Best Public Schools in Pacoima, CA

Summary:

Pacoima, California, is served by 12 public schools spanning grades K-12, all operating in a community with high economic need, which presents both challenges and notable successes in its educational landscape.

Among these schools, Montague Charter Academy stands out as the top performer, particularly in mathematics, and shows improvement, while achieving this with mid-range per-student spending. In contrast, Charles Maclay Middle has the area's lowest academic scores and highest chronic absenteeism despite having the highest per-student spending, highlighting that more funding does not automatically guarantee better results. Fenton Primary Center is notable for its exceptional student attendance, the best in the area.

Overall, middle schools in Pacoima face significant challenges, with all four struggling academically, especially in math, and dealing with higher absenteeism. Charter schools show mixed outcomes, with both the highest and some of the lowest performers. Parents should note that attendance appears closely linked to academic performance, and that school practices can lead to different results even within similar community contexts, making individual school research important.

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% 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
PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	12550 Van Nuys Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	PUC Inspire Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1880	210	12	17.3	97.1%	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	205 (97.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23.5	2077^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.8%		28	1905^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	172		15.2				15.2				20.4	35.8	39.2		33.2				16.7	19.8	12.7		16.4							$22,118	$2,575	$19,543
Bert Corona Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	9400 Remick Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 834-5805	345	14	24.9	89.3%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16.5	2381^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.8%		15	2479^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	98		7.8				8.0				17.4	44.7	20.4		28.1				9.2	12.8	7.8		10.4							$21,434	$2,898	$18,536
Bert Corona Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	12513 Gain St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 480-6810	220	13	17.2	93.2%	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	211 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	1497^th of 2162 public high schools	30.8%		22.5	1642^nd of 2159 public high schools	23.9%	145			14.3	16.0	18.2	16.3							32.0	32.0							6.0	6.0							$22,756	$2,345	$20,411
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
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
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
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
Charles Maclay Middle	Public	6-8	12540 Pierce Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-3800	238	19	12.8	98.3%	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	223 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	16	2398^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%		12.9	2557^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.1%	159		7.9				7.9				25.9	36.4	27.7		30.4				9.8	7.9	9.9		9.2							$40,759	$8,615	$32,144
Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	823	47	17.6	91.9%	18 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	776 (94.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	33.4	1697^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.5%		34.1	1666^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.1%	31		18.5				18.5				36.8	38.5	38.8		38.1				29.1	26.4	21.1		25.3							$23,070	$4,133	$18,937
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

Cities Near Pacoima

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arleta	0.42 mi	7	509^th
Panorama City	1.43 mi	12	566^th
San Fernando	1.49 mi	18	640^th
Mission Hills	1.97 mi	1	242^nd
North Hills	1.99 mi	18	557^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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