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Montague Charter Academy

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Montague Charter Academy ranks 2803 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montague Charter Academy is a public elementary charter school serving 852 students in grades K-5 in the Pacoima area, and it has shown significant improvement, earning a 3-star state rating for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school has notable strengths in mathematics, where it outperforms the state average, and it is particularly effective in supporting students with special education needs, ranking in the 74th percentile statewide for that group. While English Language Arts proficiency is below the state average, the school performs better than several nearby schools like Valor Academy Elementary and Pacoima Charter Elementary. The school operates efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools while achieving competitive results, though it faces a challenge with science proficiency and has a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the neighborhood, Montague sits in the middle of the performance spectrum. It outperforms struggling schools like Haddon Avenue Elementary but trails higher-performing ones like Vena Avenue Elementary. The school's positive trajectory and effective support for key student groups suggest it is on a good path, with opportunities to grow by focusing on science instruction and improving student attendance.

852

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,400

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13000 Montague St.
Pacoima, CA 91331-4146

(818) 899-0215

District: Montague Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

1.6%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2019 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

California avg41%

2,803^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 48% (2019) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

713^th of 1,543Montague 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	46.4	2803 of 5857	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	3416 of 5869	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3381 of 5859	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3481 of 5883	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2987 of 5789	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	1286 of 2227	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1013 of 2585	60.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	1714 of 3162	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	638 of 3245	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	40.4	1777 of 3311	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1185 of 3275	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2788 of 5597	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	3303 of 5612	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3465 of 5609	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3593 of 5635	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2664 of 5492	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	1566 of 5107	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	2229 of 5107	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2082 of 5087	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	2207 of 5084	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	1769 of 4963	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1963 of 5460	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2710 of 5517	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	2589 of 5363	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	2370 of 5264	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1727 of 5173	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2650 of 5628	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	3308 of 5643	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	3046 of 5638	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3149 of 5663	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3019 of 5510	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	728 of 2847	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	1128 of 2635	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	787 of 2420	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Montague Charter Academy

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montague Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13000 Montague St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Montague Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0215	852	44	19.5	84.6%	14 (1.6%)	9 (1.1%)	816 (95.8%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.4	2803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		36.3	3416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	613	20.0	20.0	34.6	47.0	47.6		42.6	48.7	45.8	34.5		43.0						$23,400	$2,763	$20,637
Vena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9377 Vena Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9551	464	22	21.5	79.3%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (89.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	71.9	1519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		81.4	1095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	424	38.0	38.0	51.3	65.6	59.7		58.5	55.1	65.1	46.2		54.8	96.6					$22,591	$4,185	$18,406
Haddon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10115 Haddon Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0244	590	31	19.0	90.7%	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (96.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	25.1	4384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.7	4135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	249	21.1	21.1	31.5	27.9	30.5		30.1	36.9	25.3	14.7		26.3	96.7			98.0		$27,502	$5,347	$22,155
Sharp Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13800 Pierce St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9573	417	20	20.8	97.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	27.2	4200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.4	4730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	530	12.5	12.5	51.7	32.9	34.4		39.0	29.5	25.7	9.2		21.5	98.0	98.0		98.0		$31,510	$6,323	$25,187
Canterbury Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13670 Montague St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1104	578	28	20.6	85.5%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	516 (89.3%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	57	2212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.4	2011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	201	38.7	38.7	39.8	47.6	50.5		46.2	48.8	43.5	45.2		45.8	96.8			96.8		$23,282	$4,723	$18,559
Beachy Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9757 Beachy Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0241	398	21	19.4	89.4%	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	361 (90.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	30	3962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		25	4361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	399	14.1	14.1	30.6	39.0	31.8		34.4	40.8	29.9	25.0		31.1	95.9	97.3	97.3		97.3	$27,276	$4,129	$23,147
Fernangeles Elementary	Public	K-5	12001 Art St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0380	459	23	19.9	96.7%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	432 (94.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	4667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.7	4970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	303	7.9	7.9	19.8	37.3	24.3		27.0	21.4	30.8	29.0		26.9	97.4		98.3		98.3	$27,746	$5,618	$22,128
Valor Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	8755 Woodman Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 217-2733	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	350 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.4	3319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		37.9	3312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	7			36.4	39.0			37.8	36.4	37.2			36.8	96.4		96.4			$24,509	$1,670	$22,839
Liggett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	9373 Moonbeam Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-4388	550	25	22.0	91.3%	12 (2.2%)	17 (3.1%)	468 (85.1%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	40.1	3208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		35.3	3490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	282	18.6	18.6	38.2	48.7	44.1		43.7	37.7	39.2	26.4		34.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$25,350	$5,309	$20,041
Pacoima Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	11016 Norris Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Pacoima Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0201	831	32	25.9	81.5%	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.6%)	794 (95.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	3335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		41.6	3095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	240	26.1	26.1	31.7	35.3	45.1	50.0	39.5	33.9	33.1	28.8	33.3	32.3						$23,886	$2,451	$21,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Montague Charter Academy

How many students attend Montague Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Montague Charter Academy.

What district is Montague Charter Academy in?

Montague Charter Academy District

Is Montague Charter Academy a good school?

Montague Charter Academy ranks 2803^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Montague Charter Academy?

Students at Montague Charter Academy are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

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