Total enrollment
2,798
-416 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Bassett Unified
California · 2,798 students · 2 cities
Bassett Unified in California runs 7 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 2,798 students (an average of 400 per school).
4-year change in Bassett Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bassett Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #295 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,798 | #376 of 587 | #3,449 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #312 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #205 of 587 | #8,499 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 90.4% | #37 of 587 | #702 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #477 of 530 | #5,960 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bassett Unified
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Edgewood Academy at 47.0% proficient to Sunkist Elementary at 23.2%, a gap of 23.7 points. That is the 279th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,607 to 2,798 students (down 22%) and from 151 to 134 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Senior High | La Puente | High | 09-12 | 747 |
| Don Julian Elementary | La Puente | Elementary | KG-08 | 544 |
| Edgewood Academy | La Puente | Elementary | KG-08 | 478 |
| Torch Middle | City Of Industry | Middle | 06-08 | 345 |
| J. E. Van Wig Elementary | La Puente | Elementary | KG-05 | 334 |
| Sunkist Elementary | La Puente | Elementary | KG-05 | 304 |
| Nueva Vista Continuation High | La Puente | High | 10-12 | 46 |
About Bassett Unified
As a sparse district in California, Bassett Unified serves 2,798 students across 7 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Bassett Unified consists of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 400 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 13%: 3,214 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,798 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bassett Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.