Puc Comm Charter Mid and Puc Comm Charter Early College High, Lake View Terrace CA

Original Research by School Decision on Puc Comm Charter Mid and Puc Comm Charter Early College High

PUC Comm Charter Mid and PUC Comm Charter Early College High is a charter school serving grades six through twelve in Lake View Terrace, a semi-rural residential neighborhood in the northeast San Fernando Valley. The school sits in a community marked by a mix of single-family homes on larger lots, apartment buildings, and a strong equestrian presence near the Angeles National Forest. The immediate context is quiet and car-dependent, with civic life anchored at the Hansen Dam Recreation Area rather than a walkable downtown, and retail and dining options are sparse and casual.

The school's enrollment is small, around mid-hundreds for the grade band. The student population is almost entirely Hispanic, with the vast majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting a neighborhood with modest household incomes. State assessment data for the school year just ended shows uneven performance across subjects. In English language arts, student proficiency sits in the upper-middle range, with sixth graders outperforming those in grades seven and eight. Mathematics proficiency is significantly lower, with all three tested grades clustering around the lower to mid-range. Science proficiency at grade eight falls further behind. Relative to other districts in Los Angeles County, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, a positioning that reflects its English strength partially offsetting math and science challenges. The school has not yet reported a graduation rate or chronic absenteeism data.

The early college pathway in the school's name signals a program aimed at dual credit and post-secondary access, though specific course offerings and dual-credit partnerships are not detailed in available data. The charter structure gives the school independence in curriculum design and operations, authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District but governed separately. English language learner and special education enrollment data were not available.

A parent or resident evaluating this school should understand that it draws from a neighborhood of working families, serves a cohesive but economically stretched student body, and shows real strength in reading and writing but material gaps in quantitative and scientific reasoning. The math-science gap is worth exploring directly with the school to understand whether it reflects pedagogy, curriculum placement, course rigor, test preparation, or other factors. The absence of graduation or attendance data means a prospective family cannot yet assess whether the pathway through high school delivers on its college-readiness mission. The small scale and charter autonomy may appeal to families wanting closer community, but they also mean the school operates with less district infrastructure and fewer established programs than a larger traditional high school would offer.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 106 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 655%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 844%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 671%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 766%

School 66% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 837%

School 37% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income89%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income65%Higher-income73%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income68%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income72%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income45%Higher-income36%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income58%17 pp gap