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Sylmar Charter High

High School
Los Angeles UnifiedSylmarLos Angeles County91342Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,508 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
84%
Teachers
77 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
88.9%
AP Exam Prepared
67.2%
A-G Completion
59.6%
College-Going Rate
49.6%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased
+14.2 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Maintained
+1.4 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic94.6%
White1.6%
Asian0.5%
Black2.1%
Other1.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sylmar Charter High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard11.6%
Met Standard23.4%
Below Standard65.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Sylmar Charter High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 7.3 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 88.9%. 59.6% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 49.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.4%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →
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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
11.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
35.0%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
27.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
584
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th29518.3%31.5%23.1%27.1%49.8%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2894.8%15.2%20.8%59.2%20.1%

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score