the United States and 67.4% speak a language other than English at home, compared with 33.4% and 55.1% countywide, while 42.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (county: 36.0%; American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024). Many students are helping their families understand the American high school and college process as they go through it.
What Temple City students bring to a mentor
- High effort, little margin. Advanced classes, after school programs and family responsibilities leave no room for a bad week. A mentor builds buffer into the plan.
- Course and college planning. The University of California and California State University A to G requirements, honors and AP choices and dual enrollment, mapped a year ahead. See how many AP classes.
- Speaking up. Students who hesitate to ask teachers for help learn to email, use office hours and advocate for themselves. See working with your school counselor.
- Choosing a direction. Students who have always worked hard sometimes need help figuring out what they want to study. See the college majors guide.
- Explaining the system at home. When parents are learning the American high school and college system alongside their student, the student can end up translating deadlines, forms and financial aid steps. A mentor sets up one shared calendar the whole family can follow, so the student is not carrying the process alone. See mentoring for first generation college students and college transition mentoring.
Working with families
The plan is the student’s, and parents stay in the loop. Families agree the goals together on the intro call, and parents get regular updates on progress in plain terms. When the family wants it, the mentor coordinates with the school counselor so the plan at home matches the plan at school.
In person or by video from Temple City
Our team is based in Los Angeles. Temple City sits between the 10 and the 210, about a half hour from central Los Angeles without traffic, so families often mix video sessions on school nights with in person sessions in Los Angeles at a convenient, appropriate place agreed on the intro call. Evening and weekend times are available.
How to start
- Take a short assessment. Tell us about your student and the goals. It takes about five minutes.
- Have a free 20 minute intro call. For high school students, a parent is welcome to join. We talk through fit, schedule and how your student would meet.
- Meet the mentor. New clients are matched with one mentor within two business days.
- Start the plan. 60 minute sessions, weekly or several times a week, with text and phone check ins between them.
Related
- Mentoring in Arcadia
- Mentoring in the San Gabriel Valley
- Mentoring in South Pasadena
- Mentoring in Sierra Madre and Monrovia
- Mentoring for high school students
- All Los Angeles County areas
- Mentoring in San Marino
Common questions
Do you work with Temple City Unified students?
Yes, and with students at independent and parochial schools and college students living at home.
Can parents who are new to the American school system be involved?
Yes. Parents can join the intro call and receive regular updates in plain language, and the mentor explains the plan and the calendar.
Is this an after school program or tutoring?
No. Mentors work one on one on planning, routines, follow through and confidence, and can work alongside tutors.
How often are sessions?
60 minute sessions weekly or several times a week, with text check ins between them.
Get started
Looking for a mentor for a student in Temple City? Call (888) 305 5422, email contact@blackburnmentoring.com or start with a short assessment. A member of our team reviews every assessment personally and sets up a free 20 minute intro call.
Free, by video, 20 minutes, with a member of our team. Weekdays 9 to 5 Pacific.