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Puente Charter

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Puente Charter ranks 3486 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Puente Charter is a K-5 elementary school serving 300 students in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating under the Puente Charter District.

The school's academic performance has been on a notable downward trend, dropping from a 4-star to a 2-star rating over four years, with test scores in English, math, and science falling below state averages in the 2024-2025 school year after outperforming them the previous year. This volatility is more extreme than at many nearby schools. However, Puente Charter has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by 46% over two years to a rate now better than the state average, a more dramatic improvement than seen at comparable schools like Utah Street Elementary or Bridge Street Elementary.

Despite recent academic declines, the school has a history of strong performance with its student population and operates with greater resource efficiency, spending significantly less per student than nearby Los Angeles Unified schools. Its science scores, while lower than before, remain competitive with or better than several local schools. Performance among charter schools in the area varies widely, with KIPP Promesa Prep performing consistently well while others struggle, suggesting that school-level practices are a key differentiator.

300

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 South Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90033-3816

(323) 780-2961

District: Puente Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

California avg41%

3,486^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 30 pts since 2022

From top 29% (2022) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

955^th of 1,543Puente Charter 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	36.0	3486 of 5857	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.4	1860 of 5869	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	2683 of 5859	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	1720 of 5883	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.2	180 of 3311	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3489 of 5597	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	1721 of 5612	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1991 of 5609	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	1538 of 5635	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	2201 of 5107	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.4	710 of 5107	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	1544 of 5087	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.7	639 of 5084	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2841 of 5460	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.5	1076 of 5517	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	1957 of 5363	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.0	673 of 5264	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3239 of 5628	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	1895 of 5643	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	3437 of 5638	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	1780 of 5663	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)95th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science24%-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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		64.4	1860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	1626	24.4		24.4	40.7	36.8	40.0				39.4	33.3	34.2	26.7				31.4
Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1942 East Second St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9401	226	13	17.3	98.2%	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.5%)	211 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	41.1	3146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		38.7	3256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	110	7.1		7.1	48.2	40.0	23.1	45.8			39.3	32.1	50.0	21.4	52.0			38.7							$52,232	$49,138	$3,094
Breed Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-4343	258	17	15.1	96.9%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	250 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.2	3397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.3	4089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	692	26.8		26.8	37.5	29.0	42.5	36.0			36.7	36.4	35.5	36.6	22.2			33.3							$67,984	$64,162	$3,822
Extera Public	Public, Charter	K-8	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Extera Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8300	236	12	19.5	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	226 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	4553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		17.7	5060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	507	8.0	7.7	7.8	36.8	29.0	16.0	40.7	40.0	15.4	28.3	42.1	19.4	24.0	11.1	14.6	5.1	17.0	84.4	84.4	93.8	87.5	84.4	93.8
Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.6	4537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		20.8	4790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	253	13.8	28.3	22.7	20.0	19.4	34.5	41.5	30.2	53.2	34.0	22.5	26.7	37.9	12.2	18.9	34.0	24.6							$69,486	$66,050	$3,436
Soto Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6513	186	12	15.4	87.1%	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	59.3	2098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		45.2	2847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	749	30.0		30.0	41.7	64.3	43.3	59.3			50.5	58.3	60.0	36.7	39.3			46.4							$83,712	$79,056	$4,656
Bridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	605 North Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0165	180	11	16.3	97.2%	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	170 (94.4%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	4107^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.7	4501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	394	31.4		31.4	14.3	17.2	40.0				25.9	13.6	24.1	34.3				25.6	78.4	91.9		86.5	86.5	89.2	$67,956	$64,230	$3,726
First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2820 East First St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0138	349	16	21.8	94.6%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.5	2528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		37.1	3359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	831	14.8		14.8	80.4	37.0	34.0	51.7			51.6	73.2	39.1	24.1	34.5			43.0	91.4	95.1		93.8	93.8	95.1	$41,574	$38,056	$3,518
Sheridan Street Elementary	Public	K-6	416 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9818	555	28	19.8	96.0%	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.4%)	524 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	30	3964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		25.4	4335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	371	15.1		15.1	40.0	32.3	40.3	33.3			36.6	37.3	24.3	23.3	22.7			27.0							$44,339	$40,254	$4,085
KIPP Promesa Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	1241 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Promesa Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6400	495	22	22.1	86.1%	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	480 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	76.6	1306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		44.3	2903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	1597				54.4	55.9					55.2	67.8	58.3					62.9	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	97.1

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Puente Charter ranks 3486^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Puente Charter District

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Students at Puente Charter are 99% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Puente Charter.

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