Is Feather River Charter a good school?

Feather River Charter ranks 3237 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Feather River Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,562 students attended Feather River Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Feather River Charter?

Students at Feather River Charter are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Feather River Charter

Summary:

Feather River Charter is an alternative public charter virtual school serving grades K-12 in Meridian, California, with 2,365 students and part of the Feather River Charter District. This unique school stands out for its strong academic performance, with a high four-year graduation rate of 89.8% and a low dropout rate of 5.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly outperforming nearby alternative schools like Colusa Alternative Home and Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter.

Feather River Charter's students consistently outperform the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 61.54% of 11th-grade students at Feather River Charter were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%. Additionally, the school has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 1.6% in 2022-2023, much lower than the nearby virtual and alternative schools like Yuba City Independence Academy and Pathways Charter Academy.

Despite serving a student population with a significant percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 38.38% to 43.3% over the past three school years, Feather River Charter has been able to maintain consistent academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby alternative and charter schools, its strong graduation rates, low dropout rates, and above-average test scores indicate that it is providing a high-quality educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

4305 South Meridian Rd.
Meridian, CA 95957-9647

(626) 932-1802

District: Feather River Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3237^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 29.3

Number of students: 2,562

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Feather River Charter ranks worse than 55.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Feather River Charter ranks better than 57.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.85. (See more...)

Compare Details Feather River Charter ranks better than 64.6% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.59. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Feather River Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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.

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SchoolDigger ranks Feather River Charter 3237^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Feather River Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Feather River Charter 1174^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Feather River Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Feather River Charter 822^nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Feather River Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Feather River Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	26.36	4240^th	5789	26.8%
2022	47.19	2687^th	5883	54.3%
2023	39.14	3198^th	5874	45.6%
2024	38.89	3237^th	5862	44.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	5.26	430^th	445	3.4%
2022	20.75	504^th	610	17.4%
2023	12.99	605^th	669	9.6%
2024	13.83	605^th	669	9.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	32.19	2436^th	3311	26.4%
2023	52.68	1068^th	3250	67.1%
2024	47.40	1327^th	3160	58.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.77	595^th	2420	75.4%
2024	65.37	594^th	2634	77.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	33.50	3597^th	5173	30.5%
2022	46.66	2491^st	5264	52.7%
2023	45.51	2669^th	5374	50.3%
2024	43.54	2852^nd	5511	48.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	24.97	4228^th	5492	23.0%
2022	48.79	2480^th	5635	56.0%
2023	36.14	3287^th	5617	41.5%
2024	34.76	3426^th	5605	38.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.18	764^th	2585	70.4%
2022	80.23	304^th	2227	86.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	28.46	3900^th	5510	29.2%
2022	44.70	2728^th	5663	51.8%
2023	42.35	2901^st	5650	48.7%
2024	42.84	2888^th	5636	48.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.34	4010^th	4963	19.2%
2022	65.38	1365^th	5084	73.2%
2023	47.77	2374^th	5098	53.4%
2024	39.89	2965^th	5102	41.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	9.70	2637^th	2834	7.0%
2022	19.47	2281^st	2726	16.3%
2023	14.84	2348^th	2662	11.8%
2024	16.77	2285^th	2647	13.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	37.46	1536^th	2715	43.4%
2022	51.57	1130^th	2740	58.8%
2023	51.38	1125^th	2802	59.9%
2024	49.85	1174^th	2777	57.7%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	20.10	455^th	554	17.9%
2022	16.67	547^th	665	17.7%
2023	22.55	527^th	678	22.3%
2024	16.63	595^th	699	14.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	40.16	758^th	1540	50.8%
2024	66.44	193^rd	1477	86.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.06	299^th	1538	80.6%
2024	54.32	487^th	1550	68.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	34.50	1509^th	2369	36.3%
2022	63.41	658^th	2458	73.2%
2023	54.88	883^rd	2549	65.4%
2024	57.10	820^th	2575	68.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	35.12	1440^th	2380	39.5%
2022	44.64	1201^st	2509	52.1%
2023	47.14	1122^nd	2547	55.9%
2024	46.89	1150^th	2546	54.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	48.10	581^st	1491	61.0%
2022	66.84	312^th	1531	79.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	38.53	1355^th	2407	43.7%
2022	56.43	897^th	2527	64.5%
2023	53.44	972^nd	2558	62.0%
2024	50.81	1046^th	2547	58.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	31.42	1491^st	2213	32.6%
2022	55.17	846^th	2359	64.1%
2023	70.22	500^th	2391	79.1%
2024	74.64	424^th	2383	82.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	19.06	1320^th	1602	17.6%
2022	27.34	1143^rd	1555	26.5%
2023	28.70	1099^th	1552	29.2%
2024	26.70	1124^th	1535	26.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	59.85	743^rd	2133	65.2%
2022	80.03	376^th	2123	82.3%
2023	51.83	828^th	2348	64.7%
2024	51.59	822^nd	2323	64.6%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.84	477^th	786	39.3%
2024	22.72	580^th	804	27.9%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.64	189^th	1323	85.7%
2024	51.27	233^rd	1350	82.7%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.92	267^th	1547	82.7%
2024	65.80	256^th	1534	83.3%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	62.17	620^th	1937	68.0%
2022	90.56	140^th	1943	92.8%
2023	55.30	735^th	2247	67.3%
2024	52.70	789^th	2235	64.7%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.68	213^th	417	48.9%
2024	75.24	76^th	451	83.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	63.18	581^st	1833	68.3%
2022	71.46	439^th	1858	76.4%
2023	46.48	914^th	2118	56.8%
2024	49.05	845^th	2098	59.7%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.42	122^nd	233	47.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	48.03	909^th	1880	51.6%
2022	82.33	285^th	1916	85.1%
2023	54.66	711^th	2207	67.8%
2024	51.86	757^th	2172	65.1%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	6.80	686^th	731	6.2%
2024	9.56	640^th	712	10.1%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.86	234^th	720	67.5%
2024	51.02	283^rd	721	60.7%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.82	732^nd	1814	59.6%
2023	59.16	615^th	2142	71.3%
2024	56.12	685^th	2125	67.8%

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Rank History for high school White students at Feather River Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	36.96	797^th	1222	34.8%
2022	57.50	498^th	1204	58.6%
2023	30.75	910^th	1434	36.5%
2024	31.44	877^th	1406	37.6%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Feather River Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2019	1784	75	70	379	21	9	276	0	2614
2020	757	29	36	169	5	5	92	0	1093
2021	716	27	31	151	4	2	92	0	1023
2022	1259	40	56	230	4	8	199	2	1798
2023	1657	46	76	316	2	10	252	6	2365
2024	1771	49	74	373	1	13	274	7	2562

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 Feather River Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	2614	59.8	43.6	40
2020	1093	n/a	n/a	37.1
2021	1023	40.3	25.3	43.3
2022	1798	61.2	29.3	38.4
2023	2365	79.2	29.8	41.3
2024	2562	87.2	29.3	38.1

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 Feather River Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	2614	59.8	43.6	40
2020	1093	n/a	n/a	37.1
2021	1023	40.3	25.3	43.3
2022	1798	61.2	29.3	38.4
2023	2365	79.2	29.8	41.3
2024	2562	87.2	29.3	38.1

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.

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