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J. E. Van Wig Elementary

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J. E. Van Wig Elementary ranks 3133 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

J. E. Van Wig Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 334 students in La Puente within the Bassett Unified School District, and while its overall state ranking is average, it demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in supporting its high-need student population.

The school truly excels in helping its most vulnerable students succeed, with its English Language Learners, students from low-income families, and homeless students consistently ranking well above average compared to similar groups across California. Furthermore, Van Wig has achieved a dramatic and impressive turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from 33.9% to 14.7% in just three years—a rate that is now better than many neighboring schools like California Elementary (24.9%) and Lassalette (25.8%). This focus has contributed to a steady decade-long climb in academic performance.

When compared to nearby schools, Van Wig's specialized strengths become clear. It significantly outperforms another school in its own district, Sunkist Elementary, which has similar demographics but much lower rankings. While a high-performing charter school like San Jose Charter Academy exists nearby, it serves a very different student population. A key area for continued growth at Van Wig is mathematics, where proficiency, though improving, remains a challenge shared with other local schools.

334

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,919

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1151 North Van Wig Ave.
La Puente, CA 91746-1328

(626) 931-8000

District: Bassett Unified

Students who attend J. E. Van Wig Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Torch Middle
High:	Bassett Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

Asian:

7.5%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,133^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary 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	41.3	3133 of 5857	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3186 of 5869	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2869 of 5859	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2971 of 5883	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2761 of 5789	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	2947 of 5662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	3092 of 5692	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	3810 of 5614	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.1	4317 of 5611	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	4888 of 5530	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	4466 of 5390	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	4829 of 5377	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	3025 of 5314	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.2	4127 of 5193	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	3706 of 5113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	3974 of 5113	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	3645 of 4818	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	3324 of 4822	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.7	3431 of 4809	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	707 of 3162	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	308 of 3245	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	54.1	999 of 3311	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	2455 of 3275	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	3156 of 3246	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3114 of 5597	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	2483 of 5612	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2561 of 5609	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	2966 of 5635	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	2231 of 5492	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	3282 of 5413	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2101 of 5107	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2267 of 5107	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1718 of 5087	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1846 of 5084	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1598 of 4963	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	2072 of 4830	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	89 of 429	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	89 of 364	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	51 of 335	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	56 of 356	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	2174 of 5460	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	2352 of 5517	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	1919 of 5363	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1721 of 5264	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	1765 of 5173	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1963 of 5084	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2901 of 5628	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3627 of 5643	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	3005 of 5638	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2802 of 5663	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	3126 of 5510	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2609 of 5431	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	1236 of 2420	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-11 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J. E. Van Wig Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 North Van Wig Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-8000	334	15	22.2	90.7%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	301 (90.1%)	25 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.3	3133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		39.8	3186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	53	33.3		33.3	41.7	41.4	58.0				46.8	22.9	29.3	25.5				26.1	97.2				97.2		$24,919	$4,603	$20,316
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-5	935 Mayland Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7700	304	14	21.7	93.4%	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	278 (91.4%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18.6	4960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.8	4881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	79	19.2		19.2	25.5	22.2	27.7				25.0	22.8	14.3	25.5				20.6	93.4	96.1	97.4	96.1	94.7	96.1	$24,277	$4,445	$19,832
Edgewood Academy	Public	K-8	14135 East Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7800	478	22	21.6	83.9%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	421 (88.1%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	2068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		58.6	2122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	54	34.8	17.9	25.5	47.1	51.2	50.0	37.7	45.2	59.3	48.0	54.0	52.3	34.8	60.7	34.9	35.7	45.3	94.1	95.6			95.6		$23,742	$4,560	$19,182
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8111	430	22	19.6	89.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (95.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	3312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		30.8	3877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	565	25.4		25.4	41.3	33.3	38.8				38.4	43.1	34.1	28.4				35.2	95.4	96.6		96.6	96.6		$26,596	$6,243	$20,353
San Jose Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2021 West Alwood St.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	San Jose Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 856-1693	1,255	55	22.8	53.7%	50 (4.0%)	9 (0.7%)	850 (67.7%)	332 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	89.8	673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.9	754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	81	62.2	41.8	52.0	72.1	67.7	73.3	78.5	81.6	73.9	74.5	72.1	62.5	55.6	66.7	61.0	59.7	62.9							$16,359	$1,892	$14,467
Tracy Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Tracy St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9718	498	20	24.9	91.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	438 (88.0%)	53 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28.7	4077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		25.2	4346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	269	9.4		9.4	29.7	47.8	39.6				39.0	33.8	33.8	15.0				25.9							$27,503	$6,280	$21,223
Lassalette	Public	K-5	14333 Lassalette St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3000	279	12	23.2	77.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	252 (90.3%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	27	4218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		31.4	3817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	401	34.0		34.0	22.2	21.3	41.5				28.6	16.7	12.8	34.0				21.4	88.9						$20,556	$1,704	$18,852
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1440 South Orange Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4820	580	23	25.0	80.0%	10 (1.7%)	13 (2.2%)	450 (77.6%)	89 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	46.6	2792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.9	2349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	443	42.4		42.4	33.0	37.9	50.0				40.4	41.2	34.5	35.4				37.1							$19,672	$1,931	$17,741
De Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	12820 Bess St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 338-4019	421	20	21.0	94.3%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	368 (87.4%)	41 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	33	3729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		43.7	2948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	781	20.9		20.9	34.9	45.0	41.5				40.3	33.8	31.7	16.2				27.1	96.6						$27,128	$6,705	$20,423
Kenmore Elementary	Public	K-5	3823 Kenmore Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8316	437	18	24.2	86.7%	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	356 (81.5%)	64 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	51.8	2510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.1	2987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	477	22.1		22.1	50.0	51.7	52.0				51.2	45.0	48.3	29.5				40.4							$27,572	$6,379	$21,193

Frequently Asked Questions about J. E. Van Wig Elementary

What is the racial makeup of J. E. Van Wig Elementary?

Students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

Is J. E. Van Wig Elementary a good school?

J. E. Van Wig Elementary ranks 3133^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J. E. Van Wig Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended J. E. Van Wig Elementary.

What schools do graduates of J. E. Van Wig Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. E. Van Wig Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Torch Middle
High : Bassett Senior High

What district is J. E. Van Wig Elementary in?

Bassett Unified

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