PUC Excel Charter Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Los Angeles, California

PUC Excel Charter Academy in Los Angeles, California enrolled 257 students in 2024-25 with 15.6 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26-30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

277 students in 2022-23, 285 students in 2023-24, 257 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 15.6.

Students enrolled at PUC Excel Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232772023-242852024-25257
Students enrolled at PUC Excel Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232772023-242852024-25257
Students enrolled at PUC Excel Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232772023-242852024-25257
Students enrolled at PUC Excel Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232772023-242852024-25257
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327717.116.2
2023-2428517.116.7
2024-2525715.616.5

16.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.5; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PUC Excel Charter Academy enrolled 308 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent39.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.6% of students were Hispanic, 1.6% Black, 1.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic94.6%
  2. Black1.6%
  3. White1.2%
  4. Asian1.2%
  5. Two or more races0.8%
  6. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at PUC Excel Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2226‑30%26‑30%45%
Math, 2022-2314%9‑12% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Los Angeles

80 public middle schools in Los Angeles report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Paul Revere Charter Middle1,71523.730.5%
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet1,54719.271.1%
John Burroughs Middle1,30220.874.0%
Palms Middle1,08119.667.8%
Griffith Middle1,07020.586.9%
Virgil Middle97516.693.6%
Mark Twain Middle97419.154.9%
Hollenbeck Middle92717.792.6%

All public schools in Los Angeles →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about PUC Excel Charter Academy

  1. Florence Nightingale MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 773 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Hollenbeck MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 927 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare PUC Excel Charter Academy with Florence Nightingale MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much PUC Excel Charter Academy District spends per student$23,126 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,126
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaPUC Excel Charter Academy is the number 1,224 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,224 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about PUC Excel Charter Academy

  1. How many students attend PUC Excel Charter Academy?
    257 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 277 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Los Angeles, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PUC Excel Charter Academy?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is PUC Excel Charter Academy a Title I school?
    PUC Excel Charter Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at PUC Excel Charter Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at PUC Excel Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is PUC Excel Charter Academy in?
    PUC Excel Charter Academy District, NCES district ID 0602102. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060210211657 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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