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PUC Inspire Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

PUC Inspire Charter Academy is a small public charter middle school serving about 210 students in grades 6-8 in Pacoima, CA, operating within its own PUC Inspire Charter Academy District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below state averages and generally lower than many nearby schools like Olive Vista Middle and PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about one-third of students missing too much school, a rate higher than most peers. The school serves a student population where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need. Despite these challenges, the school shows a relative strength in effectively supporting its Special Education students, performing better in this area than in others.

When compared to other schools in the local PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District network, PUC Inspire underperforms its sister schools. Its year-to-year performance has been volatile, and math scores notably decline as students move from 6th to 8th grade. While the school's per-student spending is mid-range compared to others such as Bert Corona Charter and San Fernando Institute of Applied Media, its academic outcomes are lower, suggesting a need to improve how effectively it uses its existing resources.

210

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12550 Van Nuys Blvd.
Pacoima, CA 91331-1354

(818) 492-1880

District: PUC Inspire Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

African American:

1.0%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

California avg41%

2,077^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1283^rd of 1,543PUC Inspire Charter Academy 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	23.5	2077 of 2761	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1905 of 2783	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2305 of 2781	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2659 of 2740	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	868 of 894	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	2060 of 2715	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.6	1008 of 1531	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	243 of 354	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	814 of 1491	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	1297 of 1478	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1479 of 1521	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1376 of 1540	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	276 of 363	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	490 of 1442	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1926 of 2533	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1585 of 2551	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2017 of 2531	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2453 of 2509	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	723 of 738	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1981 of 2380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1611 of 2395	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1408 of 2388	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1920 of 2374	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2282 of 2359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1537 of 2213	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1726 of 2542	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1529 of 2579	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1972 of 2531	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2354 of 2458	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	702 of 721	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1687 of 2369	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1920 of 2534	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1933 of 2552	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2254 of 2538	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2457 of 2527	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	750 of 763	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1740 of 2407	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	775 of 1566	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	850 of 1552	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science15%-17 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 (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 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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	$75,163	$68,750	$6,413
PUC Lakeview Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	11465 Kagel Canyon St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-0340	334	16	20.7	94.6%	8 (2.4%)	9 (2.7%)	308 (92.2%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35.3	1635^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.8%		30.9	1773^rd of 2783 public middle schools	36.3%	138	21.5	21.5	27.9	39.6	49.1	38.7	22.5	11.5	37.7	24.3
San Fernando Middle	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5400	442	28	15.5	95.7%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.7	2279^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%		19.3	2282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	3	11.0	11.0	33.0	27.9	27.5	29.2	21.2	11.0	13.0	14.6	$57,103	$52,394	$4,709
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5455	384	20	18.9	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	365 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.7	2159^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		26	1994^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.4%	165	13.6	13.6	19.0	41.7	35.5	32.2	12.8	16.5	14.4	14.6	$31,331	$29,982	$1,349
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1218 North Fourth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 256-1951	351	16	21.9	90.0%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	1648^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.3%		31.9	1734^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.7%	86	18.0	18.0	40.3	46.6	37.6	41.5	25.2	28.0	17.1	23.5
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	$39,094	$36,218	$2,876
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
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
Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4300	933	46	20.2	89.1%	41 (4.4%)	10 (1.1%)	823 (88.2%)	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		36.7	1576^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	55	19.9	19.9	35.7	35.1	44.0	38.6	27.5	26.2	26.4	26.7	$37,729	$35,230	$2,499

Frequently Asked Questions about PUC Inspire Charter Academy

How many students attend PUC Inspire Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended PUC Inspire Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of PUC Inspire Charter Academy?

Students at PUC Inspire Charter Academy are 98% Hispanic.

What district is PUC Inspire Charter Academy in?

PUC Inspire Charter Academy District

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PUC Inspire Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 24.8% of California middle schools.

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