📍 501 S. Boyle Ave., Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, 90033
Puente Charter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brenda Meza. It is part of the Puente Charter District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Puente Charter enrolls 297 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2% White and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 97% |
| White | 6 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 297 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Puente Charter is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Puente Charter is one of 1 schools in Puente Charter District, based in Los Angeles, California. The district serves 300 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Puente Charter is close to the district average of about 300 students per school.