PUC Community Charter Elementary

PUC Community Charter Elementary is a close-knit primary school in Sylmar, California, part of PUC Community Charter Elementary District. The school enrolls 298 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Operationally, PUC Community Charter Elementary answers to PUC Community Charter Elementary District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, PUC Community Charter Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PUC Community Charter Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting PUC Community Charter Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), PUC Community Charter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sylmar Charter High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, PUC Community Charter Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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