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Enrollment
723
High
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED·NCES 061632502074
William Workman High
16303 East Temple Ave., City Of Industry, CA 91744 · (626) 933-8800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL723 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
610 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 166 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 183 | 25% |
Student demographics
24%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.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.8pp since 2014
Math
27.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.1% | 29.0% | 25.8% | 29.0% |
| Math | 13.1% | 14.4% | 23.8% | 48.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 28.1% |
| 2018-19 | 59.9% | 29.9% |
| 2017-18 | 49.8% | 21.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.7% | 30.7% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
Schools most like William Workman High
William Workman High's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Workman High this school | 723 | 84.4% | 33.7% |
| Magnolia Science Academy Reseda | 746 | 86.2% | N/A |
| Fowler High Fowler | 807 | 79.8% | 47.4% |
| Livingston High Livingston | 1,169 | 85.5% | 20.9% |
| La Puente High La Puente | 813 | 87.0% | 25.1% |
| Cesar E. Chavez High Delano | 1,318 | 86.2% | 49.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William Workman High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #691 of 1,052 | #149 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #481 of 1,056 ▲ 85 | #113 of 229 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #801 of 1,056 ▲ 54 | #171 of 229 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #185 of 1,044 | #16 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 723 | #878 of 2,093 | #195 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #389 of 1,352 | #146 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #1,051 of 1,351 | #208 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #486 of 1,575 | #211 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.1% | #52 of 802 | #30 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
723
-222 (-23%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,353
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 723 | 38.3 | 18.9:1 | 84% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 42.3 | 18.3:1 | 88% (677) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 44.4 | 19.4:1 | 73% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 945 | 45 | 21.0:1 | 88% (831) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 48.1 | 22.4:1 | 82% (890) |
| 2015-16 | 1,117 | 49 | 22.8:1 | 86% (966) |
| 2010-11 | 1,166 | N/A | N/A | 84% (974) |
| 2000-01 | 1,453 | 58 | 25.1:1 | 55% (797) |
| 1990-91 | 1,353 | 61 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Workman High.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,080 to 723); teachers down 20% (48.1 to 38.3).
About William Workman High
William Workman High, located in City Of Industry, California, is a medium-sized high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 723 students.
William Workman High reports to Hacienda la Puente Unified, which has 35 schools and 16,260 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at William Workman High, with 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 11% Asian. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. William Workman High has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 38.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.9:1. High schools in California have a similar average ratio of 18.2:1. Around 84% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 14 points.
The allk12 Grade for William Workman High is C+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.1% at William Workman High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. William Workman High is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The shortest distance from William Workman High to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Wing Lane Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, William Workman High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 945 in 2020-21 and 723 in 2024-25, a decrease of 222 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.0:1 to 18.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at William Workman High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Wing Lane Elementary0.5 mi · 384
- Del Valle Elementary0.5 mi · 212
- Sierra Vista Middle0.6 mi · 270
- Valinda School of Academics0.7 mi · 306
- Workman Elementary0.8 mi · 347
- Grandview College Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About William Workman HighHow large is William Workman High?
William Workman High enrolls approximately 723 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does William Workman High serve?
William Workman High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at William Workman High?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at William Workman High.
What is the student diversity at William Workman High?
Student demographics at William Workman High are roughly 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees William Workman High?
William Workman High is overseen by Hacienda la Puente Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.