📍 15615 E. Nelson Ave., La Puente, Los Angeles County, 91744
La Puente High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Puente, Los Angeles County. The school has 960 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Lopez. It is part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
La Puente High enrolls 960 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 912 | 95% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.6% |
| White | 7 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
838 of the school's 960 students (87%) 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.
La Puente High 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.
La Puente High 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 960 students, La Puente High is larger than the district average of about 442 students per school.