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Bassett Senior High

Public Grades 9-12
875th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,137 California High Schools
Better than 59% of California high schools
Summary

Bassett Senior High in La Puente, California, enrolls 747 students in grades 9–12. Its clearest strength is English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA): in 2025–26, 66% of students were proficient, the highest rate among nearby comprehensive high schools with comparable results.

ELA is also well above state and district results: Bassett was 17 percentage points above California and 21 points above Bassett Unified. Math is improving but still below the state: 29% were proficient, 9 points below California and 1 point below the district. Science is weaker relative to the state: 25% were proficient, 11 points below California, though 2 points above the district. Among nearby comprehensive schools, Bassett ranked first in ELA, second in math and fifth of seven in science. Its 100% graduation rate in 2025–26 was above the district’s 99.6% and the state’s 88%.

Math proficiency has risen steadily, from 20% in 2022–23 to 29% in 2025–26, narrowing the gap with the state; science, by contrast, fell 13 points in the latest year after reaching 38% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger ranked Bassett in the 59th statewide percentile and gave it 3 stars in 2025–26; its percentile was down from 68 in 2024–25, but only nearby Sierra Vista High ranked higher. Bassett’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 18.5, compared with a nearby-school average of 19, and 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also show a notable result for English Language Learner Students: in 2023–24, they ranked at the 97th percentile, compared with 65th for the school overall that year. Female Students’ ranking later fell from the 70th percentile in 2023–24 to the 48th in 2025–26.

747
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,780
Per pupil spending ?
91.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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 — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026
Strengths
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the California median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 11 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school40%
District avg35%
California avg42%
875th of 2,137
California public high schools ?
Top 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to top 41% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Bassett Unified
584th of 968Bassett 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.2875 of 213759.1%★★★☆☆
202564.5698 of 216267.7%★★★☆☆
202460.2760 of 215964.8%★★★☆☆
202354.5883 of 217059.3%★★★☆☆
202253.8854 of 212359.8%★★★☆☆
202144.6691 of 129046.4%★★☆☆☆
201959.4757 of 213364.5%★★★☆☆
201869.4604 of 201770.1%★★★★☆
201766.5659 of 202167.4%★★★☆☆
201652.3956 of 203953.1%★★★☆☆
201547.21037 of 199448.0%★★☆☆☆
201333.01235 of 242649.1%★★☆☆☆
201231.71265 of 235446.3%★★☆☆☆
201135.21171 of 236750.5%★★★☆☆
201035.61114 of 228151.2%★★★☆☆
200936.91123 of 223849.8%★★☆☆☆
200829.21194 of 211743.6%★★☆☆☆
200734.31031 of 206350.0%★★★☆☆
200635.8956 of 196851.4%★★★☆☆
200530.51035 of 190145.6%★★☆☆☆
200431.7892 of 165346.0%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202371.4192 of 59167.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202226.7925 of 116120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202142.3267 of 55551.9%★★★☆☆
201930.3767 of 111731.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.5490 of 105253.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202492.733 of 108597.0%★★★★★
202379.468 of 106493.6%★★★★★
202263.9165 of 104484.2%★★★★☆
202147.2198 of 46757.6%★★★☆☆
201977.182 of 94191.3%★★★★★
201866.9174 of 93881.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.7967 of 186548.2%★★☆☆☆
202564.4626 of 190667.2%★★★☆☆
202464.8579 of 191569.8%★★★☆☆
202351.2861 of 191555.0%★★★☆☆
202252.0772 of 185858.4%★★★☆☆
202142.0599 of 105443.2%★★☆☆☆
201952.7788 of 183357.0%★★★☆☆
201865.6609 of 176065.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202666.7562 of 188070.1%★★★★☆
202571.2469 of 190075.3%★★★★☆
202469.1494 of 190274.0%★★★★☆
202357.5726 of 191762.1%★★★☆☆
202266.3502 of 186173.0%★★★★☆
201967.3486 of 181473.2%★★★★☆
201877.3357 of 174279.5%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202675.865 of 35881.8%★★★★☆
202584.139 of 41090.5%★★★★★
202459.3118 of 32864.0%★★★☆☆
202361.994 of 29968.6%★★★☆☆
202257.9107 of 29063.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.0633 of 199968.3%★★★☆☆
202571.9490 of 201375.7%★★★★☆
202471.9466 of 202677.0%★★★★☆
202356.0808 of 203060.2%★★★☆☆
202263.9566 of 194370.9%★★★★☆
202152.3516 of 112654.2%★★★☆☆
201969.6473 of 193775.6%★★★★☆
201878.5340 of 186281.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.6694 of 193264.1%★★★☆☆
202559.6731 of 194262.4%★★★☆☆
202452.8824 of 194857.7%★★★☆☆
202354.3773 of 196360.6%★★★☆☆
202251.3800 of 191658.2%★★★☆☆
202141.5630 of 112243.9%★★☆☆☆
201959.8661 of 188064.8%★★★☆☆
201868.1569 of 183469.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202660.9335 of 123572.9%★★★★☆
202530.4866 of 125230.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.0519 of 121657.3%★★★☆☆
202319.01120 of 11976.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)82nd percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+9 vs school
Asian (2023)68th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)48th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2022)20th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state
Mathematics29%-9 vs state
Science25%-11 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bassett Senior High

Bassett Senior High ranks 875th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended 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

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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