Charles Maclay Middle
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 35th percentile
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Charles Maclay and PUC Inspire Charter Academy
PUC Inspire Charter Academy scores 73 and Charles Maclay 72 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
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PUC Inspire Charter Academy
Charter school · Pacoima
73
DevelopingScope Score · 37th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. PUC Inspire Charter Academy has the highest share and Charles Maclay has the lowest.
Biggest difference
6points
in English. 39% of PUC Inspire Charter Academy students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Charles Maclay it was 33%.
Lowest absence
26in 100
students at PUC Inspire Charter Academy missed 10% or more of school days. It was 36 in 100 at Charles Maclay.
Low-income families
98%
of Charles Maclay’s students are from low-income families. At PUC Inspire Charter Academy it is 97%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California middle schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Charles Maclay33%Advanced: 8%
PUC Inspire Charter Academy39%Advanced: 11%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Charles Maclay17%Advanced: 5%
PUC Inspire Charter Academy16%Advanced: 7%
California37%Advanced: 21%
Grades 6–8, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Charles Maclay’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 27% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 33%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202633%Charles Maclay39%PUC Inspire Charter Academy49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202617%Charles Maclay16%PUC Inspire Charter Academy37%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Charles Maclay36 in 10082 of 227 students
PUC Inspire Charter Academy26 in 100Clearly ahead64 of 249 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Charles Maclay0%0 of 247 students
PUC Inspire Charter Academy0%0 of 254 students
Average school3.7%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California middle school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Charles Maclay+2points
PUC Inspire Charter Academy+6points
Math
Points against the expected score
Charles Maclay−4points
PUC Inspire Charter Academy−10points
- Charles MaclayThe state calls both results Average. 192 students in English, 193 in math.
- PUC Inspire Charter AcademyThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Moderate. 194 students.
Grades 6–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture
How does each school describe itself?
Each school in its own words, with the outside list behind a named approach.
Charles Maclay
We have not read this school’s website yet.
PUC Inspire Charter Academy
“We work hard to get to know our students and their families on an individual basis so that we can personalize classroom instruction for each child.”
- Art and Theater
- Physical Education and Dance
From its website ↗, read October 28, 2026
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Charles Maclay | PUC Inspire Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| From each school’s website | ||
| Teaching themesOur tags on the school’s own statements | Charles MaclayNot read yet | PUC Inspire Charter Academy
|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Charles Maclay58%LAUSD 64% · 172 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Belonging | Charles Maclay44%LAUSD 55% · 122 to 170 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Caring adults | Charles Maclay51%LAUSD 61% · 164 to 169 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Safety | Charles Maclay88%LAUSD 82% · 83 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Belonging | Charles Maclay89%LAUSD 89% · 84 to 86 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Safety | Charles Maclay90%LAUSD 94% · 30 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Charles Maclay16 | PUC Inspire Charter Academy7 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Charles Maclay5% | PUC Inspire Charter Academy20% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Charles Maclay | PUC Inspire Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Charles Maclay54%LAUSD 58% · 164 to 171 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: High expectations | Charles Maclay62%LAUSD 73% · 169 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Charles Maclay21%LAUSD 19% · 119 to 169 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Caring adults | Charles Maclay87%LAUSD 87% · 85 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Engagement | Charles Maclay88%LAUSD 84% · 86 to 87 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: High expectations | Charles Maclay86%LAUSD 84% · 81 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Charles Maclay79%LAUSD 74% · 85 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Caring adults | Charles Maclay81%LAUSD 84% · 30 to 32 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: High expectations | Charles Maclay87%LAUSD 92% · 29 to 31 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Charles Maclay81%LAUSD 71% · 31 answers | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
The table shows how many students each school has and how many are from low-income families.
| Measure | Charles Maclay | PUC Inspire Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Charles Maclay238 | PUC Inspire Charter Academy210 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Charles Maclay98%234 of 238 students | PUC Inspire Charter Academy97%204 of 210 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Charles Maclay13 | PUC Inspire Charter Academy18 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Charles Maclay | PUC Inspire Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Charles Maclay6–8 | PUC Inspire Charter Academy6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Charles MaclayLos Angeles Unified | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyA charter school |
| Charter approved byThe approver decides whether the charter is renewed when its term ends | Charles MaclayNot a charter | PUC Inspire Charter AcademyLos Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2027 |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only). A charter’s approver is from CDE’s charter term file and its term end from CDE’s Charter School Database.