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California Elementary

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California Elementary ranks 3934 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

California Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 317 students in La Puente within the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, now placing in the 33rd percentile, and its test scores in English, math, and science consistently trail both district and state averages. A particularly notable concern is a large gender performance gap, with male students ranking significantly higher than female students, which is the most pronounced among nearby schools. While chronic absenteeism has improved greatly from pandemic highs, it remains above average at 24.9%. The school's performance also varies dramatically by grade, with fourth-grade scores being especially low, suggesting potential challenges with curriculum or instruction at that level.

When compared to other local schools, California Elementary's academic decline is more dramatic than neighbors like Fairgrove Academy or Edgewood Academy. Most schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified district rank below average, contrasting with higher-performing schools in other districts like the nearby San Jose Charter Academy. Historically, California Elementary was more effective with English Learners and economically disadvantaged students, indicating that recovering those successful approaches could be key to improvement.

317

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,791

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 California Ave.
La Puente, CA 91744-1927

(626) 933-5200

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

Students who attend California Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sparks Middle
High:	La Puente High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

Asian:

7.3%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

California avg41%

3,934^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified

777^th of 1,543Hacienda la Puente 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	30.3	3934 of 5857	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2945 of 5869	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3364 of 5859	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3544 of 5883	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2716 of 5789	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	2188 of 5662	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	2522 of 5692	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	2483 of 5614	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	2310 of 5611	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	2284 of 5530	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.3	3371 of 5390	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.3	4313 of 5377	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	3953 of 5314	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	4467 of 5193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	4434 of 5113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	3674 of 5113	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	3262 of 4818	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.3	2872 of 4822	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.5	3277 of 4809	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.2	1183 of 3275	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	1056 of 3246	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4806 of 5597	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3249 of 5612	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3097 of 5609	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	3144 of 5635	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2793 of 5492	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	2570 of 5413	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3127 of 5107	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	1913 of 5107	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	2712 of 5087	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3000 of 5084	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	1464 of 4963	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	848 of 4830	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2969 of 5460	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	2002 of 5517	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2363 of 5363	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2590 of 5264	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1732 of 5173	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	848 of 5084	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	2640 of 5628	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2518 of 5643	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	3232 of 5638	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3651 of 5663	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	2555 of 5510	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	1759 of 5431	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)64th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science20%-12 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
California Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5200	317	15	21.1	75.1%	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	276 (87.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	30.3	3934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		43.7	2945^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	989	20.4		20.4	43.6	22.0	42.9				34.7	39.5	28.8	18.4				28.1						$27,791	$25,896	$1,895
Fairgrove Academy	Public	K-8	15540 Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8500	749	31	24.1	85.2%	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	671 (89.6%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)	47.7	2727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		34.4	3564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	837	18.7	33.3	27.0	57.3	37.7	52.7	40.0	45.4	58.6	48.3	54.2	38.6	21.3	35.5	29.7	40.4	36.4	97.3			97.3		$25,986	$24,012	$1,974
Sparks Elementary	Public	K-5	15151 East Temple Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5100	361	15	24.0	81.4%	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (91.4%)	18 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29.3	4015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.5	4256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.5%	241	24.6		24.6	18.0	25.0	41.0				28.6	28.0	25.0	39.3				30.9	97.3		97.3	97.3	97.3	$25,459	$23,476	$1,983
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					$28,844	$26,836	$2,008
Baldwin Academy	Public	K-5	1616 Griffith Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3700	519	20	25.9	85.2%	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	443 (85.4%)	45 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	31.5	3838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		43.9	2928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	910	23.2		23.2	29.9	33.3	33.3				32.3	40.3	37.0	18.8				32.6	93.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$25,110	$23,156	$1,954
Nelson Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8400	291	16	18.1	76.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (91.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	18.4	4973^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.1%		26.5	4253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.5%	720	17.8		17.8	28.6	18.9	31.1				26.6	29.6	16.2	11.1				19.1	89.7	92.3	89.7	92.3	89.7	$28,275	$26,364	$1,911
California Elementary	Public	3-6	1125 Bainbridge	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4800	220	11	19.4	90.5%	9 (4.1%)	9 (4.1%)	169 (76.8%)	30 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	49.8	2605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		43.2	2984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	379	32.7		32.7	50.0	28.9	38.9	48.9			41.6	52.7	26.4	30.9	68.8			44.1						$28,891	$26,222	$2,669
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		$17,720	$13,718	$4,002
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						$18,378	$16,644	$1,734
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

Frequently Asked Questions about California Elementary

What is the racial makeup of California Elementary?

Students at California Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of California Elementary attend?

Students who attend California Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sparks Middle
High : La Puente High

Is California Elementary a good school?

California Elementary ranks 3934^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is California Elementary in?

Hacienda la Puente Unified

How many students attend California Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended California Elementary.

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