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Nia Educational Charter School

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119 West Palm St.
Altadena, CA 91001
(626) 798-7900
niacharterschool.com

Charter | Grades 6-12 | Pasadena Unified School District

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About Nia Educational Charter School

Nia Educational Charter School is located in Altadena, CA and is one of 22 schools in Pasadena Unified School District. 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 2007. 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.

Nia Educational Charter School had an API of 556 in 2007. 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 has 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 20 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Nia Educational Charter School's students and teachers.

Student Diversity

Students by Ethnicity
African American, Not Hispanic 86 %
Hispanic Or Latino 13 %
White, Not Hispanic < 1 %

Students by Gender
Female 52%
Male 48%

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its a good school

Dec 13, 2008

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