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Pacoima Charter Elementary

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Public, Charter Grades K-5

1,272

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11016 Norris Ave.
Pacoima, CA 91331-2569

(818) 899-0201

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

African American:

2.1%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2008 → 36th in 2018

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

California avg46%

Not ranked this year

Pacoima Charter Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	32.6	3624 of 5662	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	3293 of 5692	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	3156 of 5614	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	3673 of 5611	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	3321 of 5530	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.3	3784 of 5390	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	3247 of 5377	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.5	3577 of 5314	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.8	4080 of 5193	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	4276 of 5113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	4708 of 5113	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	4701 of 4818	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	4754 of 4822	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	4748 of 4809	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	30.4	1414 of 2128	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	19.9	3048 of 3246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	28.3	3892 of 5413	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	44.8	2565 of 4830	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	45.6	2641 of 5084	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.9	3219 of 5431	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2018)47th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2018)41st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)34th percentile~ school

Female (2018)28th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

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Friday, February 22, 2019

Wonderful school! They put the children’s needs first. They have worked hard to improve over the last 15 years. Close Quote

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pacoima Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	11016 Norris Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Pacoima Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0201	831	32	25.9	81.5%	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.6%)	794 (95.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	3335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		41.6	3095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	240	26.1	26.1	31.7	35.3	45.1	50.0	39.5	33.9	33.1	28.8	33.3	32.3							$23,886	$2,451	$21,435
Sara Coughlin Elementary	Public	K-5	11035 Borden St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-6428	409	19	21.5	95.4%	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	395 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	39.7	3236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		37.1	3357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	121	29.2	29.2	36.9	37.9	46.2		40.3	33.8	34.3	32.3		33.5	84.3	89.8		88.9	88.9	88.9	$23,950	$5,103	$18,847
Fenton Primary Center	Public, Charter	K-2	11351 Dronfield Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Fenton Primary Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-5900	489	23	21.7	79.6%	14 (2.9%)	21 (4.3%)	450 (92.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													79.8	83.3	90.3	85.2	84.4	86.0	$22,442	$2,998	$19,444
Telfair Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10975 Telfair Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7411	534	28	19.0	92.3%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	514 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	32.6	3761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.6	4061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	300	31.4	31.4	33.0	29.8	31.8		31.5	36.0	26.2	32.6		31.7							$30,497	$6,063	$24,434
Hillery T. Broadous Elementary	Public	K-5	12561 Filmore St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-5236	343	19	18.0	96.5%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	328 (95.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	31	3881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		27	4203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	322	18.5	18.5	28.9	39.1	35.9		35.3	26.7	40.6	18.5		29.8	96.9			96.9			$33,569	$6,184	$27,385
Haddon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10115 Haddon Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0244	590	31	19.0	90.7%	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (96.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	25.1	4384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.7	4135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	249	21.1	21.1	31.5	27.9	30.5		30.1	36.9	25.3	14.7		26.3	96.7				98.0		$27,502	$5,347	$22,155
Sharp Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13800 Pierce St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9573	417	20	20.8	97.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	27.2	4200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.4	4730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	530	12.5	12.5	51.7	32.9	34.4		39.0	29.5	25.7	9.2		21.5	98.0	98.0			98.0		$31,510	$6,323	$25,187
Fenton Avenue Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	11828 Gain St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	Fenton Avenue Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7482	746	34	21.9	82.7%	14 (1.9%)	28 (3.8%)	687 (92.1%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	44.5	2918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%		44.5	2890^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	28	22.6	22.6	47.7	45.3	47.9		47.0	42.7	36.3	26.3		34.9							$23,651	$5,774	$17,877
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-5	576 North Maclay Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-7181	408	20	20.3	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	27.5	4167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		19.1	4931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	764	19.4	19.4	40.3	27.7	31.3		33.2	38.2	24.2	17.9		26.9	90.4	93.6	95.7	92.6	93.6	93.6	$25,700	$5,046	$20,654
Montague Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13000 Montague St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Montague Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0215	852	44	19.5	84.6%	14 (1.6%)	9 (1.1%)	816 (95.8%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.4	2803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		36.3	3416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	613	20.0	20.0	34.6	47.0	47.6		42.6	48.7	45.8	34.5		43.0							$23,400	$2,763	$20,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacoima Charter Elementary

How many students attend Pacoima Charter Elementary?

In the 2017-18 school year, 1,272 students attended Pacoima Charter Elementary.

What district is Pacoima Charter Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Pacoima Charter Elementary?

Students at Pacoima Charter Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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