- 119 West Palm St.
- Altadena, CA 91001
- (626) 798-7900
Charter | Grades 6-12 | Pasadena Unified
About Nia Educational Charter School
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Nia Educational Charter School is located in Altadena, CA and is one of 33 schools in Pasadena Unified. It is a charter school that serves 134 students in grades 6-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Nia Educational Charter School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Nia Educational Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Nia Educational Charter School had an API growth score of 573 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Nia Educational Charter School's 2009 base score was 586 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Nia Educational Charter School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Nia Educational Charter School's students and teachers.
Nia Educational Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2007)
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Black
86 %
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Hispanic
13 %
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White
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2007)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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About Altadena, CA
- Population Median Age 36 years
- Median Household Income $60,549
- Average Household Size 2.82 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 36%
- % Owning / % Renting 74% / 26%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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