America's Finest Charter

Summary:

America's Finest Charter is an alternative public charter school located in San Diego, California that serves grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 444 students. The school is part of the America's Finest Charter District.

While America's Finest Charter has a relatively small student-teacher ratio, the school appears to be struggling in several key areas. Its four-year graduation rate of 85.2% is significantly lower than nearby The O'Farrell Charter (96.4%) and Mueller Charter (97.7%), and its dropout rate of 11.1% is higher than those schools. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 36.0%, which is much higher than The Learning Choice Academy - East County (0.9%) and Home & Hosp/Transition Support (0.0%).

Academically, America's Finest Charter consistently underperforms the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.27% of 11th graders at the school were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 55.73%, and only 4.55% were proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 27.9%. These low test scores, combined with the school's high poverty rates (ranging from 94.39% to 98.47% over the past three years), suggest that America's Finest Charter may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its predominantly low-income student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 730 45th St.
       San Diego, CA  92102-3619


(619) 694-4809

District: America's Finest Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
5648th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.5%
African American:
13.7%
Asian:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98% Help


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Compare Details America's Finest Charter ranks worse than 96.3% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.64. (See more...)
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Compare Details America's Finest Charter ranks worse than 79.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.85. (See more...)
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Compare Details America's Finest Charter ranks worse than 75.7% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.95. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at America's Finest Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

America's Finest Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks America's Finest Charter 5648th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See America's Finest Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks America's Finest Charter 2219th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See America's Finest Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks America's Finest Charter 1758th of 2323 California public high schools. (See America's Finest Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for America's Finest Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.84 3200th 5789 44.7%
2021 25.19 1050th 1417 25.9%
2022 41.38 2993rd 5883 49.1%
2023 15.24 5302nd 5874 9.7%
2024 10.64 5648th 5862 3.7%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.25 607th 3275 81.5%
2021 54.28 163rd 602 72.9%
2022 81.34 280th 3311 91.5%
2023 33.76 2260th 3250 30.5%
2024 39.58 1851st 3160 41.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.96 2268th 5173 56.2%
2021 39.79 652nd 1110 41.3%
2022 56.73 1880th 5264 64.3%
2023 19.44 4749th 5374 11.6%
2024 14.26 5188th 5511 5.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.73 2880th 5492 47.6%
2021 22.76 977th 1267 22.9%
2022 39.08 3053rd 5635 45.8%
2023 15.93 5061st 5617 9.9%
2024 12.13 5346th 5605 4.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.30 3160th 5510 42.6%
2021 29.94 839th 1272 34.0%
2022 44.72 2724th 5663 51.9%
2023 15.86 5089th 5650 9.9%
2024 11.77 5381st 5636 4.5%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.29 160th 747 78.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.11 2147th 4963 56.7%
2022 51.48 2101st 5084 58.7%
2023 17.21 4674th 5098 8.3%
2024 13.30 4860th 5102 4.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for America's Finest Charter

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Rank History for all middle school students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.09 865th 2715 68.1%
2021 30.92 606th 894 32.2%
2022 50.36 1166th 2740 57.4%
2023 35.09 1626th 2802 42.0%
2024 20.85 2219th 2777 20.1%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.70 135th 1442 90.6%
2021 46.04 136th 363 62.5%
2022 77.35 130th 1540 91.6%
2023 25.52 1467th 1529 4.1%
2024 53.37 380th 1477 74.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.79 384th 2369 83.8%
2021 51.69 282nd 721 60.9%
2022 66.11 599th 2458 75.6%
2023 46.65 1137th 2549 55.4%
2024 27.32 1883rd 2575 26.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.46 697th 2380 70.7%
2021 31.74 495th 738 32.9%
2022 54.59 956th 2509 61.9%
2023 36.35 1445th 2547 43.3%
2024 15.50 2274th 2546 10.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.74 904th 2407 62.4%
2021 33.70 479th 763 37.2%
2022 46.04 1164th 2527 53.9%
2023 34.32 1528th 2558 40.3%
2024 26.42 1812th 2547 28.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.60 656th 2213 70.4%
2022 55.77 833rd 2359 64.7%
2023 36.14 1408th 2391 41.1%
2024 26.78 1770th 2383 25.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for America's Finest Charter

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Rank History for all high school students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.80 1779th 2133 16.6%
2021 30.15 897th 1290 30.5%
2022 30.73 1408th 2123 33.7%
2023 23.19 1618th 2348 31.1%
2024 16.95 1758th 2323 24.3%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.91 390th 1044 62.6%
2023 36.10 580th 1323 56.2%
2024 42.53 399th 1350 70.4%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.43 539th 1547 65.2%
2024 54.61 417th 1534 72.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.22 1540th 1937 20.5%
2021 34.83 769th 1126 31.7%
2022 34.93 1250th 1943 35.7%
2023 29.11 1436th 2247 36.1%
2024 21.15 1630th 2235 27.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 32.56 1214th 1858 34.7%
2023 22.99 1522nd 2118 28.1%
2024 14.56 1727th 2098 17.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.52 1343rd 1916 29.9%
2023 21.70 1567th 2207 29.0%
2024 16.02 1689th 2172 22.2%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.60 513th 731 29.8%
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Rank History for high school African American students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.98 357th 720 50.4%
2024 30.96 493rd 721 31.6%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.37 1235th 1861 33.6%
2023 23.10 1538th 2142 28.2%
2024 19.12 1606th 2125 24.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at America's Finest Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.37 916th 1434 36.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

America's Finest Charter Test Scores
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Enrollment information for America's Finest Charter

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 17 91 17 313 0 6 2 0 446
2020 21 109 12 317 0 7 1 0 467
2021 18 84 15 330 2 8 0 0 457
2022 21 84 23 345 1 5 2 0 481
2023 22 64 26 327 0 3 2 0 444
2024 16 62 22 342 0 6 5 0 453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at America's Finest Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 446 25.0 17.8 96
2020 467 n/a n/a 97.6
2021 457 27.5 16.6 98.5
2022 481 28.0 17.1 94.4
2023 444 29.0 15.2 95
2024 453 28.1 16.0 98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio America's Finest Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 446 25.0 17.8 96
2020 467 n/a n/a 97.6
2021 457 27.5 16.6 98.5
2022 481 28.0 17.1 94.4
2023 444 29.0 15.2 95
2024 453 28.1 16.0 98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on America's Finest Charter

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3200th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5302nd of 5874 Elementary schools
 35%
Ranks 865th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1626th of 2802 Middle schools
 26.2%
Ranks 1779th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1618th of 2348 High schools
 14.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)42.214.6
 27.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)57.814.6
 43.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)28.931
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)37.831
 6.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)34.213.6
 20.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)31.78.9
 22.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (America's Finest Charter)29.34.6
 24.7%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)43.621.4
 22.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)30.816.7
 14.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)56.131.4
 24.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)65.938.9
 27%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)37.535.4
 2.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)43.817
 26.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (America's Finest Charter)43.828.6
 15.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (America's Finest Charter)7.736.4
 28.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (America's Finest Charter)7.70
 7.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students446444
 0.4%
African American9164
 29.7%
American Indian00
Asian1726
 52.9%
Hispanic313327
 4.5%
Pacific Islander63
 50%
White1722
 29.4%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96%95%
 0.9%


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America's Finest Charter ranks in the bottom 3.7% of California alternative schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 453 students attended America's Finest Charter.

Students at America's Finest Charter are 75% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Asian, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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