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Bassett Senior High

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Bassett Senior High ranks 698 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Bassett Senior High is a public high school serving 747 students in grades 9-12 in La Puente, part of the Bassett Unified School District, and it stands out for its remarkable success in graduating students and supporting English Learners.

The school's most impressive achievements are its 97.6% graduation rate and very low 0.6% dropout rate, which are significantly better than many nearby comprehensive high schools like Baldwin Park High and William Workman High. It also excels in supporting specific student groups, earning a top-tier state ranking for English Language Learners and strong ratings for Hispanic students. While its math scores are an area for growth, the school outperforms state averages in English and science.

Bassett Senior High shows consistent improvement and achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some comparable schools like Sierra Vista High. Challenges include a higher chronic absenteeism rate than the state average and variable performance for students in special education. Overall, the school is a steadily improving performer in its district, effectively preparing the vast majority of its students for graduation.

747

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,888

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Ardilla Ave.
La Puente, CA 91746-2163

(626) 931-2800

District: Bassett Unified

Feeder schools for Bassett Senior High:

Elementary:	Don Julian Elementary
	Edgewood Academy
	J. E. Van Wig Elementary
	Sunkist Elementary
Middle:	Torch Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

Asian:

5.9%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg35%

California avg41%

698^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Bassett Unified

891^st of 1,543Bassett Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	698 of 2162	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	760 of 2159	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	883 of 2170	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	854 of 2123	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	691 of 1290	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	757 of 2133	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	604 of 2017	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	659 of 2021	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	956 of 2039	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	1037 of 1994	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.0	1235 of 2426	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.7	1265 of 2354	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	1171 of 2367	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.6	1114 of 2281	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.9	1123 of 2238	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1194 of 2117	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1031 of 2063	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.8	956 of 1968	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.5	1035 of 1901	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.7	892 of 1653	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	71.4	192 of 591	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	925 of 1161	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	267 of 555	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	767 of 1117	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	490 of 1052	53.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.7	33 of 1085	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	68 of 1064	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	63.9	165 of 1044	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	198 of 467	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	82 of 941	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.9	174 of 938	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	626 of 1906	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	579 of 1915	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	861 of 1915	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	772 of 1858	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	599 of 1054	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	788 of 1833	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	609 of 1760	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	469 of 1900	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	494 of 1902	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	726 of 1917	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	502 of 1861	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	486 of 1814	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	357 of 1742	79.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	39 of 410	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	59.3	118 of 328	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	94 of 299	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	107 of 290	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	490 of 2013	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	466 of 2026	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	808 of 2030	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	566 of 1943	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	516 of 1126	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	473 of 1937	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	340 of 1862	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	731 of 1942	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	824 of 1948	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	773 of 1963	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	800 of 1916	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	630 of 1122	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	661 of 1880	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	569 of 1834	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	866 of 1252	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	519 of 1216	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2023)68th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-37 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bassett Senior High	Public	9-12	755 Ardilla Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2800	747	40	18.5	91.2%	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	690 (92.4%)	44 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64.5	698^th of 2162 public high schools	67.7%		60.2	760^th of 2159 public high schools	64.8%	62	39.0		38.5	56.7	56.7	27.3	27.3	$24,888	$4,549	$20,339
Nueva Vista Continuation High	Public	10-12	904 Willow Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-3177	46	3	13.8	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	44 (95.7%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	2013^th of 2162 public high schools	6.9%		8.7	2133^rd of 2159 public high schools	1.2%	120	0.0		0.0	13.8	13.8	3.5	3.5	$28,854	$6,212	$22,642
Edgewood High	Public	9-12	1624 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-0600	712	44	16.3	80.6%	21 (2.9%)	18 (2.5%)	527 (74.0%)	126 (17.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	70.6	589^th of 2162 public high schools	72.8%		44.4	1140^th of 2159 public high schools	47.2%	551	43.1		42.5	57.8	57.8	32.4	32.4	$22,739	$1,062	$21,677
Sierra Vista High	Public	9-12	3600 North Frazier St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-7741	1,650	81	20.2	87.9%	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,429 (86.6%)	193 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	73.6	525^th of 2162 public high schools	75.7%		65	651^st of 2159 public high schools	69.8%	126	36.1		35.5	67.2	67.2	37.1	37.1	$26,477	$5,404	$21,073
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2900 Pkwy. Dr.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-6181	1,123	57	19.8	96.2%	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1,046 (93.1%)	67 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36.5	1342^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%		37.1	1311^th of 2159 public high schools	39.3%	31	8.3	21.7	17.1	45.7	45.7	10.9	10.9	$30,126	$6,204	$23,922
Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12731 Ramona Blvd. Ste. 201	Irwindale	91706	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 814-0161	219	9	24.7	85.8%	21 (9.6%)	3 (1.4%)	185 (84.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	58	878^th of 2162 public high schools	59.4%		47.3	1072^nd of 2159 public high schools	50.3%	194		18.8	18.8	56.7	56.7	25.4	25.4
La Puente High	Public	9-12	15615 East Nelson Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-6700	813	39	21.0	87.0%	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	754 (92.7%)	35 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	23.8	1621^st of 2162 public high schools	25.0%		35	1370^th of 2159 public high schools	36.5%	251	10.2		10.1	31.8	31.8	12.3	12.3	$21,894	$1,495	$20,399
Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High	Public	10-12	12347 Ramona Blvd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 442-0481	293	17	17.0	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	1860^th of 2162 public high schools	14.0%		17.4	1753^rd of 2159 public high schools	18.8%	107	0.0	9.5	6.3	16.1	16.1	3.4	3.4	$28,798	$5,793	$23,005
Baldwin Park High	Public	9-12	3900 North Puente Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-5431	1,260	65	19.3	86.9%	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.2%)	1,157 (91.8%)	71 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	51.8	995^th of 2162 public high schools	54.0%		51.3	975^th of 2159 public high schools	54.8%	20	26.9		26.5	58.0	58.0	19.4	19.4	$38,050	$6,989	$31,061
William Workman High	Public	9-12	16303 East Temple Ave.	City Of Industry	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8800	723	38	18.8	84.4%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	625 (86.4%)	78 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	47.9	1073^rd of 2162 public high schools	50.4%		44.9	1126^th of 2159 public high schools	47.8%	53	23.1		22.4	45.2	45.2	27.5	27.5	$22,238	$1,554	$20,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Bassett Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Bassett Senior High?

Students at Bassett Senior High are 92% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

What district is Bassett Senior High in?

Bassett Unified

Is Bassett Senior High a good school?

Bassett Senior High ranks 698^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bassett Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Bassett Senior High.

What schools feed into Bassett Senior High?

Bassett Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Don Julian Elementary
Elementary : Edgewood Academy
Elementary : J. E. Van Wig Elementary
Elementary : Sunkist Elementary
Middle : Torch Middle

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