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Does Baldwin Academy have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED·NCES 061632502036
Baldwin Academy
1616 Griffith Ave., La Puente, CA 91744 · (626) 933-3700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
442 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 82% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
32.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 20.9% | 28.5% | 39.1% |
| Math | 10.6% | 22.0% | 29.7% | 37.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 30.9% |
| 2018-19 | 52.9% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 39.6% |
| 2016-17 | 46.3% | 40.4% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baldwin Academy
Baldwin Academy's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Academy this school | 519 | 85.2% | 35.5% |
| Fred L. Williams Elementary Oxnard | 572 | 85.5% | 21.4% |
| Edgewood Academy La Puente | 478 | 83.9% | 47.0% |
| Glen Avon Elementary Jurupa Valley | 488 | 83.8% | 30.3% |
| Canterbury Avenue Elementary Arleta | 578 | 85.5% | 46.6% |
| Merwin Elementary Covina | 462 | 84.2% | 43.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baldwin Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,904 of 5,151 | #726 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #2,955 of 5,172 ▼ 245 | #766 of 1,129 ▼ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,745 of 5,172 ▼ 1,216 | #918 of 1,129 ▼ 333 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #562 of 5,116 | #91 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #2,205 of 5,915 | #442 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,833 of 5,352 | #1,090 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #4,120 of 5,354 | #780 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #1,642 of 5,625 | #591 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #1,356 of 3,837 | #476 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
519
-120 (-19%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 26.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 519 | 20 | 25.9:1 | 85% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 23 | 25.4:1 | 89% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 23 | 26.3:1 | 76% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 24 | 26.6:1 | 81% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 26.4 | 24.8:1 | 83% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 27 | 26.5:1 | 89% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | N/A | N/A | 88% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 35 | 19.7:1 | 76% (527) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 25 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (654 to 519); teachers down 24% (26.4 to 20).
About Baldwin Academy
Families in La Puente, California, are served by Baldwin Academy, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 519 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Hacienda la Puente Unified has 35 schools; together they serve 16,260 students.
Hispanic students make up 85% of enrollment at Baldwin Academy. Next come 9% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 20 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 25.9:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 85% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Baldwin Academy is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Baldwin Academy scores 35.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.6%.
Across Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
California Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Baldwin Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Baldwin Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Baldwin Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Baldwin Academy's enrollment dropped 19%, to 519.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hacienda la Puente Unified
- Los Altos HighHigh · 1,592 students
- Glen A. Wilson HighHigh · 1,456 students
- Mesa RoblesElementary · 1,246 students
- Cedarlane AcademyElementary · 878 students
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
Other schools in La Puente
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
- Bassett Senior HighHigh · 747 students
- Sparks MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Don Julian ElementaryElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- California Elementary0.6 mi · 220
- Fairgrove Academy0.6 mi · 749
- Wescove Elementary0.8 mi · 224
- Walnut Grove Intermediate0.8 mi · 259
- California Elementary0.9 mi · 317
- Edgewood Middle1.0 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Baldwin Academy?
Baldwin Academy enrolls approximately 519 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Baldwin Academy serve?
Baldwin Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Baldwin Academy have?
Baldwin Academy employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Baldwin Academy?
Student demographics at Baldwin Academy are roughly 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Baldwin Academy public or private?
Baldwin Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hacienda la Puente Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.