Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Puc Community Charter Early Coll High School
Public · Lake View Terrace · Los Angeles County · 786 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
25
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 62% of California high schools
+8.3 pp above peer median (17)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 16
2025 · 25
-10%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.6 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~776
5-yr projected enrollment (10 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Puc Community Charter Early Coll High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 25 vs. a peer median of 17.
- ▸Puc Community Charter Early Coll High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 47 in 2022 to 25 in 2025 — a 22-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Puc Community Charter Early Coll High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.902) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 23% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 10% (101→91 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~776 by 2029 — about 10 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puc Triumph Charter Academy High School | Public | 17 | -19% |
| Northridge Academy High School | Public | 10 | -26% |
| Arleta High School | Public | 12 | -25% |
| Valley Academy Arts & Sciences | Public | 13 | -43% |
| Sotomayor Arts And Sciences Magnet | Public | — | +52% |
| Magnolia Science Academy | Public | 17 | +6% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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