Independent charter school · Los Angeles Unified · Lake Balboa, California

Birmingham Community Charter High — Rating & test scores

Lake Balboa · 9–12 · 3,162 students (2024–25)

17000 Haynes Street, 91406birminghamcharter.com ↗(818) 758-5200
73rdpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
65

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (690 of 715); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 715
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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The California School Campus Database records Magnolia Science Academy 2, High Tech LA, Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet, Independence Continuation, Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 and William Mulholland Middle on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 74% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Birmingham Community Charter is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office. Evidence ↓

Is Birmingham Community Charter a good high school?

Birmingham Community Charter High scores higher than 73 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 73rd percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified high school. 1.2% of students (41 of 3,404) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (6)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 39 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 72% of low-income students in grade 11 at Birmingham Community Charter High in Lake Balboa scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 1,281 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

63% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $52.1 million is planned for 36 funded actions in 3 goals. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 74% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 35% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 736 in English, 733 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 736 tested

Advanced
35%
Proficient
39%
Below the standard
26%
This school74%
California57%
Los Angeles Unified59%

74% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 733 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California32%
Los Angeles Unified31%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 39 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 75% to 74% and math from 29% to 35%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202575%709 tested
→
202674%736 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202529%709 tested
→
202635%733 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school35%39%18%8%736
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified26%33%21%20%34,143
Math, grade 11 · This school11%24%30%35%733
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified14%17%22%47%34,113

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202674%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202635%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 63% in 2017 to 74% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 24% in 2017 to 35% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201763%
733 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201871%
720 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201966%
687 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202265%
667 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202370%
687 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202471%
685 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202575%
709 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202674%
736 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201724%
745 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201829%
722 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201933%
677 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202223%
665 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202322%
686 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202432%
685 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202529%
709 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202635%
733 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Birmingham Community Charter’s results?

Birmingham Community Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Birmingham Community Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Los Angeles Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 77% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 63% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 690 of 715 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

77%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 553 of 715 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

95%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 656 of 690 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

63% enrolled in college within 12 months · 656 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓74 · 11%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓194 · 30%
  • California community college94 · 14%
  • In-state private31 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year16 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled244 · 37%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science6
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts3
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course21 courses in 7 subjects, 3 through outside providers
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • European History
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar
3 authorizations through outside providers
  • ChemistryAccelerate Online Academy · 2025–26
  • Computer Science AScout from University of California · 2025–26
  • World History: ModernAccelerate Online Academy · 2025–26

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
1,281 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 690 of 715 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 553 of 715 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 656 of 690 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
276
Admitted
202
Enrolled
86

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 224 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 12
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 170 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 9
  • UC IrvineApplied 156 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 155 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 16
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 126 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 8
  • UC RiversideApplied 118 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 9
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 113 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 16
  • UC DavisApplied 94 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 9
  • UC MercedApplied 90 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 4

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 276 · Admitted 202 · Enrolled 86
  • Fall 2024Applied 309 · Admitted 204 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2023Applied 311 · Admitted 205 · Enrolled 76
  • Fall 2022Applied 271 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 71
  • Fall 2021Applied 234 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2020Applied 157 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2019Applied 190 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2018Applied 163 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2017Applied 169 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2016Applied 129 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 48

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
504
Admitted
480
Enrolled
206

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 1,991 · Admitted 1,860 · Enrolled 824
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 1,087 · Admitted 377 · Enrolled 27
  • San Diego StateApplied 715 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State LAApplied 680 · Admitted 618 · Enrolled 26
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 658 · Admitted 631 · Enrolled 27
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 379 · Admitted 188 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 343 · Admitted 267 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 334 · Admitted 306 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 287 · Admitted 255 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 273 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 22
  • San Francisco StateApplied 257 · Admitted 239 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 144 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 128 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 6
  • Chico StateApplied 120 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 111 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 92 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 88 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 74 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 41 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 39 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 504 · Admitted 480 · Enrolled 206
  • Fall 2024Applied 512 · Admitted 487 · Enrolled 220
  • Fall 2023Applied 460 · Admitted 439 · Enrolled 204
  • Fall 2022Applied 430 · Admitted 406 · Enrolled 190
  • Fall 2021Applied 359 · Admitted 347 · Enrolled 162

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

15 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Los Angeles Unified high school, 28 in 100 were. 1.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 498 of 3,336 students counted for it; suspension: 41 of 3,404 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Los Angeles Unified high school 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

15 in 100This school
28 in 100At the average Los Angeles Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

498 of 3,336 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.2%

of students were suspended at least once (41 of 3,404). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Birmingham Community Charter

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Hispanic or Latino, low-income and homeless students and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 72% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Birmingham Community CharterSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • White31 tested77%Same group, California 68%
  • Homeless47 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 74%Same group, California 35%
  • Hispanic or Latino627 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 72%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-income611 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 72%Same group, California 49%
  • Military families39 tested62%Same group, California 58%
  • Students with disabilities68 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 44%Same group, California 19%
  • English learners39 tested13%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 48%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 86%2. White: 5%3. Black or African American: 4%4. Filipino: 2%5. Two or more races: 2%6. Asian: 1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino86%
  2. White5%
  3. Black or African American4%
  4. Filipino2%
  5. Two or more races2%
  6. Asian1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

47% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 101 of 213 English learners47%
Los Angeles Unified · 24,781 of 47,33052%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

90%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,846 of 3,162. California: 63%.

169teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

87%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Los Angeles Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 611 tested in English, 609 in math
English72%+1854%+2349%
Math33%+726%+1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 627 tested in English, 625 in math
English72%+1953%+2349%
Math33%+825%+1221%
White · 31 tested
English77%+770%+968%
Math48%+147%+444%
English learners · 39 tested in English, 38 in math
English13%+49%+58%
Math0%−1111%−88%
Students with disabilities · 68 tested in English, 67 in math
English44%+2123%+2519%
Math3%−710%−58%
Homeless · 47 tested
English74%+4727%+3935%
Math21%+615%+615%
Military families · 39 tested in English, 38 in math
English62%—+458%
Math39%—+732%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Angeles Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American and Filipino students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino86%
White5%
Black or African American4%
Filipino2%
Two or more races2%
Asian1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 87% of teaching positions, 116 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 132.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Birmingham Community Charter, and how do I get in?

From Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter and parts of William Mulholland Middle, Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle and Northridge Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter
Middle · part of its area
William Mulholland Middle 63rd · Solid · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 9 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle 88th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Northridge Middle 44th · Developing · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Birmingham Community Charter High

14 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and Choices can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (24)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into William Mulholland Middle

Into Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle

Into Northridge Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Ask Birmingham Community Charter how it admits students.

Applying to Birmingham Community Charter for 2027–28

  1. Birmingham Community Charter is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices.

  2. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office.

Compare with other schools

How Choices, lotteries and waitlists work

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: birminghamcharter.com ↗Office: (818) 758-5200Administrator: Ari Bennett

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
17000 Haynes Street, Lake Balboa 91406

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 65% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (733 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What did SEL and Community-building Enrichment Programs for Students - S&C pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $795,943 less?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (818) 758-520017000 Haynes Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #390 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #46 of 191 in Los Angeles Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)77%7020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math52%6218%
Chronically absent21 in 100575%
Suspension rate3.3% (109 of 3,351)515%
English learners: top level21%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256573#390California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2421 in 1003.0% (98 of 3,270)
2024–2521 in 1003.3% (109 of 3,351)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1173635%39%18%8%74%57%+17

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1173311%24%30%35%35%32%+3

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English73635%74%
2026 · Math73311%35%
2025 · English70935%75%
2025 · Math7098%29%
2024 · English68533%71%
2024 · Math6857%32%
2023 · English68730%70%
2023 · Math6865%22%
2022 · English66730%65%
2022 · Math6654%23%
2019 · English68726%66%
2019 · Math67710%33%
2018 · English72031%71%
2018 · Math72211%29%
2017 · English73326%63%
2017 · Math7456%24%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English70975%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math70929%
2024 · Grade 11 · English68571%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math68532%
2023 · Grade 11 · English68770%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math68622%
2022 · Grade 11 · English66765%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math66523%
2019 · Grade 11 · English68766%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math67733%
2018 · Grade 11 · English72071%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math72229%
2017 · Grade 11 · English73363%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math74524%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide7596%32%58%4%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income61172%+18+23
Hispanic or Latino62772%+19+23
Students with disabilities6844%+21+25
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 21 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · −6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.3% (109 of 3,351) → 2025–26 · 1.2% (41 of 3,404) · −2.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—15 in 100—
Male—14 in 100—
Asian—5 in 100—
Black or African American—18 in 100—
Filipino—11 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—14 in 100—
Two or more races—25 in 100—
White—24 in 100—
Students with disabilities—19 in 100—
English learners—22 in 100—
Foster youth—33 in 100—
Homeless—23 in 100—
Low-income—15 in 100—
All students—15 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 77% · numerator 553 students classified Prepared · denominator 715 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 44% · AP-pathway numerator 242 · denominator 553 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 553 of 715 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
44%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
95%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
63%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025276202863.653.803.89
2024309204733.673.853.99
2023311205763.713.924.05
2022271153713.643.833.91
2021234147503.643.783.92
202015774243.543.713.76
2019190102413.543.773.84
201816390533.593.813.89
201716964323.523.783.82
201612977483.603.793.80

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025126218
Berkeley2024134279
Berkeley20231312810
Berkeley2022102126
Berkeley202173125
Davis202594479
Davis2024101379
Davis2023100507
Davis202293306
Davis2021813511
Irvine2025156193
Irvine2024181327
Irvine202318320under 3
Irvine202218313under 3
Irvine202114212under 3
Los Angeles20252241912
Los Angeles20242412418
Los Angeles20232442516
Los Angeles20222081816
Los Angeles20211782111
Merced202590844
Merced20246055under 3
Merced202360553
Merced202251467
Merced20214339under 3
Riverside2025118919
Riverside2024119824
Riverside202385573
Riverside20229741under 3
Riverside202195553
San Diego20251555916
San Diego20241717216
San Diego20231568123
San Diego20221306224
San Diego20211084010
Santa Barbara2025170449
Santa Barbara2024165406
Santa Barbara2023178459
Santa Barbara2022161334
Santa Barbara202115025under 3
Santa Cruz20251137516
Santa Cruz20248840under 3
Santa Cruz202398503
Santa Cruz202270285
Santa Cruz202166325
Universitywide202527620286
Universitywide202430920473
Universitywide202331120576
Universitywide202227115371
Universitywide202123414750

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
Chemistryonline provider (Accelerate Online Academy)
Computer Science Aonline provider (Scout from University of California)
World History: Modernonline provider (Accelerate Online Academy)

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count26
AP enrollment (male/female)893
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 1,281 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections24
Chemistry sections28
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)3,075

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California7411%
California State University19430%
California community college9414%
In-state private315%
Out-of-state, 4-year162%
Out-of-state, 2-year31%
Not enrolled24437%

656 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · 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 above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,655,379,38451.81%52%
Instruction support$1,791,152,34816.41%17%
Student services$1,344,873,23212.32%12%
Administration$763,652,7807.00%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,099,649,06210.07%10%
Other$260,356,5952.39%2%
Total$10,915,063,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$18,180 per pupil
2020$16,355 per pupil
2019$15,793 per pupil
2018$13,247 per pupil
2017$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91406 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91406 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$78,429
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)30%
ZIP-area population51,953
Median age37.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 91406 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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