Is J. E. Van Wig Elementary a good school?

J. E. Van Wig Elementary ranks 3181 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J. E. Van Wig Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 338 students attended J. E. Van Wig Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of J. E. Van Wig Elementary?

Students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of J. E. Van Wig Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. E. Van Wig Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Torch Middle High : Bassett Senior High

J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Summary:

J. E. Van Wig Elementary is a public elementary school in La Puente, California, serving 338 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bassett Unified School District, which is ranked 897 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J. E. Van Wig Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with student performance on standardized tests generally below the district and state averages. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.4% in 2017-2018 to 23.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average. However, the school has a strong performance in serving its English Language Learner (ELL) student population, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

Nearby Edgewood Academy and Sunkist Elementary, also part of the Bassett Unified district, generally perform better than J. E. Van Wig Elementary on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these schools still struggle to match the performance of higher-performing schools in the region, such as San Jose Charter Academy, a public charter school located just outside the Bassett Unified district. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at J. E. Van Wig Elementary is likely a significant factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism, but the school's success in supporting its ELL population suggests that targeted interventions can be effective in addressing the needs of specific student populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

1151 North Van Wig Ave.
La Puente, CA 91746-1328

(626) 931-8000

District: Bassett Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3181^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $3,314

Students who attend J. E. Van Wig Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Torch Middle
High:	Bassett Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 338

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

Asian:

7.1%

African American:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J. E. Van Wig Elementary ranks worse than 54.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Bassett Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.79. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details J. E. Van Wig Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Bassett Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), Asian (7.1%), African American (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J. E. Van Wig Elementary is 24.1. 2 elementary schools in the Bassett Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare J. E. Van Wig Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J. E. Van Wig Elementary is $3,314, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Bassett Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J. E. Van Wig Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks J. E. Van Wig Elementary 3181^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See J. E. Van Wig Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bassett Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Bassett Unified 897^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J. E. Van Wig Elementary

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Rank History for all students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.72	3431^st	4809	28.7%
2005	29.35	3324^th	4822	31.1%
2006	25.13	3645^th	4818	24.3%
2007	24.42	3974^th	5113	22.3%
2008	28.51	3706^th	5113	27.5%
2009	24.16	4127^th	5193	20.5%
2010	42.44	3025^th	5314	43.1%
2011	17.49	4829^th	5377	10.2%
2012	22.84	4466^th	5390	17.1%
2013	17.57	4888^th	5530	11.6%
2015	23.12	4317^th	5611	23.1%
2016	29.51	3810^th	5614	32.1%
2017	40.23	3092^nd	5692	45.7%
2018	43.15	2947^th	5662	48.0%
2019	47.07	2761^st	5789	52.3%
2022	41.79	2971^st	5883	49.5%
2023	44.15	2874^th	5874	51.1%
2024	39.79	3181^st	5862	45.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.69	3156^th	3246	2.8%
2019	30.50	2455^th	3275	25.0%
2022	54.06	999^th	3311	69.8%
2023	77.50	308^th	3250	90.5%
2024	60.48	706^th	3160	77.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.36	1236^th	2420	48.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.15	1963^rd	5084	61.4%
2019	60.28	1765^th	5173	65.9%
2022	59.26	1721^st	5264	67.3%
2023	57.29	1921^st	5374	64.3%
2024	50.66	2348^th	5511	57.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	70.37	56^th	356	84.3%
2023	75.31	51^st	336	84.8%
2024	63.45	89^th	364	75.5%

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Rank History for Female students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.91	3282^nd	5413	39.4%
2019	54.97	2231^st	5492	59.4%
2022	40.64	2966^th	5635	47.4%
2023	47.27	2562^nd	5617	54.4%
2024	48.57	2478^th	5605	55.8%

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Rank History for Male students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.38	2609^th	5431	52.0%
2019	38.79	3126^th	5510	43.3%
2022	43.51	2802^nd	5663	50.5%
2023	40.81	3008^th	5650	46.8%
2024	32.23	3621^st	5636	35.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.56	2072^nd	4830	57.1%
2019	61.62	1598^th	4963	67.8%
2022	55.80	1846^th	5084	63.7%
2023	59.15	1719^th	5098	66.3%
2024	50.06	2264^th	5102	55.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for J. E. Van Wig Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	71	19	21	468	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
1989	43	20	11	499	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1990	47	20	32	489	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1991	26	22	28	473	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1992	29	23	24	512	1	n/a	n/a	0	589
1993	27	17	25	489	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1994	23	19	25	589	2	n/a	n/a	0	658
1995	19	15	32	634	3	n/a	n/a	0	703
1996	19	15	32	634	3	n/a	n/a	0	703
1997	19	11	26	648	5	n/a	n/a	0	709
1998	21	9	27	698	5	n/a	n/a	0	760
1999	20	8	35	693	0	n/a	n/a	2	758
2000	13	11	34	709	5	n/a	n/a	0	772
2001	7	13	31	612	4	n/a	n/a	1	668
2002	11	8	28	622	3	n/a	n/a	1	673
2003	11	8	28	622	3	n/a	n/a	1	673
2004	6	7	21	637	1	n/a	n/a	1	673
2005	10	9	25	656	0	n/a	n/a	1	701
2006	10	7	24	616	0	n/a	n/a	1	658
2007	9	6	24	582	1	n/a	n/a	0	622
2008	7	4	12	539	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	562
2009	7	7	15	596	2	0	10	0	637
2010	5	6	14	540	1	1	5	0	572
2011	4	3	9	453	0	1	4	0	474
2012	4	2	10	458	0	0	2	0	476
2013	5	2	12	429	0	0	0	0	448
2014	5	3	12	445	0	0	1	0	466
2015	6	4	15	409	1	0	1	0	436
2016	6	2	18	393	0	0	1	0	420
2017	2	4	18	390	0	0	0	0	414
2018	1	3	23	398	0	0	0	0	425
2019	1	5	25	382	0	0	0	0	413
2020	1	3	23	366	0	0	0	0	393
2021	1	5	21	326	0	0	0	0	353
2022	1	5	18	308	0	0	0	0	332
2023	1	5	24	307	0	0	1	0	338

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J. E. Van Wig Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	579	23.0	25.1	n/a
1989	573	22.0	26.0	n/a
1990	588	22.5	26.1	n/a
1991	549	23.0	23.8	n/a
1992	589	23.4	25.1	77.9
1993	558	20.0	27.9	79.2
1994	658	24.0	27.4	78.4
1995	703	25.2	27.9	88.8
1996	703	25.2	27.9	88.8
1997	709	27.2	26.1	84.3
1998	760	29.0	26.2	86.1
1999	758	29.2	26.0	83.3
2000	772	34.0	22.7	86.4
2001	668	32.0	20.9	88.2
2002	673	30.0	22.4	89.1
2003	673	30.0	22.4	89.1
2004	673	29.0	23.2	86.2
2005	701	29.0	24.2	84.6
2006	658	29.0	22.7	89.5
2007	622	26.0	23.9	97.9
2008	562	26.0	21.6	83.6
2009	637	26.0	22.8	89.6
2010	572	24.0	23.8	96
2011	474	n/a	n/a	96.6
2012	476	20.0	23.8	84.7
2013	448	20.0	22.4	94.2
2014	466	19.0	24.5	94
2015	436	18.0	24.2	96.8
2016	420	18.0	23.3	93.8
2017	414	16.0	25.8	89.9
2018	425	17.0	25.0	90.8
2019	413	17.0	24.2	91.5
2020	393	n/a	n/a	88
2021	353	15.0	23.5	92.1
2022	332	14.4	22.9	90.4
2023	338	14.0	24.1	93.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J. E. Van Wig Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	579	23.0	25.1	n/a
1989	573	22.0	26.0	n/a
1990	588	22.5	26.1	n/a
1991	549	23.0	23.8	n/a
1992	589	23.4	25.1	77.9
1993	558	20.0	27.9	79.2
1994	658	24.0	27.4	78.4
1995	703	25.2	27.9	88.8
1996	703	25.2	27.9	88.8
1997	709	27.2	26.1	84.3
1998	760	29.0	26.2	86.1
1999	758	29.2	26.0	83.3
2000	772	34.0	22.7	86.4
2001	668	32.0	20.9	88.2
2002	673	30.0	22.4	89.1
2003	673	30.0	22.4	89.1
2004	673	29.0	23.2	86.2
2005	701	29.0	24.2	84.6
2006	658	29.0	22.7	89.5
2007	622	26.0	23.9	97.9
2008	562	26.0	21.6	83.6
2009	637	26.0	22.8	89.6
2010	572	24.0	23.8	96
2011	474	n/a	n/a	96.6
2012	476	20.0	23.8	84.7
2013	448	20.0	22.4	94.2
2014	466	19.0	24.5	94
2015	436	18.0	24.2	96.8
2016	420	18.0	23.3	93.8
2017	414	16.0	25.8	89.9
2018	425	17.0	25.0	90.8
2019	413	17.0	24.2	91.5
2020	393	n/a	n/a	88
2021	353	15.0	23.5	92.1
2022	332	14.4	22.9	90.4
2023	338	14.0	24.1	93.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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