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PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High

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PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High ranks 1197 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High is a 6-12 grade school serving 265 students in Los Angeles, operating as its own district, but it has experienced a significant and concerning drop in its statewide academic ranking over the past few years.

The school's performance has declined sharply from the 80th percentile in 2022-23 to the 45th percentile in 2024-25, a much steeper drop than seen at nearby schools like South Pasadena Senior High or Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High. This decline coincides with a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, where over 40% of students are missing too much school, more than double the state average. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student and has a much lower student-teacher ratio than comprehensive high schools in the Los Angeles Unified or Glendale Unified districts, such as Eagle Rock High or Glendale High, yet these resource advantages have not prevented the academic slide.

Despite these academic struggles, PUC CALS maintains a strong graduation rate that exceeds the state average. However, its test scores in core subjects like math and English are now below state averages, which is unusual for an "Early College" school and places its academic outcomes closer to continuation schools like Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation) than to most traditional high schools. This creates a paradox where the school is successful at helping students graduate but faces urgent questions about the effectiveness of its instructional program and how it uses its substantial resources.

265

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,759

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7350 North Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90041-2547

(213) 239-0063

District: PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

3.0%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2019 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,411^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,197^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

833^rd of 1,543PUC CALS Middle School and Early College 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1411 of 2761	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1743 of 2783	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1447 of 2781	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1739 of 2740	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	656 of 894	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1283 of 2715	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	328 of 354	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	447 of 1491	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	990 of 2533	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	1488 of 2551	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1485 of 2531	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1370 of 2509	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	519 of 738	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	1062 of 2380	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	872 of 2395	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	1138 of 2388	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	822 of 2374	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	1313 of 2359	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	777 of 2213	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	901 of 2542	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1388 of 2579	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	908 of 2531	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	1442 of 2458	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	471 of 721	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	738 of 2369	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1655 of 2534	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1828 of 2552	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	1142 of 2538	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	1804 of 2527	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	584 of 763	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1375 of 2407	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1197 of 2162	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	868 of 2159	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	429 of 2170	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	829 of 2123	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	618 of 1290	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	690 of 2133	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.8	308 of 1161	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	237 of 1117	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1073 of 1906	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1078 of 1915	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.7	512 of 1915	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	696 of 1858	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	510 of 1054	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	657 of 1833	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	787 of 1900	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	658 of 1902	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.9	190 of 1917	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	61.5	587 of 1861	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	380 of 1814	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	914 of 2013	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	686 of 2026	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.6	262 of 2030	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	476 of 1943	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	386 of 1126	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	342 of 1937	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1188 of 1942	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	604 of 1948	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.2	351 of 1963	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	844 of 1916	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	593 of 1122	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	671 of 1880	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science25%-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
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42.5	1197^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		55.4	868^th of 2159 public high schools	59.8%	329	29.0	22.0		25.0	52.9	30.0	47.4	37.7	39.9	17.7	32.5	29.0	26.4	27.7	$28,759	$2,256	$26,503
Eagle Rock High	Public	7-12	1750 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-3500	2,031	102	19.8	51.6%	386 (19.0%)	20 (1.0%)	1,077 (53.0%)	372 (18.3%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	172 (8.5%)	70.2	595^th of 2162 public high schools	72.5%		73.3	518^th of 2159 public high schools	76.0%	77	39.9	35.7		37.5		71.4	67.5	60.6	66.0		62.0	49.8	36.7	48.4	$18,654	$3,060	$15,594
Highland Park Continuation	Public	9-12	928 North Ave. 53	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-3421	55	3	20.9	98.2%	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	48 (87.3%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	7.6	2133^rd of 2162 public high schools	1.3%		13.1	1886^th of 2159 public high schools	12.6%	247		0.0		0.0				5.3	5.3				0.0	0.0	$40,585	$8,325	$32,260
Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Public	6-12	820 North Avenue 54	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 550-2000	1,284	71	18.0	87.4%	53 (4.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,162 (90.5%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	59.2	843^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.0%		53.4	920^th of 2159 public high schools	57.4%	77	5.0	28.2		24.5	8.7	23.5	25.0	58.0	48.1	4.4	17.7	10.0	29.0	24.3	$22,153	$3,993	$18,160
Academia Avance Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	115 North Avenue 53	Highland Park	90042	Los Angeles County	Academia Avance Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 230-7270	207	9	22.8	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	201 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1102^nd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%		43.9	1151^st of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	49	6.9		25.0	17.4	15.4	20.0	19.4	46.4	27.6	0.0	0.0	3.2	7.4	3.5	$34,480	$5,255	$29,225
Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	63.6	727^th of 2162 public high schools	66.4%		65	650^th of 2159 public high schools	69.9%	77	22.3	35.7		28.1	38.5	44.1	39.1	51.0	43.1	20.3	32.1	21.9	33.8	26.8	$26,234	$3,605	$22,629
Glendale High	Public	9-12	1440 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-3161	2,066	91	22.6	55.0%	1,171 (56.7%)	20 (1.0%)	638 (30.9%)	205 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	36.9	1334^th of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		36.5	1328^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	6		20.7	4.4	20.0				37.2	37.2				20.1	20.1	$16,849	$966	$15,883
South Pasadena Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 Fremont Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5820	1,536	63	24.4	15.0%	374 (24.3%)	14 (0.9%)	377 (24.5%)	520 (33.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	241 (15.7%)	96.9	58^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		97.5	53^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	5		69.1		68.4				85.6	85.6				65.5	65.5	$17,084	$643	$16,441
John Muir High	Public	9-12	1905 North Lincoln Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5600	1,206	55	21.9	76.2%	104 (8.6%)	243 (20.1%)	771 (63.9%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	36.5	1343^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%		34.7	1378^th of 2159 public high schools	36.2%	35		17.4		17.2				42.8	42.8				17.9	17.9	$25,498	$4,158	$21,340
Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	220 North Kenwood	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 247-4805	72	11	6.5	55.6%	28 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (52.8%)	6 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1961^st of 2162 public high schools	9.3%		11.1	1999^th of 2159 public high schools	7.4%	38		7.1		11.1				15.0	15.0				0.0	0.0	$37,249	$3,341	$33,908

Frequently Asked Questions about PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High

Is PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High a good school?

PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High ranks 1197^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High.

What is the racial makeup of PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High?

Students at PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

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