PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)

PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) is a tiny four-year high school in Los Angeles, California, part of PUC Early College Acad for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) DIST. The school educates 195 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

PUC Early College Acad for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) DIST is the operating authority for PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS), handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) is one campus in the mix.

Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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