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Birmingham Community Charter High

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Public, Charter Grades 9-12

3,154

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17000 Haynes St.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406-5420

(818) 758-5200

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

6.2%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2008 → 74th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school50%

District avg37%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Birmingham Community Charter High did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	73.0	534 of 2017	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	61.1	772 of 2021	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	695 of 2039	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.8	1063 of 1994	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.3	1128 of 2426	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.7	1213 of 2354	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	1219 of 2367	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.3	1352 of 2281	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.6	1280 of 2238	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.3	1116 of 2117	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.5	1172 of 2063	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.9	1093 of 1968	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	964 of 1901	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.6	943 of 1653	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	86.6	70 of 582	88.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	52.7	363 of 1052	65.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.0	491 of 938	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	70.3	525 of 1760	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.6	286 of 1742	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.9	306 of 1862	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	71.4	503 of 1834	72.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	50.5	201 of 366	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	68.2	399 of 1173	66.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2018)88th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2018)84th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)84th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2018)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)66th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)65th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)48th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)45th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+15 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	Public	9-12	6649 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 654-3775	183	14	13.5	78.7%	50 (27.3%)	8 (4.4%)	109 (59.6%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	66.7	663^rd of 2162 public high schools	69.3%		71.4	545^th of 2159 public high schools	74.8%	118		35.5		32.4				53.1	53.1				37.5	37.5	$29,435	$4,769	$24,666
Birmingham Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	17000 Haynes St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Birmingham Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5200	3,162	140	22.6	90.0%	147 (4.6%)	122 (3.9%)	2,724 (86.1%)	110 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	52 (1.6%)	71.4	570^th of 2162 public high schools	73.6%		65.5	642^nd of 2159 public high schools	70.3%	72		36.4	15.6	35.5				75.3	75.3				29.2	29.2	$20,192	$2,405	$17,787
Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	6501 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-7737	103	6	18.7	90.3%	10 (9.7%)	3 (2.9%)	89 (86.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1781^st of 2162 public high schools	17.6%		16	1789^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	8		0.0	7.7	2.4				24.3	24.3				5.6	5.6	$28,445	$5,518	$22,927
High Technical LA	Public, Charter	9-12	17111 Victory Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2680	362	16	22.2	47.2%	215 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	114 (31.5%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	83	359^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		89.8	233^rd of 2159 public high schools	89.2%	126		43.5		43.0				68.7	68.7				48.2	48.2	$16,663	$686	$15,977
Magnolia Science Academy 2	Public, Charter	6-12	17125 Victory Blvd.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-0300	514	21	24.0	92.6%	16 (3.1%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.1%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.3	1034^th of 2162 public high schools	52.2%		50.7	984^th of 2159 public high schools	54.4%	50	16.0	26.2		18.9	27.9	29.1	40.0	61.9	35.8	9.6	14.4	15.0	14.6	13.2	$20,194	$1,015	$19,179
Zane Grey Continuation	Public	9-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3769	77	5	15.2	98.7%	8 (10.4%)	5 (6.5%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	1869^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		13.2	1881^st of 2159 public high schools	12.9%	12		6.3		9.1				10.7	10.7				8.0	8.0	$31,217	$6,980	$24,237
Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,339	76	17.6	88.3%	171 (12.8%)	44 (3.3%)	1,002 (74.8%)	87 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.2%)	45.4	1134^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		48.9	1026^th of 2159 public high schools	52.5%	108	24.1	21.9	14.3	22.0	37.8	41.5	33.3	46.8	42.3	25.0	25.3	24.6	23.8	24.4	$25,971	$4,915	$21,056
Magnolia Science Academy 5	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 705-5676	218	13	16.3	78.4%	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.8%)	183 (83.9%)	15 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	63	740^th of 2162 public high schools	65.8%		71.4	546^th of 2159 public high schools	74.7%	194	25.0		31.3	27.5	46.3	58.6	50.0	62.5	53.4	61.0	55.2	50.0	20.8	49.2	$21,457	$2,538	$18,919
Magnolia Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-0507	746	39	19.1	86.2%	29 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	661 (88.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	52.7	974^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%		57.5	823^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.9%	151	16.9	30.1		21.6	22.1	34.5	34.4	54.8	34.4	22.8	25.2	24.0	19.7	23.3	$21,916	$1,902	$20,014
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center	Public	11-12	19034 Gault St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-5341	142	19	7.5	57.0%	41 (28.9%)	11 (7.7%)	70 (49.3%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)															$87,911	$10,496	$77,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Birmingham Community Charter High

How many students attend Birmingham Community Charter High?

In the 2017-18 school year, 3,154 students attended Birmingham Community Charter High.

What is the racial makeup of Birmingham Community Charter High?

Students at Birmingham Community Charter High are 84% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Birmingham Community Charter High in?

Los Angeles Unified

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