WISH Academy High District

The WISH Academy High District is home to a single public charter high school, WISH Academy High, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 276 students. Despite being the only school in the district, WISH Academy High stands out as a strong-performing institution, ranking 252 out of 1,568 school districts in California and earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

WISH Academy High has demonstrated consistent academic improvement, moving from 837 out of 2,123 California high schools in 2021-2022 to 469 out of 2,323 in 2023-2024, while maintaining its 4-star rating. The school's strengths lie in its high graduation rate of 96.9% and low dropout rate of 1.6% for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, WISH Academy High outperformed the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy and CAST/Science assessments, though its performance in Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics was below the state average.

With a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 to 1, WISH Academy High appears to provide a favorable learning environment for its students. However, the school serves a population with a significant socioeconomic need, as 33.33% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Overall, WISH Academy High stands out as a strong-performing school within its district, with several positive indicators, though the lower performance in Mathematics assessments compared to the state average is an area that could benefit from further attention and improvement efforts.