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Sparks Elementary

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Sparks Elementary ranks 4015 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sparks Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 361 students in the Hacienda la Puente Unified district, consistently ranking in the lower third of California elementary schools with a notable decline in its statewide standing over the past decade.

Key challenges include academic scores that are significantly below both district and state averages in English, math, and science, coupled with the highest rate of chronic student absences (27.2%) among nearby schools. The school has a higher student-teacher ratio (24:1) than many peers, such as Nelson Elementary (18:1), despite similar per-student spending. Performance varies by grade, with 3rd-grade English scores being particularly low, suggesting early foundational skills need strengthening.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight opportunities for improvement. For instance, Workman Elementary, with a very similar student population, achieves much higher academic results with lower absenteeism. Similarly, Edgewood Academy in the Bassett Unified district shows that schools with high economic need can achieve stronger outcomes. Sparks Elementary's historical strength in teaching English Learners indicates there are effective practices to build upon while addressing its core challenges.

361

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,459

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15151 East Temple Ave.
La Puente, CA 91744-3765

(626) 933-5100

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

Students who attend Sparks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sparks Middle
High:	La Puente High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

Asian:

5.0%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg43%

California avg41%

4,015^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	29.3	4015 of 5857	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	4256 of 5869	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4074 of 5859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3956 of 5883	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3194 of 5789	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3530 of 5662	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	2886 of 5692	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	2889 of 5614	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	2445 of 5611	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	2358 of 5530	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	1965 of 5390	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	1380 of 5377	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	1432 of 5314	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	44.5	2785 of 5193	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.0	3749 of 5113	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	4360 of 5113	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	4376 of 4818	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	4242 of 4822	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.4	3534 of 4809	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1823 of 2227	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	1732 of 3162	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	972 of 3245	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	1387 of 3311	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	1665 of 3275	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1585 of 3246	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3343 of 5597	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3977 of 5612	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3355 of 5609	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3678 of 5635	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2969 of 5492	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3593 of 5413	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2637 of 5107	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3146 of 5107	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3027 of 5087	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2947 of 5084	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2099 of 4963	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	2526 of 4830	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	3042 of 5460	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3528 of 5517	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3205 of 5363	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2802 of 5264	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	2122 of 5173	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	2325 of 5084	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4195 of 5628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4066 of 5643	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4410 of 5638	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3917 of 5663	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	3218 of 5510	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3247 of 5431	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.9	1438 of 2420	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)41st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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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
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
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	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
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
Workman Elementary	Public	K-5	16000 Workman St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4200	347	15	23.1	82.1%	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	299 (86.2%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	55.7	2261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		49.6	2580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	319	16.4		16.4	52.9	43.6	51.9				49.4	60.8	52.7	34.6				49.1	95.3	96.9		95.3		$26,483	$24,634	$1,849
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
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
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
Valinda School of Academics	Public	K-5	1030 Indian Summer Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4700	306	15	20.4	77.8%	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	269 (87.9%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	35.8	3516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		31.4	3822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	306	25.0		25.0	37.3	42.6	37.5				39.2	35.3	35.2	21.3				30.9						$28,438	$26,522	$1,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparks Elementary

How many students attend Sparks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Sparks Elementary.

Is Sparks Elementary a good school?

Sparks Elementary ranks 4015^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sparks Elementary in?

Hacienda la Puente Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sparks Elementary?

Students at Sparks Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sparks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sparks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sparks Middle
High : La Puente High

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