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Birmingham Community Charter High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Charter

17000 Haynes St., Lake Balboa, CA 91406 · (818) 758-5200

Los Angeles’ School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Directions
Students
3,162
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Birmingham Community Charter High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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17000 Haynes St., Lake Balboa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9882
Grade 10824
Grade 11743
Grade 12713
Enrollment over time
3,159’20
3,093’21
3,058’22
3,090’23
3,162’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 5%Black 4%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Birmingham Community Charter High from Los Angeles families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Los Angeles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.