Lassalette, La Puente CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lassalette

Lassalette is a small elementary and middle school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in La Puente, a densely populated residential community in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. The school sits within Hacienda La Puente Unified, a district that has undergone significant structural change in recent years, closing four schools at the end of the 2023-24 school year due to declining enrollment.

The school serves a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of La Puente itself. This is a working- and middle-class community where manufacturing, healthcare, and retail are the dominant employment sectors. The housing market in the La Puente ZIP code shows a modest decline year over year, and rents have risen moderately, a signal of the economic pressures families in this area face.

Lassalette's most recent state assessment data shows low proficiency across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from just over one in five students in grades three and four to roughly two in five by grade five. Math proficiency is lower still, at levels from roughly one in eight to one in three as grade increases. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile of schools across Los Angeles County districts. Science proficiency at grade five also sits around one in three students. A single historical data point from 2012-13 in social studies showed proficiency approaching mid-range levels, though assessment systems have since changed and comparisons across years are not straightforward. The school's performance suggests students are struggling to meet grade-level benchmarks in core subjects.

The school has not undergone structural changes unique to itself; rather, it exists within a district managing enrollment decline. The district has adopted an Intersectional Ethnic Studies curriculum across all grades, which affects what students study and how material is framed. The district also shifted to trustee-area elections in 2022, changing how local neighborhoods are represented on the school board.

La Puente itself is car-oriented and somewhat walkable, with civic anchors including the library and City Hall centered in Old Town La Puente along Main Street. The city is pursuing infill and mixed-use redevelopment rather than expansion, adding housing at varied price points including affordability initiatives. The Rio Hondo Greenway provides bike and walking access, and Foothill Transit bus service connects residents to surrounding areas.

For a family considering Lassalette, the key context is that this is a school serving a predominantly low-income, Latino community where current academic performance is well below county benchmarks. A parent may want to look into current interventions the school is undertaking to address proficiency gaps, how the school supports English learners, and what the path forward looks like given district-wide enrollment pressures. The school's grade configuration means students will move to a high school outside this building as they enter ninth grade. Housing in the area is more affordable than the county median, and the community offers the stability of a recognizable historic downtown and growing housing diversity through targeted development.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 52% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 46% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 38% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 48% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 45% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 50% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 32% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 60% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolHacienda la Puente Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income33%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income73%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income3%Higher-income42%39 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income13%Higher-income36%24 pp gap