- 1720 M St.
- Arcata, CA 95521
- (707) 825-2428
Charter | Grades 9-12 | Northern Humboldt Union High School District
About Six Rivers Charter High School
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Six Rivers Charter High School is located in Arcata, CA and is one of 6 high schools in Northern Humboldt Union High School District. It is a charter school that serves 82 students in grades 9-12.
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.
Six Rivers Charter High School made 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 Six Rivers Charter High 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.
Six Rivers Charter High School had an API growth score of 778 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Six Rivers Charter High School's 2009 base score was 762 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Six Rivers Charter High School had 10 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Six Rivers Charter High School's students and teachers.
Six Rivers Charter High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
61 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
27 %
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Multiple or No Response
5 %
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Hispanic
4 %
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Black
2 %
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Asian
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 59%
- Male 41%
Six Rivers Charter High School Reviews
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Parent
Andrew
SRCH has BIG problems. This is a program that has failed and should be disbanded before more students suffer.
May 15, 2009
Reviewed
Hank Aguirre
Instead of helping them improve, students with poor grades are kicked out of this public school. Kids with learning disabilities are ignored or left behind.
Aug 22, 2008
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