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Posted August 23, 2012

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This school is one of the kind, which it has alot of academics and opportunities for many students that wants to suceed. As part of this school we offer differents types of academies and club for the future of your kids. Please note that it is for every one
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Posted May 11, 2010

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This school has an excelent variety of academies, and from my observations the law enforcement academy makes the school look outstanding, although I do believe they should recieve more funding.
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Posted April 14, 2010

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La Puente High School should be recognized for their academics and how hard these kids at this school try to succeed and prove people wrong.
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Posted January 26, 2010

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The parents that stay involved at LP more than make up for the parents that sit on there hands and do nothing but complain. The ability of the staff to realize the caring that some of the alumni have for the program and the students could be better and thats sad.

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Posted January 26, 2010

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The principal at LP has her own agenda and it has nothing to do with the students.
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Posted March 21, 2009

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it is a very good school, excellent teachers, and well behaved students
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Posted January 15, 2009

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I have to agree strongly, LPHS does get a bad rap! I was one of those people I must admit, we lived across the street from the school and I still sent two of my boys to another school. After things came full circle I now have one son at LPHS and I could not be happier. The teacher and counselor and office staff go the extra mile to help, not like SEMHS.
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Posted October 2, 2008

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I feel that the school i getting a bad rap. I fell parents needs to be more involved with theit children, my child has been in the University Academy and has done extremely well. Parents need to stop putting down the school and make change at home, we cannot expecto to have the teacherS fix our children it has to be a team effort. I personally feel the teachers there are Great!
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Posted July 15, 2008

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I believe that all schools have problems. La Puente High School has excellent teachers and has teachers that have perhaps given up because of lack of interest in students and lack of parent cooperation and participation. I attended 4 yr high school at LP and was also a teachers aide back in the 80's. My son has very nice things to say about a lot of the teachers and how they really go out of their way to help and encourage him. Alot of the parents perhaps are not so involved because of the language barrier and make no effort to participate in their kids education. We as parents need to stop blaming the teachers for our kids failures and take responsibility.
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Posted May 23, 2008

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This school has done so much for my children, the teachers here are wonderful and should be getting more money for all that they do.
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Posted May 19, 2008

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I'm a former employee at LPHS and would like to share my perspective. The positives are... 1.) University academy creates small-learnin- groups for college-bound kids 2.) Family-like atmosphere among the staff/students... unlike other schools. 3.) Many great and dedicated staff members ( Monarrez, Jones, Smalley, Wiswel) 4.) Supportive programs to help students ie. GEAR up & AVID 5.) Opportunities in extra curriculum activities. 6.) Some supportive/active parents. The negatives are... 1.) The school needs to recruit new teachers aggressively 2.) The tardies are out of control. Need tardy sweeps! 3.) The culture set by students is horrible! Too many 'bad' kids can be overwhelming. Just ask the security guards. 4.) Many parents don't speak English so it can be a challenge to communicate with parents about their kids' progress/behavior. 5.) LPHS facilities is outdated. 6.) The school looks vacant 30 min. afterschool.

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Posted May 16, 2008

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La Puente High School. I am an 04' alumni and I for one can say that this school had failed to meet my expectation of what I would consider a good High School. Environment was poor all throughout my time attending this school. Constant construction ruined the ideal environment for learning. Though understandable that improvements were being made at the time, it never made sense to me that construction workers would indiscreetly walk and work on the school grounds almost constantly for all four years of my High School years. Rooms and buildings were poorly kept. Everything about this school had a certain feeling of abandonment, from the antiquity of the library downright to the 20 year old fences harboring around its vicinity. I am however happy, that from the looks of it outside, there is some improvement. I just really am not sure about the quality of education here. _fishius
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Posted February 27, 2008

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As an ex alumni and now parent to an X student to LP I can only agree to what everyone on this page have said. Administration and district staff have given up on this school. Its a shame to see that with teachers as hard working and dedicate as they are to this school administration and school district have failed Our Students & the teachers at this School. I personally had an issue w/the safety & security of my daughter on campus and all the Principle had to say was 'they would keep an eye on things' Who will guarantee my daughters safety at this school? none the less her Education. Mrs Smalley reports only what is convenient to her school and ofcourse to her benefit since I'm sure her pay is evaluated by the performance and reports that this school gets. The students for some at LPH aren't important.
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Posted January 25, 2008

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As a former student I feel that this school could have more potential if only parents and teachers had more involvement. There are a few excellent teachers and programs but most of the students are what create the school's limit. As stated before, it seems that administrators have long since given up on this school.
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Posted June 26, 2007

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As a former student at la Puente High; I personally think this school is not a great as the other schools in its district. There are great educational/academic programs and teachers but the students is what makes the school not so great. I would recommend Los Altos or Wilson High.
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Posted June 24, 2005

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Poor environement but good academic programs. The level of parent involvement is moderate.
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Posted January 3, 2004

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A few passionate and excellent teachers have helped keep LPHS from falling victim to the general ineptitude that has characterized the school and district administration from time to time. More active parental involvement would help the student body reach its true potential and might wake up administrators, who seem to have long since given up on the school.
—Submitted by Matt Ladewig, a former student

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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	93%	49%
Asian	2%	8%
Filipino	2%	3%
White	2%	28%
African American	1%	7%
Multiple or No Response	1%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	19%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	65%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	97%	85%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	1%	1%
Vietnamese	1%	2%
Cantonese	0%	2%
French	0%	0%
Korean	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	10	N/A	11
Average years teaching	12	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	96%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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15615 East Nelson Avenue
La Puente, CA 91744
Phone: (626) 934-6700

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