Olive Vista Middle
Los Angeles Unified
78
SolidScope Score · 65th percentile
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Olive Vista and PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy
Olive Vista scores 78 and PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy 73 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy
Charter school · San Fernando
73
DevelopingScope Score · 39th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy has the highest share and Olive Vista has the lowest.
Biggest difference
3points
in English. 43% of PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Olive Vista it was 40%.
Lowest absence
19in 100
students at Olive Vista missed 10% or more of school days. It was 27 in 100 at PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy.
Low-income families
90%
of PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy’s students are from low-income families. At Olive Vista it is 89%.
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
Olive Vista40%Advanced: 14%
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy43%Advanced: 12%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Olive Vista29%Advanced: 14%, clearly ahead
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy28%Advanced: 9%
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?
Olive Vista’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 36% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 40%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202640%Olive Vista43%PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202629%Olive Vista28%PUC Nueva Esperanza 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
Olive Vista19 in 100Clearly ahead173 of 909 students
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy27 in 100100 of 373 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Olive Vista0.3%3 of 934 students
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy0.3%1 of 383 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
Olive Vista+8points
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy+11points
Math
Points against the expected score
Olive Vista+13points
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy+4points
- Olive VistaThe state calls both results Accelerated. 767 students in English, 770 in math.
- PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Average. 331 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.
Olive Vista
We have not read this school’s website yet.
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy
“By building positive relationships with all stakeholders and implementing an equitable educational program, we will equip students with the critical thinking skills and emotional intelligence needed to thrive in high school and beyond.”
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 | Olive Vista | PUC Nueva Esperanza 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 | Olive Vista80%LAUSD 64% · 817 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Belonging | Olive Vista70%LAUSD 55% · 515 to 811 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Caring adults | Olive Vista73%LAUSD 61% · 775 to 816 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Safety | Olive Vista81%LAUSD 82% · 474 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Belonging | Olive Vista89%LAUSD 89% · 477 to 490 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Safety | Olive Vista97%LAUSD 94% · 92 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Olive Vista12 | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy7 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Olive Vista4% | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy11% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Olive Vista | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Olive Vista73%LAUSD 58% · 780 to 802 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: High expectations | Olive Vista86%LAUSD 73% · 789 to 794 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Olive Vista18%LAUSD 19% · 514 to 809 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Caring adults | Olive Vista90%LAUSD 87% · 485 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Engagement | Olive Vista85%LAUSD 84% · 485 to 490 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: High expectations | Olive Vista87%LAUSD 84% · 446 to 458 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Olive Vista76%LAUSD 74% · 479 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Caring adults | Olive Vista82%LAUSD 84% · 91 to 94 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: High expectations | Olive Vista88%LAUSD 92% · 89 to 91 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Olive Vista71%LAUSD 71% · 91 answers | PUC Nueva Esperanza 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 | Olive Vista | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Olive Vista897 | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy351 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Olive Vista89%796 of 897 students | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy90%316 of 351 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Olive Vista18 | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy23 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Olive Vista | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Olive Vista6–8 | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Olive VistaLos Angeles Unified | PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyA charter school |
| Charter approved byThe approver decides whether the charter is renewed when its term ends | Olive VistaNot a charter | PUC Nueva Esperanza 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.