Photo: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0La Habra Heights’s public schools outscore 77% of California districts
In La Habra Heights, 59% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving La Habra 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 96% 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.
La Habra Heights’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 196 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of La Habra Heights’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Fullerton Joint Union High spends $17,606 per student and Lowell Joint Elementary $16,427, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 La Habra Heights’s grade
A−: better than 77% of California school districts, #190 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 La Habra Heights, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in La Habra Heights
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
Grades 7–8 · 687 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
8th grade in La Habra Heights
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
Grades 7–8 · 687 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
La Habra Heights runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lowell Joint Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, shared with Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra and La Palma. Its school is in Whittier. Parts of La Habra Heights (8% and 8% of its land) are served by East Whittier City Elementary and Whittier Union High instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve La Habra 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
La Habra Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share La Habra Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Every school in La Habra 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).
Questions about La Habra Heights’s schools
Are La Habra Heights’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools La Habra Heights children attend outscore 77% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #190 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is La Habra Heights in?
Two districts: Lowell Joint Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Fullerton Joint Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra and La Palma.
Where do La Habra Heights kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Troy High, Sunny Hills High, La Habra High, Fullerton Union High, Sonora High and Buena Park High.
What is La Habra Heights’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Fullerton Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does La Habra Heights spend per student?
$17,606 in Fullerton Joint Union High School District and $16,427 in Lowell Joint Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What La Habra Heights families are saying about school.
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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.