Sylmar · Los Angeles County

Schools in Sylmar

Sylmar’s 9 public elementary schools run from the 34th to the 81st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 9 schools

from 34th to 81st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • PUC Community Charter Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Dyer Street Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • El Dorado Avenue Elementary: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Harding Street Elementary: 59th percentile, Solid
  • Osceola Street Elementary: 56th percentile, Solid
  • Sylmar Leadership Academy: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Sylmar Elementary: 44th percentile, Developing
  • Hubbard Street Elementary: 40th percentile, Developing
  • Herrick Avenue Elementary: 34th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
4Developing
3Solid
2Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 3 schools

from 50th to 73rd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Olive Vista Middle: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Sylmar Leadership Academy: 50th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
3Solid
0Strong

High · 5 schools

from 31st to 76th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet: 76th percentile, Strong
  • PUC Lakeview Charter High: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High: 59th percentile, Solid
  • Discovery Charter Preparatory #2: 59th percentile, Solid
  • Sylmar Charter High: 31st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
3Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 15 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Sylmar

17 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Sylmar score highest?

PUC Community Charter Elementary is highest, at the 81st percentile.

That’s higher than 81 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Sylmar

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

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Context

The average Sylmar elementary school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Sylmar score highest?

PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High is highest, at the 73rd percentile.

That’s higher than 73 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Sylmar

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

Context

The average Sylmar middle school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Sylmar score highest?

Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet is highest, at the 76th percentile.

That’s higher than 76 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Sylmar

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

Show the other 2 high schools
Context

The average Sylmar high school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Evergreen ContinuationContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • Nidorf SYTF, Barry J.Juvenile court school: students are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months, so we don’t rank it

5 private schools have a Sylmar address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Sylmar rank highest?

Elementary: PUC Community Charter Elementary, 81st percentile (Strong). Middle: PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High, 73rd percentile (Solid). High: Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet, 76th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Sylmar decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Sylmar good?

Sylmar’s 9 public elementary schools run from the 34th to the 81st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 3 Solid and 4 Developing. Sylmar’s 3 public middle schools run from the 50th to the 73rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Solid. Sylmar’s 5 public high schools run from the 31st to the 76th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 3 Solid and 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Sylmar compare with California?

The average Sylmar elementary school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Sylmar middle school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Sylmar high school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Sylmar address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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