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Birmingham Community Charter High

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Birmingham Community Charter High ranks 570 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Birmingham Community Charter High is a large, 4-star public charter high school serving over 3,100 students in grades 9-12 in Lake Balboa, part of the Birmingham Community Charter High District, and it stands out for its exceptional English Language Arts program and strong graduation rates, especially given that most of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school's greatest strength is its English Language Arts achievement, where 75% of students are proficient—far above the state average and outperforming nearby schools like High Technical LA and Reseda Charter High. It also boasts a 96% graduation rate, which is significantly higher than the state average and much stronger than local continuation schools such as John R. Wooden High. The school has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the last five years.

Areas for growth include mathematics, where proficiency is below the state average and trails schools like Magnolia Science Academy 5, and chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, the school is highly effective for its student population, achieving strong results with moderate per-student spending compared to some specialized schools in the area.

3,162

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,192

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17000 Haynes St.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406-5420

(818) 758-5200

District: Birmingham Community Charter High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

White:

4.6%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2019 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

California avg41%

570^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

328^th of 1,543Birmingham Community Charter High District 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
2025	71.4	570 of 2162	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	642 of 2159	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	636 of 2170	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	863 of 2123	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	556 of 1290	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	676 of 2133	68.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	163 of 523	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	94 of 517	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	181 of 521	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	163 of 522	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	168 of 592	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	419 of 1161	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	409 of 555	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	447 of 1117	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	665 of 1085	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	300 of 1064	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	154 of 1044	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	43.9	224 of 467	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	272 of 941	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	534 of 1906	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	577 of 1915	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	595 of 1915	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	801 of 1858	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	523 of 1054	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	683 of 1833	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	253 of 1900	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	419 of 1902	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	347 of 1917	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	577 of 1861	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	385 of 1814	78.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	108 of 410	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	41 of 328	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	71 of 299	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	158 of 290	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	357 of 2013	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	435 of 2026	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	403 of 2030	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	630 of 1943	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	373 of 1126	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	429 of 1937	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	531 of 1942	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	644 of 1948	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	594 of 1963	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	783 of 1916	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	503 of 1122	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	632 of 1880	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	71 of 190	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	119 of 168	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	370 of 577	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	294 of 541	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	356 of 515	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	300 of 422	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	467 of 1252	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	397 of 1216	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	216 of 1197	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	360 of 1155	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	376 of 1173	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	548 of 1193	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	451 of 1204	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	694 of 1222	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2023)63rd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Is Birmingham Community Charter High a good school?

Birmingham Community Charter High ranks 570^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Birmingham Community Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,162 students attended Birmingham Community Charter High.

What is the racial makeup of Birmingham Community Charter High?

Students at Birmingham Community Charter High are 86% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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