- 4800 Manzanita Ave., Ste. 7
- Carmichael, CA 95608
- (916) 971-7037
Charter | Grades K-12 | San Juan Unified
About Visions In Education
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Visions In Education is located in Carmichael, CA and is one of 77 schools in San Juan Unified. It is a charter school that serves 3001 students in grades K-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.
Visions In Education 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 Visions In Education'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.
Visions In Education had an API growth score of 696 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Visions In Education's 2009 base score was 662 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Visions In Education had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Visions In Education's students and teachers.
Visions In Education Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
74 %
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Hispanic
14 %
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Black
6 %
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Asian
2 %
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Filipino
2 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 57%
- Male 43%
Visions In Education Reviews
Reviewed
by a
Parent
Peggi
I have used Visions for all three of my children and I have found it to be an excellent program.
Oct 15, 2009
Reviewed
by a
Parent
Ed Torres
My wife and I are very happy with Visions in Education. This was the second year that my daughter has been enrolled in their program and she is doing very well. My wife teaches our daughter and this last school year, my daughter was enrolled in her first college course - English Composition. She did excellent in the State Exit Exams for the eigth grade. We had enrolled her in a private school prior to Visions, however our daughter felt that she was not being challenged and found the private school unfulfilling. The assigned instructor/mentor, Mr. Bob Williams, and Vision's administration support staff have always gone out of their way to provide us with the tools we needed to help our daugther in her studies. Unlike the previous preveiw I read, my wife and I did not have any problems with the budget we were allocated for books and supplies. Our daughter is looking forward to the next school year's ninth grade class
Jul 22, 2009
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by a
Parent
Anonymous
I switched to Visions after pulling my children out of a nearby school due to disappointment in the public school system. I was warned about Visions from a past parent but it was the only option I felt was available to me at the time. Visions does a horrible job at preparing parents in regards to curriculum choices, rules, how to use their online resources, etc. Visions says you have a lot more control over your child's education, but you really don't. With the strict CA standards and certain questions they want spewed back out, it doesn't give you a lot of room to tailor and work with. I was very disappointed in how they throw a bunch of forms at you, tell you that they need to be filled in, but not tell you what type of info they want, and how specific and then when it isn't what they are looking for, they just tell you it isn't correct. While Visions gives each student a budget to work with for the year; they also funnel purchases through their suppliers at very high costs out of the student account instead of the ability to find and purchase same books at lower costs though their other suppliers. Extra curricular actives were very expensive as well. Some of the classes I looked into on their vendor list were hundreds of dollars for a few 15 minute sessions. We are talking $80 an hour these people would have been paid. If they are going to use the school system to get customers, they could at least make them reasonably priced instead of jacking up the costs, just like with the school books. Visions is very disorganized, test driven system, just like the rest of the CA school system. Do not expect a homeschooling freedom with Visions.
Mar 27, 2009
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About Carmichael, CA
- Population Median Age 39 years
- Median Household Income $47,041
- Average Household Size 2.36 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 26%
- % Owning / % Renting 57% / 43%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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