- 1441 Montiel Rd., Ste. 143
- Escondido, CA 92026
- (760) 743-7880
Charter | Grades K-12 | Dehesa Elementary
About Dehesa Charter School
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Dehesa Charter School is located in Escondido, CA and is one of 2 schools in Dehesa Elementary. It is a charter school that serves 676 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.
Dehesa 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 Dehesa 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.
Dehesa Charter School had an API growth score of 687 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Dehesa Charter School's 2009 base score was 715 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Dehesa Charter School had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Dehesa Charter School's students and teachers.
Dehesa Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
63 %
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Multiple or No Response
18 %
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Hispanic
10 %
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Asian
3 %
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Black
3 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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About Escondido, CA
- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $42,567
- Average Household Size 3.01 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 36%
- % Owning / % Renting 53% / 47%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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