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Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2109^th

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of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

Valley Alternative High (Continuation) is a small, specialized high school in Hacienda Heights serving about 80 students in grades 9-12 who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings, operating within the Hacienda la Puente Unified district.

The school provides intensive support, with a very low student-teacher ratio of 7-to-1 and spends significantly more per student than nearby comprehensive high schools like Glen A. Wilson High. However, it faces profound challenges, including extremely low academic proficiency rates and a chronic absenteeism rate over 73%, which is similar to other continuation schools in the area such as Nueva Vista Continuation High. Its graduation rate is notably lower, and its dropout rate is higher, than the district average and those of surrounding schools like Los Altos High.

This pattern highlights the specialized mission of continuation schools, which focus on re-engaging students who have struggled elsewhere, and suggests that traditional test scores may not fully capture their value. The stark contrast with higher-performing neighboring schools underscores the different educational pathways within the same community and the ongoing need for effective, alternative approaches to support at-risk youth.

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$66,368

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15430 Shadybend Dr.
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745-2121

(626) 933-3401

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (1% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (69% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school1%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,109^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	8.2	2109 of 2162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1890 of 2159	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2053 of 2170	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2012 of 2123	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1874 of 2133	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1941 of 2017	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	1938 of 2021	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	1821 of 2039	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1716 of 1994	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	2098 of 2426	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	2037 of 2354	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	2036 of 2367	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	2001 of 2281	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	1498 of 2238	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.4	1645 of 2117	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1602 of 2063	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1652 of 1968	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.5	1682 of 1901	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1350 of 1653	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	1037 of 1085	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1021 of 1064	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1877 of 1906	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1700 of 1915	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1908 of 1915	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1796 of 1858	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1627 of 1833	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1697 of 1760	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1838 of 1900	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1708 of 1902	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1892 of 1917	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1739 of 1861	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1526 of 1814	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1659 of 1742	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1969 of 2013	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1744 of 2026	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1926 of 2030	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1856 of 1943	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1655 of 1937	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1775 of 1862	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1901 of 1942	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1801 of 1948	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1819 of 1963	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1814 of 1916	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1664 of 1880	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1759 of 1834	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	1157 of 1197	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science2%-31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy2%-47 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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)		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 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
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	$66,368	$62,860	$3,508
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)
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	$26,188	$24,442	$1,746
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	$31,784	$30,042	$1,742
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	$25,915	$24,192	$1,723
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	$32,738	$30,956	$1,782
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
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
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2900 Pkwy. Dr.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-6181	1,123	57	19.8	96.2%	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1,046 (93.1%)	67 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36.5	1342^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%		37.1	1311^th of 2159 public high schools	39.3%	31	8.3	21.7	17.1	45.7	45.7	10.9	10.9	$39,226	$37,130	$2,096
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	$28,955	$28,114	$841

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Valley Alternative High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 2.5% of California high schools.

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Students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation) are 100% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended Valley Alternative High (Continuation).

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Hacienda la Puente Unified

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