📍 15100 Giordano St., La Puente, Los Angeles County, 91744
Sparks Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Puente, Los Angeles County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Nieto. It is part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
Sparks Middle enrolls 351 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 6% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 328 | 93% |
| Asian | 21 | 6% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 351 students (74%) 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.
Sparks Middle 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.
Sparks Middle 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 351 students, Sparks Middle is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.