Los Altos High vs Sunset

How do these schools compare?

Metric Los Altos High Sunset
Location Hacienda Heights, CA La Puente, CA
School Type regular special-ed
Grade Level high elementary
Enrollment 1,592 25
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.4:1 12.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 52.0% 40.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Los Altos High Sunset
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,162 $16,162
District Hacienda La Puente Unified Hacienda La Puente Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Los Altos High Sunset
White 2.5% -
African American 0.4% -
Hispanic or Latino 89.7% -
Asian 5.8% -
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% -
Pacific Islander 0.1% -
Multiracial 1.4% -

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Los Altos High Sunset
AP Courses Offered 19 -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 265.3:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 21.3% 60.0%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 15 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.