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Schools in Avocado Heights · Whittier Union High School District, Bassett Unified School District

Avocado Heights’s public schools outscore 65% of California districts

The grade covers the four public school districts serving Avocado Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#295of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 3 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 1 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 6% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Hacienda La Puente Unified
Students per teacher
22.1
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
15,567 students on the public path
In brief

Avocado Heights’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 589 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Avocado Heights’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 32% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Whittier Union High spends $23,421 per student and Bassett Unified $22,374, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Avocado Heights’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of California school districts, #295 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (589)Better than 72%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 16,591 test results and a graduating class of 2,679 could put Avocado Heights anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Avocado Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (16,586 in math, 16,597 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Avocado Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Parts of Avocado Heights (6% of its land) are served by El Monte Union High instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Avocado Heights

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Whittier Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 7 schools · 9,798 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 22.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$23,421CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Bassett Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 2,798 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 20.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$22,374CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Whittier City Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 12 schools · 5,288 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 22.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,026CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 30 schools · 15,464 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 22.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,841CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Whittier Union High School District61%
State average 46.7% · 2556 students tested
Math · 9–12, Whittier Union High School District31%
State average 33.1% · 2519 students tested
Reading · K–12, Bassett Unified School District41%
State average 46.7% · 1656 students tested
Math · K–12, Bassett Unified School District25%
State average 33.1% · 1661 students tested
Reading · K–8, Whittier City Elementary School District42%
State average 46.7% · 3603 students tested
Math · K–8, Whittier City Elementary School District30%
State average 33.1% · 3619 students tested
Reading · K–12, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District51%
State average 46.7% · 8782 students tested
Math · K–12, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District35%
State average 33.1% · 8787 students tested

Avocado Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Avocado Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Avocado HeightsB+Bassett Unified K–12 · Whittier City Elementary K–8 · Hacienda La Puente Unified K–12
Industry—Hacienda La Puente Unified K–12 · Rowland Unified K–12 · Whittier Union High 9–12

Every school in Avocado Heights

12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Avocado Heightsby address
Don Julian Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · La Puente
544 students24:1Rate it →
Wallen L. Andrews
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Whittier
542 students21:1Rate it →
Also serving Avocado Heightsin other towns
La Serna High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whittier
A−
2,372 students26:1Rate it →
California High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whittier
A−
2,261 students22:1Rate it →
Santa Fe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe Springs
A−
1,865 students24:1Rate it →
Whittier High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whittier
A−
1,652 students21:1Rate it →
Los Altos High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hacienda Heights
1,592 students23:1Rate it →
Glen A. Wilson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hacienda Heights
1,456 students24:1Rate it →
Pioneer High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whittier
B+
1,000 students19:1Rate it →
La Puente High
High · Grades 9–12 · La Puente
813 students21:1Rate it →
Bassett Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · La Puente
B
747 students18:1Rate it →
William Workman High
High · Grades 9–12 · City Of Industry
723 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Avocado Heights’s schools

Are Avocado Heights’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Avocado Heights children attend outscore 65% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #295 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Avocado Heights in?

Whittier Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 9,798 students in 7 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Avocado Heights are served by El Monte Union High.

Where do Avocado Heights kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: La Serna High, California High, Santa Fe High, Whittier High, Los Altos High, Glen A. Wilson High, Pioneer High, La Puente High, Bassett Senior High and William Workman High.

What is Avocado Heights’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Whittier Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Avocado Heights spend per student?

$23,421 in Whittier Union High School District, $22,374 in Bassett Unified School District, $20,026 in Whittier City Elementary School District and $19,841 in Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.