School Profile · Pacoima
Bert Corona Charter: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Bert Corona Charter posts low test scores — and grade 8 tests above grade 6 here this year, by 0.8pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
9400 Remick Avenue, 91331 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Pacoima·Grades 5-8·345 students·89% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(818) 834-5805·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
24
🌱 Building Momentum · Needs Support
ranked #1,860 statewide · #206 of 226 in Los Angeles Unified
Bert Corona Charter scores 24 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 17th percentile of 2,238 California middle 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 “19% proficient” and call it done. Bert Corona Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Pacoima, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Bert Corona Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
15%
82%
Grade 6 · 18% proficient
8%
37%
55%
Grade 7 · 45% proficient
18%
80%
Grade 8 · 20% proficient
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
3.3%
State 16.8%
13.5pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
18.7%
State 39.3%
20.6pp below state avg
Growth (G6→G8)
+0.8pp
State +1.5pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
22.7%
State 18.5%
4.2pp above state avg
Suspension rate
1.2%
State 3.7%
2.4pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
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High School
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 34
Richard E. Byrd Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 1.3 mi
Developing
35/100
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified · 2.8 mi
Developing
34/100
Pacoima Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 0.9 mi
Developing
33/100
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
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic97.1%
White1.4%
Black0.3%
Other1.2%
GenderFemale 49.0%Male 51.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 89.3% (25pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
345
515 below CA avg (~860)
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
6 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$18,180
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$60,420 – $122,706
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Bert Corona Charter in Pacoima, 26.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Bert Corona Charter trails its district average for low-income students by 14.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (27.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 27.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 299 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · English Learner−27.7pp
0.0% vs 27.7% overall · n=38
2 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Disabilities−4.3pp
0.0% vs 4.3% overall · n=79
Math · Disabilities−10.0pp
0.0% vs 10.0% overall · n=79
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income301 tested
ELA 26.9%·Math 9.3%· -14.0pp vs district
Hispanic320 tested
ELA 27.2%·Math 9.7%· -13.8pp vs district
Disabilities79 tested
ELA 7.7%·Math 0.0%· -8.4pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 2.1pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -0.3pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$84K
$773 below CA median
Median Home Value
$633K
$26K below CA median
Bachelor's+
11%
24pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
6.4 years avg experience
17 teachers · 6% first-year · 12% second-year
Teacher Credentials
60% fully credentialed
15.9% on intern/emergency permit
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
3.3%
↓ vs CA 16.8% · 35th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
18.7%
↓ vs CA 39.3% · 34th pctile
Growth (G6→G8) · 15%
+0.8pp
↓ vs CA +1.5pp · 44th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
22.7%
↓ vs CA 18.5% · 44th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.2%
↑ vs CA 3.7% · 60th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 3% | 15% | 30% | 52% | 17% | −29 |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 8% | 37% | 28% | 27% | 45% | −3 |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 2% | 18% | 31% | 49% | 20% | −26 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 1% | 8% | 23% | 68% | 9% | −26 |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 2% | 11% | 24% | 63% | 13% | −21 |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 5% | 3% | 11% | 82% | 8% | −25 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 112 | 2% | 6% | 59% | 33% |
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 | 299 | 26.9% | −14 | −11 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 318 | 27.2% | −14 | −12 |
| Students with Disabilities | 79 | 7.7% | −8 | −9 |
03Peer comparison · nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Corona Charter ← | — | 24 | 3.3% | 18.7% | +0.8 | 1.2% |
| Richard E. Byrd Middle | 1.3 mi | 35 | 12.5% | 32.5% | +3.6 | 0.6% |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles | 2.8 mi | 34 | 9.6% | 36.1% | +8.2 | 0.3% |
| Pacoima Middle | 0.9 mi | 33 | 12.4% | 31.8% | −3.0 | 0.7% |
| California average | — | 40 | 16.8% | 39.3% | +1.5 | 3.7% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1717 → #1522 → #1695 → #1721 → #1860
What we can't show
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 11 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,238 middle schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Frequently asked questions
Is Bert Corona Charter a good middle school?
Bert Corona Charter has a Scope Score of 24 out of 100, placing it in the 17th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,860 statewide. 3.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 13.5 percentage points below the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Bert Corona Charter's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 18.7% of students at Bert Corona Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 3.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 15.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 3.3% 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. 655 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Bert Corona Charter rank in California?
Bert Corona Charter ranks #1,860 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 17th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), 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.
Is Bert Corona Charter getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Bert Corona Charter increases by 0.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Bert Corona Charter?
22.7% of students at Bert Corona Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.5%. The suspension rate is 1.2%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. 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 Bert Corona Charter compare to other schools in Pacoima?
Bert Corona Charter scores 24/100 (17th percentile) among California middle schools. 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 345 students. Use the schools in Pacoima page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Bert Corona Charter serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Bert Corona Charter in Pacoima, 26.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Bert Corona Charter trails its district average for low-income students by 14.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (27.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 27.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 299 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.