Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

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Valley Alternative High (Continuation) is a small public high school in Hacienda Heights, California, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District. With only 96 students, this continuation high school provides an alternative educational program for students who may have struggled in a traditional high school setting.

Valley Alternative High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 9.38% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.79% for the district and 55.73% for the state. In contrast, the nearby Glen A. Wilson High School, also part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified District, consistently ranks in the top 10% of California high schools and outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments.

Valley Alternative High also faces challenges with high dropout rates, ranging from 11.6% to 27.3% over the past five years, and consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 53.7% to 81.0% in recent years. These issues are significantly higher than the nearby traditional high schools, such as La Puente High, which have much higher graduation rates (over 90%) and lower dropout rates (under 5%). The school's predominantly Hispanic (over 80%) and low-socioeconomic student population (over 75% free/reduced-price lunch recipients) also highlights the need for targeted support and resources to address these disparities and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.


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Public 9-12

 15430 Shadybend Dr.
       Hacienda Heights, CA  91745-2121


(626) 933-3401

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1995th of 2,323 California High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  96

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.6%
Asian:
4.2%
White:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.2% Help


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Compare Details Valley Alternative High (Continuation) ranks worse than 85.9% of high schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked high schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.33. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation) who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.6%), Asian (4.2%), African American (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley Alternative High (Continuation) is 10.4, which is the 2nd best among 5 high schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Valley Alternative High (Continuation) employs 9.1 full-time teachers.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley Alternative High (Continuation):

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Alternative High (Continuation) 1995th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Valley Alternative High (Continuation) in the ranking list.)

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Hacienda la Puente Unified:

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


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Rank History for Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

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Rank History for all students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.23 1350th 1653 18.3%
2005 11.50 1682nd 1901 11.5%
2006 14.88 1652nd 1968 16.1%
2007 17.76 1602nd 2063 22.3%
2008 17.41 1645th 2117 22.3%
2009 27.73 1498th 2238 33.1%
2010 10.27 2001st 2281 12.3%
2011 10.33 2036th 2367 14.0%
2012 9.12 2037th 2354 13.5%
2013 9.52 2098th 2426 13.5%
2015 11.64 1716th 1994 13.9%
2016 10.63 1821st 2039 10.7%
2017 9.11 1938th 2021 4.1%
2018 9.32 1941st 2017 3.8%
2019 12.76 1874th 2133 12.1%
2022 10.73 2012th 2123 5.2%
2023 8.57 2160th 2348 8.0%
2024 10.33 1995th 2323 14.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.83 1211th 1323 8.5%
2024 22.49 1222nd 1350 9.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.57 1478th 1547 4.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.78 1775th 1862 4.7%
2019 14.28 1655th 1937 14.6%
2022 10.83 1856th 1943 4.5%
2023 8.38 2095th 2247 6.8%
2024 11.59 1883rd 2235 15.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.40 1697th 1760 3.6%
2019 11.15 1627th 1833 11.2%
2022 8.90 1796th 1858 3.3%
2023 7.05 2067th 2118 2.4%
2024 11.13 1819th 2098 13.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.89 1131st 1161 2.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.24 1759th 1834 4.1%
2019 12.15 1664th 1880 11.5%
2022 10.67 1814th 1916 5.3%
2023 8.85 2019th 2207 8.5%
2024 8.62 1979th 2172 8.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.17 1659th 1742 4.8%
2019 14.58 1526th 1814 15.9%
2022 11.07 1739th 1861 6.6%
2023 6.75 2065th 2142 3.6%
2024 9.52 1887th 2125 11.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 95 14 9 229 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1989 61 14 7 168 3 n/a n/a 0 253
1990 36 18 9 142 1 n/a n/a 0 206
1991 36 16 9 111 0 n/a n/a 0 172
1992 29 14 8 152 0 n/a n/a 0 203
1993 30 8 7 167 1 n/a n/a 0 213
1994 17 9 10 175 1 n/a n/a 0 212
1995 37 6 11 191 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1996 37 6 11 191 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1997 22 3 7 181 1 n/a n/a 0 214
1998 31 5 16 234 3 n/a n/a 0 289
1999 22 7 8 194 1 n/a n/a 0 232
2000 15 1 2 178 1 n/a n/a 0 197
2001 13 5 5 130 2 n/a n/a 0 155
2002 15 1 4 109 0 n/a n/a 0 129
2003 15 1 4 109 0 n/a n/a 0 129
2004 15 1 4 172 0 n/a n/a 0 192
2005 10 2 4 138 0 n/a n/a 0 154
2006 11 3 6 132 0 n/a n/a 0 152
2007 6 2 2 112 0 n/a n/a 0 122
2008 3 1 1 98 n/a n/a n/a 0 103
2009 2 1 2 80 0 0 2 0 87
2010 6 1 4 102 0 0 0 0 113
2011 4 0 1 122 0 2 0 0 129
2012 5 1 1 113 0 0 1 0 121
2013 5 2 1 124 0 0 2 0 134
2014 6 1 4 116 0 1 0 0 128
2015 4 2 1 120 0 0 0 0 127
2016 7 1 0 120 1 0 3 0 132
2017 5 2 0 75 0 0 1 0 83
2018 4 1 2 79 1 0 7 0 94
2019 13 1 4 110 1 0 3 0 132
2020 3 1 2 97 1 0 1 0 105
2021 0 0 4 98 0 0 0 0 102
2022 3 0 0 83 0 0 1 0 87
2023 2 2 4 86 1 0 1 0 96

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

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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 Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 347 16.3 21.2 n/a
1989 253 13.4 18.8 n/a
1990 206 14.1 14.6 n/a
1991 172 11.6 14.8 n/a
1992 203 11.8 17.2 n/a
1993 213 8.0 26.6 0
1994 212 7.0 30.3 0
1995 245 10.2 24.0 11.4
1996 245 10.2 24.0 11.4
1997 214 9.1 23.5 64.5
1998 289 12.2 23.7 47.8
1999 232 13.4 17.3 42.2
2000 197 16.0 12.3 59.9
2001 155 11.5 13.5 76.8
2002 129 13.1 9.8 97.7
2003 129 13.1 9.8 97.7
2004 192 12.1 15.9 92.2
2005 154 11.1 13.9 65.6
2006 152 13.1 11.6 54.6
2007 122 8.0 15.3 76.2
2008 103 15.5 6.6 66
2009 87 13.0 5.4 75.9
2010 113 15.4 7.3 97.3
2011 129 n/a n/a 97.7
2012 121 8.0 15.1 n/a
2013 134 8.0 16.7 71.6
2014 128 8.0 16.0 79.7
2015 127 8.0 15.8 82.7
2016 132 8.0 16.5 81.1
2017 83 7.4 11.2 75.9
2018 94 8.4 11.0 85.1
2019 132 9.5 13.8 90.2
2020 105 n/a n/a 88.6
2021 102 8.5 12.0 85.3
2022 87 9.0 9.6 79.3
2023 96 9.1 10.4 79.2

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 Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 347 16.3 21.2 n/a
1989 253 13.4 18.8 n/a
1990 206 14.1 14.6 n/a
1991 172 11.6 14.8 n/a
1992 203 11.8 17.2 n/a
1993 213 8.0 26.6 0
1994 212 7.0 30.3 0
1995 245 10.2 24.0 11.4
1996 245 10.2 24.0 11.4
1997 214 9.1 23.5 64.5
1998 289 12.2 23.7 47.8
1999 232 13.4 17.3 42.2
2000 197 16.0 12.3 59.9
2001 155 11.5 13.5 76.8
2002 129 13.1 9.8 97.7
2003 129 13.1 9.8 97.7
2004 192 12.1 15.9 92.2
2005 154 11.1 13.9 65.6
2006 152 13.1 11.6 54.6
2007 122 8.0 15.3 76.2
2008 103 15.5 6.6 66
2009 87 13.0 5.4 75.9
2010 113 15.4 7.3 97.3
2011 129 n/a n/a 97.7
2012 121 8.0 15.1 n/a
2013 134 8.0 16.7 71.6
2014 128 8.0 16.0 79.7
2015 127 8.0 15.8 82.7
2016 132 8.0 16.5 81.1
2017 83 7.4 11.2 75.9
2018 94 8.4 11.0 85.1
2019 132 9.5 13.8 90.2
2020 105 n/a n/a 88.6
2021 102 8.5 12.0 85.3
2022 87 9.0 9.6 79.3
2023 96 9.1 10.4 79.2

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Valley Alternative High (Continuation)

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1874th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 2160th of 2348 High schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Valley Alternative High (Continuation))4.43.7
 0.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hacienda la Puente Unified)58.254.5
 3.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Valley Alternative High (Continuation))00
   11th Grade Mathematics (Hacienda la Puente Unified)32.328.7
 3.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Valley Alternative High (Continuation))1.53.5
 2%
   11th Grade Science (Hacienda la Puente Unified)26.630.1
 3.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Valley Alternative High (Continuation))4.89.1
 4.3%
   12th Grade Science (Hacienda la Puente Unified)22.77.1
 15.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13296
 27.3%
African American12
 100%
American Indian11
Asian44
Hispanic11086
 21.8%
Pacific Islander00
White132
 84.6%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.2%79.2%
 11%


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Students at Valley Alternative High (Continuation) are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 96 students attended Valley Alternative High (Continuation).

Valley Alternative High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 14.1% of California high schools.


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