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PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

996^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) is a small public high school serving about 195 students in grades 9-12 in Los Angeles, operating as its own district and sharing a campus with other schools.

The school has a consistent record of helping students graduate, with a 90.7% graduation rate that outperforms the state average and many nearby schools like Harold McAlister High (Opportunity); it also excels in supporting special education students, ranking in the state's top 10% for that subgroup. However, families should be aware of significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 47.3% that is more than double the state average and proficiency rates in core subjects like English, Math, and Science that are generally below state averages, with science proficiency being a particular area for improvement.

Compared to other local options, ECALS offers more stable year-to-year performance than some volatile schools and is particularly effective for its core student population, but its academic results are lower than higher-performing neighbors like Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High. The school's "Early College" focus aims to provide college-level coursework, and its strong graduation success despite high absenteeism suggests effective systems to keep students on track to earn their diploma.

195

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,917

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 San Fernando Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-1267

(323) 276-5525

District: PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2019 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

996^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

667^th of 1,543PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) 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	51.8	996 of 2162	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	981 of 2159	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	1019 of 2170	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	895 of 2123	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	717 of 1290	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	894 of 2133	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	33.3	360 of 555	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	522 of 1117	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	832 of 1906	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	1105 of 1915	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	891 of 1915	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	668 of 1858	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	690 of 1054	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	809 of 1833	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	715 of 1900	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	772 of 1902	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	693 of 1917	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	584 of 1861	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	592 of 1814	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	743 of 2013	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	742 of 2026	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	683 of 2030	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	656 of 1943	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	583 of 1126	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	638 of 1937	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1072 of 1942	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	767 of 1948	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1009 of 1963	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1019 of 1916	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	595 of 1122	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	846 of 1880	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	231 of 1252	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	104 of 1216	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	39.7	610 of 1197	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2021)35th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science17%-15 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 Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5525	195	13	15.4	93.8%	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	996^th of 2162 public high schools	53.9%		51	981^st of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	15			17.4	17.4				40.0	40.0				34.6	34.6	$24,917	$2,424	$22,493
Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet	Public	6-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5402	517	32	16.1	95.4%	14 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	475 (91.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62.4	754^th of 2162 public high schools	65.1%		56.5	851^st of 2159 public high schools	60.6%	97	9.2	31.8		22.0	41.2	39.7	46.2	58.8	47.6	32.7	32.4	21.5	29.4	28.9	$27,964	$6,368	$21,596
Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 North San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5545	174	14	12.0	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	162 (93.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	48.7	1064^th of 2162 public high schools	50.8%		50.1	995^th of 2159 public high schools	53.9%	69		34.3		34.2				34.3	34.3				25.7	25.7	$22,641	$1,991	$20,650
Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High	Public, Charter	9-12	2930 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 739-0560	296	19	15.8	87.2%	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	265 (89.5%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	93.4	134^th of 2162 public high schools	93.8%		79.3	422^nd of 2159 public high schools	80.5%	288		56.4		53.6				84.8	84.8				53.2	53.2	$21,579	$2,649	$18,930
Los Angeles Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	234 East Avenue 33	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-7719	322	21	15.5	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (94.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	78.5	441^st of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		34.7	1377^th of 2159 public high schools	36.2%	936	16.1			16.1	39.2	39.7	48.2	62.9	45.9	41.2	28.6	33.9	42.9	35.6	$24,449	$4,531	$19,918
John Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	3939 Tracy St.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 671-1400	1,842	95	19.3	71.2%	345 (18.7%)	35 (1.9%)	1,122 (60.9%)	251 (13.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (4.4%)	76.4	473^rd of 2162 public high schools	78.1%		82.9	359^th of 2159 public high schools	83.4%	114		39.8		39.2				62.9	62.9				42.1	42.1	$20,313	$3,222	$17,091
Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	211 South Avenue 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3206	239	17	13.7	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	228 (95.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	75.6	484^th of 2162 public high schools	77.6%		64.5	663^rd of 2159 public high schools	69.3%	179		42.9		38.6				73.6	73.6				30.2	30.2	$24,894	$4,183	$20,711
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)

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PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS).

Is PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) a good school?

PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) ranks 996^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)?

Students at PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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