Summary:
Excelsior Charter is a public charter high school located in Victorville, California, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 2,180 students. The school is part of the Excelsior Charter District, which is ranked 1120 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Excelsior Charter has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 818 out of 2,133 California high schools in 2018-2019 to 1,426 out of 2,323 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 to 2 stars out of 5 in the current and previous school years. Excelsior Charter's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively well for African American students but struggling with other subgroups, such as female students, white students, and multi-racial students. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with disabilities is also concerning, with rankings in the bottom half of California high schools.
Academically, Excelsior Charter's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST), is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 32.32% to 45.17%, compared to the state average of 45.95% to 55.73%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 10.69% to 18.51%, compared to the state average of 27.9% to 35.54%. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by CAST, were also well below the state average, ranging from 13.54% to 19.06% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 28.95% to 32.08%. However, Excelsior Charter's performance is generally better than the nearby Goodwill High and Goodwill Independent Study schools, which have significantly lower academic achievement and higher dropout rates.
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Detail:
Student/teacher ratio: 25.8
Number of students: 2,180
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
57.4%
White:
25.6%
African American:
9.6%
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Two or more races:
4.8%
Asian:
1.4%
Not Specified:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.1%
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