Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED·NCES 061632502048
Kwis Elementary
1925 South Kwis Ave., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 · (626) 933-2100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- B-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.
- FThree-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
21.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
245 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 89% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
27%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
43.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
36.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.0% | 25.2% | 16.6% | 40.3% |
| Math | 13.5% | 23.4% | 29.1% | 34.0% |
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 | 43.2% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 34.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 37.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.4% | 44.4% |
| 2018-19 | 48.5% | 43.1% |
| 2017-18 | 46.1% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.3% | 25.6% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Kwis Elementary
Kwis Elementary's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwis Elementary this school | 305 | 80.3% | 38.1% |
| Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy San Jose | 271 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Lyndale Elementary San Jose | 275 | 82.9% | 15.7% |
| West Park Elementary Fresno | 286 | 82.9% | 17.7% |
| City Terrace Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 78.6% | 56.3% |
| Harvest Elementary Delano | 365 | 81.1% | 51.4% |
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 Kwis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,655 of 5,151 | #650 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,558 of 5,172 ▲ 81 | #646 of 1,129 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,633 of 5,172 ▲ 132 | #639 of 1,129 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.4pp | #44 of 5,116 | #6 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #4,718 of 5,915 | #1,048 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,033 of 5,352 | #576 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #4,057 of 5,354 | #761 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #2,160 of 5,625 | #690 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #3,684 of 3,837 | #924 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
305
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 305 | 14 | 21.8:1 | 80% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 12 | 24.5:1 | 82% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 11 | 25.1:1 | 80% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 12 | 26.4:1 | 79% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 12.2 | 25.4:1 | 89% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 13 | 25.9:1 | 88% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | N/A | N/A | 83% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 65% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 18 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kwis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (310 to 305); teachers up 15% (12.2 to 14).
About Kwis Elementary
Kwis Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Hacienda Heights, California. The school counted 305 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 34% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The 35 schools of Hacienda la Puente Unified, including Kwis Elementary, enroll 16,260 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Kwis Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups make up 12% Asian and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
The school had 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. The school reported 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 10 points.
Among California public elementary schools, Kwis Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Kwis Elementary is 5.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.1% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Kwis Elementary.
Newton Middle sits about 0.2 miles from Kwis Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Kwis Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Kwis Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A 4% decline took enrollment from 317 in 2020-21 to 305 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.4:1 to 21.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Kwis Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Hacienda Heights
- Los Altos HighHigh · 1,592 students
- Glen A. Wilson HighHigh · 1,456 students
- Mesa RoblesElementary · 1,246 students
- Cedarlane AcademyElementary · 878 students
- Wedgeworth ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Grazide ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Newton Middle0.2 mi · 565
- Los Altos High0.5 mi · 1,592
- Puente Hills High0.8 mi · 154
- Valley Alternative High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 80
- Valley Community Day0.8 mi · 13
- Los Altos Elementary0.8 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Kwis ElementaryHow large is Kwis Elementary?
Kwis Elementary enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kwis Elementary serve?
Kwis Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kwis Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Kwis Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kwis Elementary?
At Kwis Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kwis Elementary?
Kwis Elementary is overseen by Hacienda la Puente Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.