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Best Public Schools in Sylmar, CA

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Schools

8,180

Students

Districts

Top rankedPUC Lakeview Charter High349^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Osceola Street Elementary up 412 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet 16.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Sylmar, California, is served by 17 public schools across elementary, middle, and high school grades, all operating in a high-needs community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Parents will find a mix of traditional and charter school options, with standout performers including PUC Lakeview Charter High, which boasts exceptional test scores and a 100% graduation rate, and the specialized Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet. Other strong choices are the PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High and PUC Community Charter Elementary, which consistently rank above most other local schools. In contrast, schools like Evergreen Continuation and Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 face significant academic and attendance challenges.

Key considerations for families include the area's high chronic absenteeism rates and a district-wide struggle with mathematics proficiency. The successful charter schools within smaller districts like the PUC Lakeview Charter High District often outperform those in the larger Los Angeles Unified system, suggesting differences in approach. Overall, while Sylmar schools face socioeconomic challenges, several demonstrate that high achievement is possible through specialized programs and focused instructional models.

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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 (2025)
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
PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	13361 Glenoaks Blvd.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-6221	794	40	19.8	88.8%	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	763 (96.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	76	477^th of 2162 public high schools	77.9%		74.3	491^st of 2159 public high schools	77.3%	14		47.9			42.6	45.5				63.3	47.9	63.0	64.6	59.3				35.8	17.7	53.8	27.5	34.3
PUC Community Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	14019 Sayre St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Community Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1890	298	15	20.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	290 (97.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	69.2	1643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.2	1538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	105	50.0					50.0	48.0	38.0	74.0					53.3	56.0	48.0	56.0					53.3
PUC Lakeview Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	13361 Glenoaks Blvd.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Lakeview Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 356-2591	444	23	19.3	89.9%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	433 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.4	349^th of 2162 public high schools	83.9%		81.1	395^th of 2159 public high schools	81.7%	46					36.1	36.1							83.2	83.2							35.6	35.6
Discovery Charter Preparatory #2	Public, Charter	9-12	13570 Eldridge Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 897-1187	208	10	20.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	204 (98.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.5	1371^st of 2162 public high schools	36.6%		49.7	1003^rd of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	368			8.5		23.1	11.7							50.0	50.0							13.0	13.0
Dyer Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14500 Dyer St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1932	539	25	21.5	92.4%	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	512 (95.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	48.7	2662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		50.8	2518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	144	33.3					33.3	42.4	44.1	43.8					43.5	39.1	39.8	41.0					40.0	96.9				96.9		$37,045	$34,220	$2,825
El Dorado Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	12749 El Dorado Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5816	364	19	19.1	95.6%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	343 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34.8	3599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		35	3525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	74	23.4					23.4	33.3	26.0	35.6					31.4	50.0	28.3	34.8					37.2							$48,850	$44,848	$4,002
Evergreen Continuation	Public	9-12	13101 Dronfield Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5989	67	4	16.8	89.6%	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (94.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	14.3	1827^th of 2162 public high schools	15.5%		10	2073^rd of 2159 public high schools	4.0%	246					0.0	0.0							12.5	12.5							8.7	8.7							$52,374	$50,214	$2,160
Harding Street Elementary	Public	K-5	13060 Harding St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-9237	357	20	17.8	77.9%	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	322 (90.2%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	51	2550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		61.9	1987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	563	35.6					35.6	42.9	41.7	63.8					49.7	38.1	22.5	44.1					35.7	88.5	92.0	96.6	90.8	93.1	95.4	$42,584	$40,304	$2,280
Herrick Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Herrick Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1864	379	21	18.0	87.3%	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	346 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	26.9	4231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		33.8	3611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	620	18.3					18.3	28.6	31.4	38.0					33.2	29.1	31.4	22.2					27.0							$46,753	$43,772	$2,981
Hubbard Street Elementary	Public	K-5	13325 Hubbard St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1944	535	25	21.8	88.6%	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (92.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	40.2	3202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		45.6	2823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	379	28.7					28.7	37.2	37.1	39.1					37.8	35.6	40.0	34.5					36.9	95.9		98.4	98.4	97.6		$34,217	$32,026	$2,191
Olive Vista Middle	Public	6-8	14600 Tyler St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3900	897	49	18.2	88.7%	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.2%)	856 (95.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	39.5	1501^st of 2761 public middle schools	45.6%		32.6	1721^st of 2783 public middle schools	38.2%	220		24.4				24.4				39.3	43.2	39.7		40.8				21.6	32.9	28.3		27.9							$39,538	$37,054	$2,484
Osceola Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14940 Osceola St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 362-1556	352	17	20.7	90.1%	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	319 (90.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	48.3	2681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		41.6	3093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	412	22.9					22.9	51.9	48.0	47.9					49.3	42.3	33.3	35.4					37.1	89.2	92.8	92.8	94.0	92.8	95.2	$47,939	$44,970	$2,969
Sylmar Elementary	Public	K-5	13291 Phillippi Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1078	393	21	18.7	96.2%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	373 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	33.2	3709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		45	2861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	848	19.6					19.6	16.9	51.6	34.0					32.8	26.0	51.5	19.6					33.0	93.6	98.2	98.2	96.3	96.3	98.2	$45,348	$42,280	$3,068
Sylmar Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	13050 Borden Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3700	1,463	77	19.0	87.1%	29 (2.0%)	19 (1.3%)	1,392 (95.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	44.1	1164^th of 2162 public high schools	46.2%		38.1	1289^th of 2159 public high schools	40.3%	125				22.8	2.9	20.7							49.8	49.8							20.1	20.1							$41,151	$38,072	$3,079
Sylmar Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	14550 Bledsoe St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1300	850	41	20.7	82.6%	18 (2.1%)	17 (2.0%)	792 (93.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	48.9	2651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		53.4	2371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	280	32.3	29.1				30.6	43.9	33.0	54.8	51.0	48.9	58.8		48.5	45.9	30.9	45.2	26.2	19.6	32.0		33.3	96.9				96.9		$32,014	$29,560	$2,454
Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet	Public	9-12	13050 Borden Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3723	205	12	16.8	95.1%	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.5%)	188 (91.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	77.6	456^th of 2162 public high schools	78.9%		58.4	807^th of 2159 public high schools	62.6%	351				41.3		41.3							73.0	73.0							34.9	34.9							$41,051	$38,662	$2,389
Nidorf SYTF Barry J.	Public	6-12	16350 Filbert St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5942	35	6	6.3	91.4%	1 (2.9%)	9 (25.7%)	25 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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San Fernando	0.43 mi	18	640^th
Pacoima	1.6 mi	20	683^rd
Lake View Terrace	2.39 mi	8	257^th
Mission Hills	3.49 mi	1	242^nd
Arleta	3.57 mi	7	509^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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