📍 1925 S. Kwis Ave., Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, 91745
Kwis Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vivienne Thomas. It is part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
Kwis Elementary enrolls 276 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 88% |
| Asian | 19 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.6% |
| White | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 276 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kwis Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Kwis Elementary is one of 35 schools in Hacienda la Puente Unified, based in City Of Industry, California. The district serves 15,480 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Kwis Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.