Grandview College Preparatory Academy, Valinda CA

Original Research by School Decision on Grandview College Preparatory Academy

Grandview College Preparatory Academy is a kindergarten through eighth-grade school in Valinda, serving a compact enrollment of students in an economically vulnerable community. The school is part of Hacienda la Puente Unified, a district that has undergone significant consolidation: four schools closed at the end of the 2023-24 school year due to ongoing enrollment decline, a change that reshaped which campuses serve which neighborhoods. The district expects enrollment to continue falling, a condition a family should weigh if stability of programming and campus operations matters to them.

The academic picture is straightforward: state test results from the 2024-25 school year show proficiency rates well below the county midpoint across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts across all tested grades, proficiency sits below the midpoint. In mathematics, proficiency is notably lower still, with sixth-grade results particularly limited. Science proficiency in eighth grade also runs substantially below the county median. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Los Angeles County districts. These are the facts a parent is choosing into: the school faces real learning challenges, and families drawn to strong measured academic outcomes should look elsewhere or should have clarity on what the school is working on to move these numbers.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino, with a substantial share Asian, and reflects the Valinda community's profile. A very large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic need across the enrollment. The school does not report special population counts, so data on students with IEPs or English learners is not available here; a parent may want to ask the school directly about the size and support for those groups. The enrollment is small for its grade band, concentrated in the middle grades (sixth through eighth), with far fewer students in the early grades.

Valinda itself is a built-out, dense residential unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley, made up mostly of mid-century single-family homes with commercial activity along arterials like Amar Road. It is a family-oriented neighborhood with a high density and low vacancy rate, meaning housing is tight and pricey relative to income. Residents are majority Hispanic or Latino with a meaningful Asian population. The area has moderate walkability for suburban Los Angeles County and benefits from county parks, including Rimgrove Park, and transit options through Foothill Transit and a local shuttle. Most residents drive; the community lacks a downtown core and shares civic life with neighboring La Puente and West Covina. Growth comes through infill rather than new subdivisions. A parent considering this area should know that housing is constrained and costly relative to regional median income, and growth will be gradual.

The district has also adopted an Intersectional Ethnic Studies curriculum for all students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, an initiative that shapes curriculum across subjects and is moving toward becoming a graduation requirement. This is a district-wide pedagogical direction that affects what and how students learn. Additionally, as of November 2022, district school board members are elected by trustee area rather than at-large, changing how neighborhoods are represented on the board. These are structural choices a parent should know about when evaluating fit.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 35% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 729%

School 29% · District 40% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 35% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 47% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 54% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 52% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 30% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 60% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above 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 7Lower-income43%Higher-income50%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income38%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income28%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income19%Higher-income33%15 pp gap