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Sunset Elementary

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Summary

Sunset Elementary is a public elementary school in La Puente, California, serving 142 students in grades K-6 and part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Sunset Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate has risen dramatically from 5.0% in 2017-2018 to 29.7% in 2021-2022, far exceeding the district average of 11.3%. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 32.79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.59% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Additionally, Sunset Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.52% to 85.29% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as California Elementary and Nelson Elementary, Sunset Elementary performs significantly worse across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with its ranking for female students and low socioeconomic status students in the bottom 20-30% of California elementary schools. Sunset Elementary's declining performance over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2,149 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3,486 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, is a cause for concern and highlights the need for the school and district to address these issues.

118

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

800 North Tonopah Ave.
La Puente, CA 91744-2460

(626) 933-3200

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sparks Middle
High:	La Puente High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

Asian:

9.3%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2012 → 41st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

California avg39%

Not ranked this year

Sunset Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	35.3	3492 of 5869	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3823 of 5859	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3261 of 5883	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2817 of 5789	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2407 of 5662	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.9	2226 of 5692	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.8	3025 of 5614	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.3	2276 of 5611	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	2149 of 5530	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.4	2478 of 5390	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.0	3463 of 5377	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	3101 of 5314	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.5	4379 of 5193	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.1	3667 of 5113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.7	3383 of 5113	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.8	3664 of 4818	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.4	3740 of 4822	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.3	3120 of 4809	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	4086 of 5635	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3464 of 5492	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2941 of 5413	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	2272 of 5107	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	2848 of 5087	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	2216 of 5084	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	2080 of 4963	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	1588 of 4830	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	1976 of 5517	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	2896 of 5363	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2713 of 5264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	1505 of 5173	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	1531 of 5084	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	2411 of 5643	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.1	4244 of 5638	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	2666 of 5663	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	2037 of 5510	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1813 of 5431	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)64th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2024)57th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)56th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2022)27th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

Science35%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-13 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, August 31, 2013

The teachers are amazing. My daughter is in 1st grade and so far has had 2 amazing teachers. She loves being there. All the staff treat my daughter with respect. I would never choose another school for my daughter even if I moved. I am so thankful to have this wonderful school full of wonderful people, in my daughter's life. 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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 11th 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 11th 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 11th 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
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
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
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							$35,542	$29,902	$5,640
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
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							$22,780	$18,732	$4,048
Sparks Middle	Public	6-8	15100 Giordano St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5001	600	24	25.3	78.0%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (92.2%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	30.3	1817^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.2%		22.5	2148^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	331		13.0		13.0				31.2	44.0	43.2		39.7				18.8	22.3	20.5		20.6							$24,289	$22,326	$1,963
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
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
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	$21,976	$17,942	$4,034
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		$22,532	$18,522	$4,010

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Hacienda la Puente Unified

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 118 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

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