Wedgeworth Elementary

Wedgeworth Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Hacienda Heights, California, operated by Hacienda la Puente Unified, teaches 650 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Hacienda la Puente Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 16,260 students, Wedgeworth Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wedgeworth Elementary logs that 81% of students identify as Asian, making the school strongly Asian-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Wedgeworth Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.3%; actual is 82.0%, +33.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate 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), Wedgeworth Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glen A. Wilson High, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wedgeworth Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 36%: 479 students in 2018 compared to 650 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 27% to 11%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Wedgeworth Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.