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Sparks Elementary Primary School
15151 East Temple Ave
La Puente CA, 91744, Los Angeles County
Phone: 626-933-5100
Ranking:
(3,152 out of 6,930, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 21 | 20 | NA | NA | 22 | 24 | 23 | ||||||
Total Students: | 524 | 493 | 448 | 456 | 466 | 463 | 437 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 16.6% | 82 | 16.6% | 66 | 14.7% | 63 | 13.8% | 60 | 12.9% | 65 | 14.0% | 56 | 12.8% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 13.9% | 75 | 15.2% | 62 | 13.8% | 61 | 13.4% | 66 | 14.2% | 62 | 13.4% | 55 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 15.1% | 71 | 14.4% | 60 | 13.4% | 64 | 14.0% | 56 | 12.0% | 61 | 13.2% | 73 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 13.4% | 60 | 12.2% | 60 | 13.4% | 57 | 12.5% | 60 | 12.9% | 83 | 17.9% | 62 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 14.1% | 64 | 13.0% | 61 | 13.6% | 72 | 15.8% | 80 | 17.2% | 63 | 13.6% | 76 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 13.2% | 67 | 13.6% | 70 | 15.6% | 73 | 16.0% | 69 | 14.8% | 75 | 16.2% | 53 | 12.1% |
Grade 6: | 72 | 13.7% | 74 | 15.0% | 69 | 15.4% | 66 | 14.5% | 75 | 16.1% | 54 | 11.7% | 62 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 256 | 48.9% | 248 | 50.3% | 232 | 51.8% | 231 | 50.7% | 227 | 48.7% | 224 | 48.4% | 198 | 45.3% |
Female: | 268 | 51.1% | 245 | 49.7% | 216 | 48.2% | 225 | 49.3% | 239 | 51.3% | 239 | 51.6% | 235 | 53.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 501 | 95.6% | 473 | 95.9% | 429 | 95.8% | 438 | 96.1% | 449 | 96.4% | 447 | 96.5% | 419 | 95.9% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 428 | 81.7% | 411 | 83.4% | NA | NA | 380 | 83.3% | 368 | 79.0% | 332 | 71.7% | 292 | 66.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 12.8% | 53 | 10.8% | NA | NA | 57 | 12.5% | 73 | 15.7% | 86 | 18.6% | 69 | 15.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.26 | 23.48 | 22.63 | NA | NA | 21.12 | 18.50 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 337.2 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 337.2 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 350.8 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.1 | 347.6 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 355.1 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 356.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 362.9 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 367 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.5 | 372.8 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 368.0 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.1 | 363.2 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.4 | 358.2 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.9 | 378.8 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 367.3 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 378 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.9 | 378.9 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.1 | 382.4 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.8 | 392.9 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434.7 | 396.3 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.8 | 394.7 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.2 | 319.2 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 327.4 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.4 | 328.1 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 330.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 332.9 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 339.2 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 345.7 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.8 | 352.5 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 352 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 352.7 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 360.9 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 374.7 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 373.8 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.9 | 379.3 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 385.6 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.7 | 393.7 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.4 | 401.3 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.6 | 418.3 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.1 | 411.1 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 409.7 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 334.9 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 343.9 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 356.8 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.9 | 350.9 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 360 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 368.1 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 373.3 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.8 | 373.7 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.9 | 380.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.6 | 375.5 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 353.7 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 362.1 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 378.1 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 369.4 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 381.4 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.6 | 388.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.6 | 402.4 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.5 | 402.1 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.4 | 404.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.0 | 406.2 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.4 | 335.7 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 336.1 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.8 | 342.9 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 344.8 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 345.5 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 356.5 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 358.7 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 363.4 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.4 | 369.7 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 370.2 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 343.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.4 | 359.6 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.3 | 366.5 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 365.9 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 359.8 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.7 | 374.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.3 | 393.4 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449.5 | 406.7 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.7 | 416.2 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.8 | 405.5 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.2 | 315.1 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.7 | 320 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 328.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 336.5 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 344.2 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 357.1 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.7 | 375.3 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.6 | 385.4 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 391.4 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 387.6 | 366.9 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 335.7 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 347.4 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 350.6 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 360.9 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 359.5 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 368.5 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 366.6 | 363.0 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 345.4 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 350.3 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 350.7 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.7 | 369.5 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.2 | 373.9 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.5 | 380.8 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.0 | 374.2 | 366.5 |
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* Sparks Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.