Summary:
Denair Charter Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Denair, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the Denair Unified School District, which is ranked 1363 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Denair Charter Academy faces significant challenges in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic performance, which are generally lower than state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 64.6% and 80.0% over the past five years, which are lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates, ranging from 14.1% to 30.4%, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 33.2%, both of which are much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Denair Charter Academy's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST), is generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.
Interestingly, Denair Charter Academy's performance metrics are generally comparable to other nearby alternative schools, such as Stanislaus County West Campus and Ceres Special Education, which also have low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and low academic performance. In contrast, some nearby virtual/online schools, such as Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley and Valley Oak Online Learning Academy, have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic performance compared to Denair Charter Academy. Additionally, Keyes to Learning Charter, a public charter school located closer to Denair Charter Academy, has significantly higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic performance across most grade levels and subject areas.
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Detail:
Public, Charter, Alternative K-12
District:
Denair Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2749th of 2,777 California Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,098
Student/teacher ratio: 13.5
Number of students: 167
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
50.3%
White:
40.7%
American Indian:
5.4%
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Two or more races:
1.8%
African American:
1.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.3%
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