About Puente Charter School
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Puente Charter School is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 554 elementary schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 106 students in grades K.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Puente Charter School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.
In 2008, Puente Charter School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Puente Charter School's students and teachers.
Puente Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
74 %
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Pacific Islander
12 %
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Black
12 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 54%
- Female 46%
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- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $36,687
- Average Household Size 2.83 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 32%
- % Owning / % Renting 39% / 61%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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