PUC Lakeview Charter High

PUC Lakeview Charter High is a compact senior high in Sylmar, California, operated by PUC Lakeview Charter High District. The school serves 444 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

PUC Lakeview Charter High District is the operating authority for PUC Lakeview Charter High, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PUC Lakeview Charter High shows that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PUC Lakeview Charter High logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. PUC Lakeview Charter High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. PUC Lakeview Charter High 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 feed for PUC Lakeview Charter High typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.