PUC Community Charter Elementary: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 16 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
PUC Community Charter's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
PUC Community Charter Elementary scores 51 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 72nd 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 “53% proficient” and call it done. PUC Community Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Sylmar, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 54.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, PUC Community Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
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 rises 8.0pp across grades; the floor rises 26.0pp. 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.
PUC Community Charter's most underrated number
54.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
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 50
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
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 27.9pp 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 | 50 | 30% | 18% | 26% | 26% | 48% | +5 |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 26% | 12% | 34% | 28% | 38% | −7 |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 38% | 36% | 18% | 8% | 74% | +26 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 50 | 28% | 28% | 24% | 20% | 56% | +10 |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 22% | 26% | 36% | 16% | 48% | +6 |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 22% | 34% | 34% | 10% | 56% | +21 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 50 | 12% | 38% | 50% | 0% |
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 | 127 | 54.3% | +13 | +16 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 147 | 52.4% | +11 | +14 |
| Students with Disabilities | 22 | 40.9% | +25 | +24 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUC Community Charter Elementary ← | — | 51 | 27.7% | 53.3% | +13.0 | 0.1% |
| O'Melveny Elementary | 2.2 mi | 51 | 27.6% | 51.0% | −6.6 | 0.1% |
| Harding Street Elementary | 1.2 mi | 50 | 23.0% | 42.2% | +13.4 | 0.1% |
| Haskell Elementary Science Technology Engineering | 3.4 mi | 50 | 28.1% | 50.8% | −8.9 | 0.3% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |