Sparks Elementary

Sparks Elementary, an intimate elementary campus in La Puente, California, operated by Hacienda la Puente Unified, instructs 361 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 22% leaner than typical.

Across the 35 schools in Hacienda la Puente Unified (16,260 students total), Sparks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sparks Elementary shows that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Sparks Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sparks Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Sparks Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sparks Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sparks Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sparks Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 463 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sparks Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.