Edgewood Academy

Edgewood Academy, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in La Puente, California, run under Bassett Unified, works with 478 students, covering grades K through 8.

Within Bassett Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 2,798 students, Edgewood Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Edgewood Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). The remainder comes out to 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Edgewood Academy reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Edgewood Academy sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.5%; actual is 47.0%, +17.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edgewood Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Nueva Vista Continuation High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edgewood Academy at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.4%.

Edgewood Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 576 students in 2018 compared to 478 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.