PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy

Located at 1218 North Fourth St., in San Fernando, California, PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy is a close-knit junior high that enrolls 351 students (grades 6 through 8), run under PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy sits inside PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morningside Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy 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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