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Nueva Vista Continuation High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Nueva Vista Continuation posts 9% meeting the standard and 0.0% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

904 Willow Avenue, 91746 (opens in new tab)·Bassett Unified·La Puente·Grades 10-12·46 students·98% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(626) 931-3177·Website
Continuation high school — students are referred here, usually mid-year, when the standard timeline stops working. Scored, but ranked against California continuation schools rather than comprehensive ones.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope2854
% Exceeded0%20%
% Met+9%43%
Grad rate89.7%92.5%
College readiness0.0%43.0%
Absence58.6%23.1%
Suspension5.3%3.3%
Scope Score
28
Not Compared · Needs Support
ranked #95 of California continuation high schools

Nueva Vista Continuation High scores 28 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 72nd percentile of California continuation high schools, not of the comprehensive field (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Not Compared — Read the underlying numbers directly, and ask the school how it serves the specific population it's built for — that's a different conversation than the archetype labels are meant for.

Most rating sites would stop at “9% proficient” and call it done. Nueva Vista Continuation deserves a closer read. The school sits in La Puente, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

One honest note: Nueva Vista Continuation's rank and percentile are measured against California continuation high schools — not against the state's comprehensive campuses. The underlying numbers below are measured the same way at every school; only the comparison group changes.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
9%
State 43%
Graduate
90%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 9 are proficient by 11th grade → 90 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
89.7%
State 92.5%
2.8pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
0.0%
State 19.8%
19.8pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
8.6%
State 43.2%
34.6pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
58.6%
State 23.1%
35.6pp above state avg
Suspension rate
5.3%
State 3.3%
2.1pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
5.0%
State 18.0%
13.0pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Nueva Vista Continuation High in La Puente, 12.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Nueva Vista Continuation High trails its district average for low-income students by 29.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (14.8% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested.

All students at this school: 9% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 9%, district —, state 43%9%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 9%, district 35%, state 32%9% · +1 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 8%, district 35%, state 32%8% · −0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 6%, district 36%, state 42%6% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 14%, district 37%, state 44%14% · +5 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 58.6%, district 17.7%, state 23.1%58.6% · +35.6pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 5.3%, district —, state 3.3%5.3% · +2.1pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1272.6%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
Nueva Vista Continuation High
28/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 15:1, district 21:115:1
PrincipalElizabeth Maldonado
Teaching staff5 teachers
Avg. experience3.6 years
Fully credentialed46%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$56,730 – $119,582
Principal salary$149,377 – $160,258
Superintendent salary$275,593

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered1 (CCI)

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $33,393, CA average $14,491$33,393 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,710 per student

$1,710 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,702 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support9%
Student services9%
Administration12%
Buildings & maintenance13%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,113 per pupil
2019$12,824 per pupil
2018$13,621 per pupil
2017$14,625 per pupil
2016$13,834 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic95.7%
District 90.6% · CA 56.1%
Black2.2%
District 1.0% · CA 4.8%
Other2.2%
District 1.7% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 39.1%Male 60.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 97.8% (34pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$87K · CA $85K
Median home value$633K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+15% · CA 35%
ZIP population28,387
Median age41 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 46 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 0% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nueva Vista Continuation High a good high school?

Nueva Vista Continuation High has a Scope Score of 28 out of 100, placing it in the 72nd percentile of California continuation high schools and ranked #95 in that group. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. 0.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 19.8 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Nueva Vista Continuation High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 8.6% of students at Nueva Vista Continuation High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 0.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 8.6% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 0.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 58 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Nueva Vista Continuation High rank among California continuation high schools?

Nueva Vista Continuation High ranks #95 among California continuation high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 72nd percentile. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Nueva Vista Continuation High?

58.6% of students at Nueva Vista Continuation High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 5.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Nueva Vista Continuation High compare to other schools in La Puente?

Nueva Vista Continuation High scores 28/100 (72nd percentile) among California continuation high schools. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 46 students. Use the schools in La Puente page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Nueva Vista Continuation High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Nueva Vista Continuation High in La Puente, 12.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Nueva Vista Continuation High trails its district average for low-income students by 29.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (14.8% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
89.7%
↓ vs CA 92.5% · 53th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 19.8% · 34th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 43.0% · 31th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
8.6%
↓ vs CA 43.2% · 31th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
58.6%
↓ vs CA 23.1% · 27th pctile
▲ 4.0pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
5.3%
↓ vs CA 3.3% · 42th pctile
▲ 0.7pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
5.0%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 37th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11290%14%3%83%14%−35
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11290%3%7%90%3%−20

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide320%0%50%50%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2412.5%−29−26
Hispanic/Latino2714.8%−27−24
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Nueva Vista Continuation High ←280.0%8.6%5.3%
Sierra Vista High1.7 mi5924.6%52.2%7.5%
Bassett Senior High0.2 mi5522.9%42.0%4.4%
La Puente High2.1 mi546.4%22.1%1.6%
California average5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
89.7%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
15.8%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20192924#15520.0%8.6%33.7%7.6%
20223124#16042.6%13.2%66.1%2.8%
20233022#16820.0%5.0%59.7%2.0%
20242820#17170.0%2.0%54.6%4.6%
20252872#950.0%8.6%58.6%5.3%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — This school's rank and percentile are computed against California continuation high schools, not California's comprehensive campuses — see the Enrollment Axiom at /methodology#peer-class.
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 26 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female42.9%84.0%+41.1pp
Male34.1%64.9%+30.8pp
Hispanic/Latino36.8%71.2%+34.4pp
Students with Disabilities70.0%
English Learners23.5%70.4%+46.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged39.7%73.2%+33.5pp
All Students37.5%72.6%+35.1pp
Homeless70.6%
09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Total enrollment (CRDC)55

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00.0%
California State University00.0%
California community college315.8%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year00.0%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled1684.2%

19 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 16% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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