School Profile · Pacoima
Pacoima Charter Elementary: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Pacoima Charter posts 35% meeting the standard and 12.8% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
11016 Norris Avenue, 91331 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Pacoima·Grades K-6·831 students·81% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(818) 899-0201·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
36
📈 On the Rise · Developing
ranked #3,585 statewide · #411 of 580 in Los Angeles Unified
Pacoima Charter Elementary scores 36 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 38th 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 “35% proficient” and call it done. Pacoima 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.
As a charter, Pacoima 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.
10%
22%
68%
Grade 3 · 32% proficient
17%
19%
64%
Grade 4 · 36% proficient
14%
31%
55%
Grade 5 · 45% proficient
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 4.7pp across grades; the floor rises 13.3pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
12.8%
State 21.3%
8.5pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
34.6%
State 42.7%
8.0pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.2pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
22.9%
State 17.9%
5.0pp above state avg
Suspension rate
0.6%
State 1.6%
1.0pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Pacoima Charter ElementaryCharter
36/100
This school
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Middle
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High School
No feeder data available for this level
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 53
Vena Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified · 2.1 mi
Solid
57/100
PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Cha
Los Angeles Unified · 2 mi
Solid
52/100
PUC Community Charter Elementary
Los Angeles Unified · 2.8 mi
Solid
51/100
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 33
PUC Lakeview Charter Academy
Los Angeles Unified · 2.1 mi
Developing
35/100
Pacoima Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 1.5 mi
Developing
33/100
PUC Inspire Charter Academy
Los Angeles Unified · 0.7 mi
Developing
31/100
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 56
Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
Los Angeles Unified · 3 mi
Solid
59/100
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Arts/Theatre/En
Los Angeles Unified · 1.3 mi
Solid
56/100
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice
Los Angeles Unified · 1.3 mi
Solid
54/100
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
Hispanic95.5%
White0.6%
Asian0.1%
Black3.6%
Other0.1%
GenderFemale 49.5%Male 50.5%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 81.5% (18pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
831
351 above CA avg (~480)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
5 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 Pacoima Charter Elementary in Pacoima, 38.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Pacoima Charter Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 2.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (30.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 29.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 379 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · English Learner−29.5pp
10.8% vs 40.3% overall · n=124
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−11.9pp
1.9% vs 13.8% overall · n=124
Math · Disabilities−21.3pp
11.0% vs 32.3% overall · n=93
Math Exceeded · English Learner−13.8pp
0.6% vs 14.3% overall · n=128
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income382 tested
ELA 38.0%·Math 30.6%· -2.9pp vs district
Hispanic430 tested
ELA 39.7%·Math 32.3%· -1.3pp vs district
English Learner128 tested
ELA 11.3%·Math 15.6%· +4.3pp 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 rises by 14.3pp 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
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
19.4 years avg experience
42 teachers · 10% first-year
Teacher Credentials
92% fully credentialed
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%
12.8%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 42th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
34.6%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 44th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+4.2pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 50th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
22.9%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 42th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.6%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 58th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 123 | 10% | 22% | 25% | 43% | 32% | −12 |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 17% | 19% | 25% | 40% | 35% | −9 |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 14% | 31% | 22% | 33% | 45% | −3 |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 14% | 36% | 26% | 24% | 50% | +3 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 124 | 10% | 23% | 24% | 42% | 34% | −12 |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 13% | 20% | 37% | 30% | 33% | −9 |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 13% | 16% | 23% | 48% | 29% | −6 |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 21% | 12% | 21% | 45% | 33% | −2 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 111 | 6% | 20% | 60% | 14% |
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 | 379 | 38.0% | −3 | −0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 428 | 39.7% | −1 | +1 |
| English Learners | 124 | 11.3% | +4 | +1 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacoima Charter Elementary ← | — | 36 | 12.8% | 34.6% | +4.2 | 0.6% |
| Vena Avenue Elementary | 2.1 mi | 57 | 32.0% | 57.2% | −0.3 | 0.1% |
| PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Cha | 2 mi | 52 | 21.5% | 56.7% | −10.0 | 0.1% |
| PUC Community Charter Elementary | 2.8 mi | 51 | 27.7% | 53.3% | +13.0 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #2704 → #4100 → #3254 → #3222 → #3585
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary 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 Pacoima Charter Elementary a good elementary school?
Pacoima Charter Elementary has a Scope Score of 36 out of 100, placing it in the 38th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,585 statewide. 12.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.5 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary 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 Pacoima Charter Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 34.6% of students at Pacoima Charter Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 12.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 21.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 12.8% 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. 738 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Pacoima Charter Elementary rank in California?
Pacoima Charter Elementary ranks #3,585 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 38th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 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 Pacoima Charter Elementary getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Pacoima Charter Elementary increases by 4.2 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 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 elementary 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 Pacoima Charter Elementary?
22.9% of students at Pacoima Charter Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.6%, 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 Pacoima Charter Elementary compare to other schools in Pacoima?
Pacoima Charter Elementary scores 36/100 (38th percentile) among California elementary 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 831 students. Use the schools in Pacoima page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Pacoima Charter Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Pacoima Charter Elementary in Pacoima, 38.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Pacoima Charter Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 2.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (30.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 29.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 379 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.