Enrollment
118
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED·NCES 061632502065
Sunset Elementary
800 North Tonopah Ave., La Puente, CA 91744 · (626)933-3200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
87 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 11% |
Student demographics
20%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.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sunset Elementary→Valley Community Day
Based on grade levels within Hacienda la Puente Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
CA avg 47.1% . -10.2pp since 2014
Math
22.6%
CA avg 35.6% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 19.7% | 26.2% | 41.0% |
| Math | 4.8% | 17.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 41.4% | 26.5% |
| 2018-19 | 48.8% | 37.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.6% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.1% | 42.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where Sunset Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,037 of 5,151 | #988 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,034 of 5,172 | #1,007 of 1,129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,696 of 5,172 | #907 of 1,129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #5,594 of 5,915 | #1,272 of 1,300 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
118
-119 (-50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 25.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
89%
was 91%
% Asian
9%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 118 | 6 | 19.7:1 | 74% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 7 | 20.3:1 | 73% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 9.2 | 25.8:1 | 86% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Elementary.
About Sunset Elementary
Located in La Puente, California, Sunset Elementary is a very small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 118 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 75% lower.
Hacienda la Puente Unified includes 35 schools. Together they enroll 16,260 students.
Hispanic students are 89% of those enrolled at Sunset Elementary. The remaining shares are 9% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. The school has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.3:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 74% of students (87) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sunset Elementary is -11.0 points: 25.3% actual, 36.3% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Sunset Elementary.
Sunset Elementary's nearest public school is Sunset (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sunset Elementary ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 237 (2017-18) and 118 (2023-24). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were fewer students per teacher in 2023-24 (19.7:1) than in 2017-18 (25.8:1).
On allk12, people connected to Sunset Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 La Puente
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
- Bassett Senior HighHigh · 747 students
- Sparks MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Don Julian ElementaryElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset0.0 mi · 27
- Lassalette0.3 mi · 279
- California Elementary0.6 mi · 317
- Nueva Vista Continuation High0.6 mi · 46
- Edgewood Academy0.7 mi · 478
- Bassett Senior High0.8 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset ElementaryHow large is Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary enrolls approximately 118 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sunset Elementary serve?
Sunset Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sunset Elementary?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Sunset Elementary.
How diverse is Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Elementary in?
Sunset Elementary is part of Hacienda la Puente Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.