Is Los Molinos Elementary a good school?

Los Molinos Elementary ranks 812 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Los Molinos Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 500 students attended Los Molinos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Molinos Elementary?

Students at Los Molinos Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Los Molinos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Molinos Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Newton Middle High : Los Altos High

Los Molinos Elementary

Summary:

Los Molinos Elementary is a public elementary school in Hacienda Heights, California, serving around 500 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District, which is ranked 782 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Los Molinos Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 71.96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 48.59% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in the Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking 192nd and 236th, respectively, out of over 5,000 California elementary schools in ELA. However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 4.4% in 2017-2018 to 15.7% in 2022-2023.

Comparing Los Molinos to nearby schools, Wedgeworth Elementary outperforms it in academic assessments, while Cedarlane Academy has lower performance. Murphy Ranch Elementary, in the neighboring East Whittier City Elementary School District, also outperforms Los Molinos in both ELA and Mathematics. While Los Molinos excels with its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, its performance with Asian students is less impressive, ranking 609th out of 1,203 California elementary schools in ELA.

Detail:

Public K-5

3112 Las Marias Ave.
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745-6218

(626) 933-2200

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
812^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Los Molinos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newton Middle
High:	Los Altos High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 500

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.2%

Asian:

27.6%

Two or more races:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Los Molinos Elementary ranks better than 86.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.2%), Asian (27.6%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Molinos Elementary is 25. 14 elementary schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Los Molinos Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Molinos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Molinos Elementary 812^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Los Molinos Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hacienda la Puente Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Hacienda la Puente Unified 782^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Los Molinos Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Los Molinos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.63	603^rd	4809	87.5%
2005	83.09	808^th	4822	83.2%
2006	76.65	1081^st	4818	77.6%
2007	70.36	1358^th	5113	73.4%
2008	85.38	731^st	5113	85.7%
2009	80.15	995^th	5193	80.8%
2010	79.40	1033^rd	5314	80.6%
2011	87.97	565^th	5377	89.5%
2012	85.79	686^th	5390	87.3%
2013	94.36	153^rd	5530	97.2%
2015	94.14	377^th	5611	93.3%
2016	88.05	734^th	5614	86.9%
2017	90.92	585^th	5692	89.7%
2018	95.20	271^st	5662	95.2%
2019	94.71	309^th	5789	94.7%
2022	91.85	605^th	5883	89.7%
2023	85.24	941^st	5874	84.0%
2024	88.09	812^th	5862	86.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Molinos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.02	20^th	5084	99.6%
2019	95.71	121^st	5173	97.7%
2022	97.17	108^th	5264	97.9%
2023	91.09	343^rd	5374	93.6%
2024	95.09	236^th	5511	95.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Los Molinos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.21	431^st	5413	92.0%
2019	94.59	250^th	5492	95.4%
2022	91.76	529^th	5635	90.6%
2023	80.42	1084^th	5617	80.7%
2024	85.27	855^th	5605	84.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Los Molinos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.87	202^nd	5431	96.3%
2019	92.72	397^th	5510	92.8%
2022	89.93	629^th	5663	88.9%
2023	85.94	816^th	5650	85.6%
2024	87.54	736^th	5636	86.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Los Molinos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.31	127^th	1071	88.1%
2019	81.89	89^th	1149	92.3%
2023	67.28	469^th	1190	60.6%
2024	60.13	609^th	1203	49.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Molinos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.45	37^th	4830	99.2%
2019	98.11	55^th	4963	98.9%
2022	97.90	74^th	5084	98.5%
2023	92.80	249^th	5098	95.1%
2024	94.33	192^nd	5102	96.2%

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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 Los Molinos Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	165	4	173	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1989	157	8	171	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1990	150	8	185	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1991	143	8	187	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	411
1992	125	5	189	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	386
1993	115	6	209	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1994	116	9	195	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1995	91	12	216	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1996	91	12	216	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1997	83	12	230	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1998	58	4	180	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1999	59	5	207	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
2000	56	7	214	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2001	60	6	193	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2002	59	13	178	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
2003	59	13	178	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
2004	66	9	150	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2005	58	10	113	167	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
2006	53	3	94	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
2007	47	2	77	170	0	n/a	n/a	2	298
2008	35	5	84	180	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	304
2009	32	5	70	187	0	0	3	0	297
2010	29	3	64	197	0	0	2	0	295
2011	28	3	61	207	0	0	1	0	300
2012	25	3	54	203	0	0	0	0	285
2013	18	4	60	208	0	1	3	0	294
2014	19	3	61	256	0	1	2	0	342
2015	21	3	79	292	0	1	1	0	397
2016	17	4	100	306	0	1	5	0	433
2017	18	3	110	323	0	1	9	0	464
2018	18	6	137	331	0	1	11	0	504
2019	27	6	117	368	0	0	12	0	530
2020	26	4	141	356	0	0	11	0	538
2021	27	4	143	331	0	0	14	0	519
2022	28	6	138	308	0	0	27	0	507
2023	25	4	138	306	0	0	27	0	500

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 Los Molinos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	402	13.6	29.5	n/a
1989	388	14.7	26.3	n/a
1990	414	15.6	26.5	n/a
1991	411	15.6	26.3	n/a
1992	386	15.9	24.2	4.1
1993	400	15.0	26.7	3.8
1994	398	14.0	28.4	5.3
1995	409	15.0	27.3	10.5
1996	409	15.0	27.3	10.5
1997	415	16.0	25.9	12.3
1998	326	15.0	21.7	16.9
1999	373	19.0	19.6	19
2000	401	19.0	21.1	17.2
2001	392	20.0	19.6	17.3
2002	394	20.1	19.6	20.3
2003	394	20.1	19.6	20.3
2004	374	20.0	18.7	20.6
2005	349	18.0	19.4	21.5
2006	325	16.2	20.1	20.9
2007	298	16.2	18.4	31.1
2008	304	16.2	18.8	32.9
2009	297	16.2	17.3	32.7
2010	295	16.2	18.1	30.2
2011	300	n/a	n/a	35.7
2012	285	13.6	20.9	n/a
2013	294	13.6	21.6	29.3
2014	342	14.6	23.4	40.6
2015	397	16.0	24.8	41.1
2016	433	18.0	24.0	39.3
2017	464	20.2	22.9	36.9
2018	504	21.2	23.7	39.9
2019	530	22.0	24.0	40.6
2020	538	n/a	n/a	45.9
2021	519	22.0	23.5	37.8
2022	507	22.0	23.0	52.9
2023	500	20.0	25.0	48.6

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 Los Molinos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	402	13.6	29.5	n/a
1989	388	14.7	26.3	n/a
1990	414	15.6	26.5	n/a
1991	411	15.6	26.3	n/a
1992	386	15.9	24.2	4.1
1993	400	15.0	26.7	3.8
1994	398	14.0	28.4	5.3
1995	409	15.0	27.3	10.5
1996	409	15.0	27.3	10.5
1997	415	16.0	25.9	12.3
1998	326	15.0	21.7	16.9
1999	373	19.0	19.6	19
2000	401	19.0	21.1	17.2
2001	392	20.0	19.6	17.3
2002	394	20.1	19.6	20.3
2003	394	20.1	19.6	20.3
2004	374	20.0	18.7	20.6
2005	349	18.0	19.4	21.5
2006	325	16.2	20.1	20.9
2007	298	16.2	18.4	31.1
2008	304	16.2	18.8	32.9
2009	297	16.2	17.3	32.7
2010	295	16.2	18.1	30.2
2011	300	n/a	n/a	35.7
2012	285	13.6	20.9	n/a
2013	294	13.6	21.6	29.3
2014	342	14.6	23.4	40.6
2015	397	16.0	24.8	41.1
2016	433	18.0	24.0	39.3
2017	464	20.2	22.9	36.9
2018	504	21.2	23.7	39.9
2019	530	22.0	24.0	40.6
2020	538	n/a	n/a	45.9
2021	519	22.0	23.5	37.8
2022	507	22.0	23.0	52.9
2023	500	20.0	25.0	48.6

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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