Sylmar Charter High

Located at 13050 Borden Ave., in Sylmar, California, Sylmar Charter High is an expansive high school that instructs 1,463 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. That puts it 75% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Sylmar Charter High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sylmar Charter High reports that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Sylmar Charter High reports 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Sylmar Charter High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Sylmar Charter High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Sylmar Charter High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Sylmar Charter High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sylmar Charter High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.6%.

Sylmar Charter High operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, Sylmar Charter High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 1,663 students in 2018 compared to 1,463 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.