La Verne Heights Elementary

La Verne Heights Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary school in La Verne, California, overseen by Bonita Unified, caters to 477 students, covering grades K through 5.

Bonita Unified comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,905 students; La Verne Heights Elementary is among them.

Demographically, La Verne Heights Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% White, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, La Verne Heights Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), La Verne Heights Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Oak Mesa Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, La Verne Heights Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 477 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 21% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.