Glen A. Wilson High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Glen A. Wilson posts 40.8% exceeding the standard — versus 15.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
Glen A. Wilson High scores 68 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 94th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “69% proficient” and call it done. Glen A. Wilson deserves a closer read. The school sits in Hacienda Heights, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Glen A. Wilson's low-income kids hit 74.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The story this school is actually telling
Of 100 students here: 69 are proficient by 11th grade → 96 graduate → 79 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
Glen A. Wilson's most underrated number
74.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 7 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 49
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 376 | 46% | 32% | 13% | 9% | 78% | +31 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 377 | 36% | 24% | 20% | 20% | 59% | +36 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 383 | 14% | 30% | 52% | 5% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 261 | 74.0% | +29 | +36 |
| Asian | 182 | 82.9% | +10 | +9 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 161 | 72.7% | +30 | +34 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen A. Wilson High ← | — | 68 | 40.8% | 68.7% | — | 3.5% |
| Los Altos High | 2.4 mi | 52 | 16.7% | 47.4% | — | 3.5% |
| La Puente High | 2.2 mi | 50 | 6.4% | 22.1% | — | 1.6% |
| William Workman High | 2.3 mi | 47 | 14.6% | 36.3% | — | 4.0% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |