Photo: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 1.0Hacienda Heights’s public schools outscore 70% of California districts
Reading proficiency in Hacienda Heights’s districts is 53%, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hacienda 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.
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.
Hacienda Heights’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 34% across both 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 Hacienda La Puente Unified $19,841, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Mark's Lutheran School (private) and Molokan Elementary School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Hacienda Heights’s grade
B+: better than 70% of California school districts, #249 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hacienda Heights, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Hacienda Heights · depends on your address
Los Altos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,592 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Glen A. Wilson High
Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hacienda Heights · depends on your address
Los Altos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,592 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Glen A. Wilson High
Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hacienda Heights · depends on your address
Los Altos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,592 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Glen A. Wilson High
Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hacienda Heights · depends on your address
Los Altos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,592 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Glen A. Wilson High
Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Hacienda Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hacienda La Puente Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Whittier Union High School District, shared with Downey, Industry, La Mirada, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hacienda Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hacienda Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Hacienda Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hacienda Heights | B+ | Hacienda La Puente Unified K–12 · Whittier Union High 9–12 |
| Industry | — | Hacienda La Puente Unified K–12 · Rowland Unified K–12 · Whittier Union High 9–12 |
| La Habra Heights | A− | Lowell Joint Elementary K–8 · Fullerton Joint Union High 9–12 |
| Whittier | B+ | East Whittier City Elementary K–8 · Whittier City Elementary K–8 · Whittier Union High 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Whittier Union High with Hacienda Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hacienda Heights
16 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Valley Community Day and Palm Canyon).
Questions about Hacienda Heights’s schools
Are Hacienda Heights’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hacienda Heights children attend outscore 70% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #249 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hacienda Heights in?
Two districts: Hacienda La Puente Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Whittier Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Downey, Industry, La Mirada, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier.
Where do Hacienda Heights kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Los Altos High and Glen A. Wilson High.
What is Hacienda 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 Hacienda Heights spend per student?
$23,421 in Whittier Union High 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.
Are there private schools in Hacienda Heights?
Yes: St. Mark's Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 655 students) and Molokan Elementary School (religious, grades PK–12, 94 students).
Parents talk
What Hacienda Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hacienda Heights → They have their own page.
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.