Montague Charter Academy: English learners here outpace the state by 12 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Montague Charter Academy's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
Montague Charter Academy scores 41 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 52nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary 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 “43% proficient” and call it done. Montague Charter Academy 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.
The headline number: 22.9% of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
As a charter, Montague Charter Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — worth asking about on a tour.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 4.8pp across grades; the floor rises 13.0pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 53
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
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 11.5pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 156 | 19% | 15% | 33% | 32% | 35% | −9 |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% | 30% | 23% | 30% | 47% | +2 |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 14% | 33% | 23% | 29% | 48% | −0 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 156 | 21% | 28% | 24% | 27% | 49% | +3 |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 12% | 34% | 32% | 22% | 46% | +4 |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 13% | 21% | 30% | 35% | 34% | −1 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 145 | 6% | 14% | 68% | 12% |
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 | 364 | 40.1% | −1 | +2 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 407 | 42.3% | +1 | +3 |
| English Learners | 153 | 22.9% | +16 | +12 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Charter Academy ← | — | 41 | 16.1% | 43.0% | −0.6 | 0.2% |
| Vena Avenue Elementary | 0.4 mi | 57 | 32.0% | 57.2% | −0.3 | 0.1% |
| PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Cha | 3.1 mi | 52 | 21.5% | 56.7% | −10.0 | 0.1% |
| O'Melveny Elementary | 2.7 mi | 51 | 27.6% | 51.0% | −6.6 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |