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La Puente High

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La Puente High ranks 1621 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

La Puente High is a public high school serving about 813 students in grades 9-12 within the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District, an area where many families face economic challenges.

When looking at academic performance, La Puente High's test scores in English, math, and science are significantly lower than those at other comprehensive high schools in the district, such as Los Altos High and Glen A. Wilson High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about 30% of students missing too much school, a rate nearly double that of some neighboring schools. Interestingly, despite these academic struggles, the school has an exceptionally strong 97% graduation rate, which is higher than both the district and state averages.

This creates a complex picture: the school is very successful at helping students graduate but faces clear challenges in raising academic achievement levels. The school's performance has declined over the past several years, and it spends more per student than some higher-performing schools in the area, raising questions about how resources are used. It's also notable that William Workman High, which serves a similarly economically challenged student population in the same district, achieves better academic results, suggesting that factors beyond family income are at play in La Puente High's current situation.

813

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,894

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15615 East Nelson Ave.
La Puente, CA 91744-3910

(626) 934-6700

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

Asian:

4.3%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,621^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High 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	23.8	1621 of 2162	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1370 of 2159	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1373 of 2170	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1205 of 2123	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1214 of 2133	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	743 of 2017	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	1043 of 2021	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.9	972 of 2039	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	831 of 1994	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.2	1227 of 2426	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	1200 of 2354	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.6	1242 of 2367	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.6	1175 of 2281	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.6	1546 of 2238	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1209 of 2117	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.6	1344 of 2063	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1247 of 1968	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.5	1112 of 1901	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.0	1105 of 1653	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	998 of 1161	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1026 of 1117	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	933 of 1052	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	143 of 1085	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	455 of 1064	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	404 of 1044	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	512 of 941	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	536 of 938	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1474 of 1906	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1442 of 1915	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1419 of 1915	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1079 of 1858	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1133 of 1833	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	802 of 1760	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1415 of 1900	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1213 of 1902	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1154 of 1917	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	877 of 1861	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	978 of 1814	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	461 of 1742	73.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	333 of 410	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	172 of 290	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1462 of 2013	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1188 of 2026	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1240 of 2030	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	900 of 1943	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	961 of 1937	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	456 of 1862	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1505 of 1942	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1084 of 1948	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1127 of 1963	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1171 of 1916	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1135 of 1880	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	626 of 1834	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1123 of 1252	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	809 of 1216	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	940 of 1197	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Friday, March 19, 2010

I really love this school! I have learned a lot and I think that I am prepared for college next year. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Valley Alternative High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	15430 Shadybend Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3401	80	11	7.1	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2109^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		13	1890^th of 2159 public high schools	12.5%	219	2.7	0.0	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	$28,508	$1,931	$26,577
Valley Community Day	Public	7-12	15430 Shadybend Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3400	13	2	6.6	76.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$104,646	$1,482	$103,164
Los Altos High	Public	9-12	15325 East Los Robles Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-5400	1,592	70	22.6	70.2%	40 (2.5%)	7 (0.4%)	1,427 (89.6%)	92 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	61.8	767^th of 2162 public high schools	64.5%		59.5	781^st of 2159 public high schools	63.8%	14	25.9		25.9	63.1	63.1	31.7	31.7	$19,216	$1,494	$17,722
Glen A. Wilson High	Public	9-12	16455 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-4410	1,456	60	24.3	65.2%	52 (3.6%)	19 (1.3%)	654 (44.9%)	702 (48.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	88.2	238^th of 2162 public high schools	89.0%		91.1	196^th of 2159 public high schools	90.9%	42	44.7	7.1	43.3	78.2	78.2	59.2	59.2	$19,364	$1,470	$17,894
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
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
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
Coronado High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1500 East Francisquito Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1810	120	12	9.6	90.0%	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	107 (89.2%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1878^th of 2162 public high schools	13.1%		9.8	2087^th of 2159 public high schools	3.3%	209	3.2	18.2	5.4	12.1	12.1	4.6	4.6	$40,347	$3,298	$37,049

Frequently Asked Questions about La Puente High

How many students attend La Puente High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended La Puente High.

What is the racial makeup of La Puente High?

Students at La Puente High are 93% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into La Puente High?

La Puente High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : California Elementary
Elementary : Lassalette
Elementary : Nelson Elementary
Elementary : Sparks Elementary
Elementary : Workman Elementary
Middle : Sparks Middle

What district is La Puente High in?

Hacienda la Puente Unified

Is La Puente High a good school?

La Puente High ranks 1621^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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