Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
school district in California
The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (HLPUSD) is a school district located in Southern California. It is the largest school district in the east San Gabriel Valley in terms of student population, serving 20,000 students from the unincorporated community of Hacienda Heights, portions of the cities of Industry, La Puente and West Covina and portions of the unincorporated communities of Avocado Heights, Valinda and West Puente Valley. The district's headquarters are located in the City Of Industry.
The school year begins in early August and ends in May, the week before the Memorial Day holiday.
Schools
Comprehensive high schools
La Puente High School, La Puente
Los Altos High School, Hacienda Heights
Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights
William Workman High School, City Of Industry
Alternative High Schools
Puente Hills School/Community Day School, La Puente
Valley Alternative High School, Hacienda Heights
Stimson Learning Center, Hacienda Heights
K-8 Schools
Lassalette School, La Puente
Fairgrove Academy, La Puente
Mesa Robles School, Hacienda Heights
Cedarlane Academy, Hacienda Heights
Middle schools
Grandview School, Valinda
Newton Middle, Hacienda Heights
Orange Grove Middle, Hacienda Heights
Sierra Vista Middle, La Puente
Sparks Middle, La Puente
Elementary schools
Baldwin Academy, La Puente, California
Bixby Elementary, Hacienda Heights
California Academy, La Puente
Del Valle Elementary, La Puente
Kwis Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Grazide Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Los Altos Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Los Molinos Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Los Robles Academy, Hacienda Heights
Nelson Elementary, La Puente
Palm Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Shadybend Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Sparks Elementary, La Puente
Sunset Elementary and Orthopedic Handicapped, La Puente
Temple Academy, La Puente
Valinda School of Academics, La Puente
Wedgeworth Elementary, Hacienda Heights
Wing Lane Elementary, Valinda
Workman Elementary, La Puente
Board of Education
The Board of Education has five members, each serving a four-year term. Starting with the November 2022 election, members began to be elected by trustee area instead of at-large. This change was made to meet the California Voting Rights Act, and the trustee map was approved on February 10, 2022.
Recent History
Since the established changes by the California Voting Rights Act, each trustee is dedicated to serving students and faculty within a respective section of the district. As of the 2024-25 school year, the trustees are as follows.
Stephanie Serrano (Area 1)
Nancy Loera (Area 2)
Adriana Quiñones (Area 3)
Gino Kwok (Area 4)
Jeffrey De La Torre (Area 5)
The enrollment numbers for the district's 2024-25 school year show an estimated 15,480 students across the district.
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