Elementary · California

Puente Charter

CharterFree meals for all

Puente Charter, a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California: grades k–5, 300 students, 21.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Puente Charter District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 300
Teachers (FTE): 14.0
Students per teacher: 21.4
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 73% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

39%proficient

−13.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

137 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

31%proficient

−17.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

137 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Puente Charter District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Puente Charter District.

Location

Address: 501 South Boyle Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323)780-2961
City or town: Los Angeles
County: Los Angeles County

Website Quality of life in Los Angeles Schools in Los Angeles

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Second Street ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	226	17.4	39%	39%	0.3 mi
Extera PublicCharterFree meals for all	K–8	236	19.6	28%	17%	0.4 mi
Breed Street ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	258	15.2	37%	33%	0.4 mi
Utah Street ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	360	15.9	34%	25%	0.6 mi
Soto Street ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	186	15.5	51%	46%	0.7 mi
Bridge Street ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	180	16.4	26%	26%	0.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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