Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Valley Alternative High (Continuation) is a tiny secondary school in Hacienda Heights, California, run under Hacienda la Puente Unified. The school enrolls 80 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Hacienda la Puente Unified comprises 35 schools with combined enrollment of 16,260 students; Valley Alternative High (Continuation) is among them.

Looking at the student body, Valley Alternative High (Continuation) lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, Valley Alternative High (Continuation) logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.2:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Valley Alternative High (Continuation) is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Valley Community Day, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Valley Alternative High (Continuation)'s enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 94 (now 80). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 84% to 100% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.