Montague Charter Academy

As a high-enrollment primary school in Pacoima, California, Montague Charter Academy teaches 852 students from grades K through 5, run under Montague Charter Academy District. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 465.

Montague Charter Academy District is the operating authority for Montague Charter Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Montague Charter Academy records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Montague Charter Academy has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Montague Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.

Bert Corona Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montague Charter Academy.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Montague Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.