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Preschool | Grades 6-8 | Freshwater Elementary

Freshwater Charter Middle School is located in Eureka, CA and is in Freshwater Elementary School District. It is a charter school that serves 53 students in grades 6-8.

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.

Freshwater Charter Middle School made AYP in 2012. 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 Freshwater Charter Middle 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.

Freshwater Charter Middle School had an API growth score of 814 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Freshwater Charter Middle School's 2012 base score was 852, however the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.

In 2010, Freshwater Charter Middle School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Freshwater Charter Middle School's students and teachers. more

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75 Greenwood Heights Dr, Eureka, CA 95503

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Students

Enrollment (2011)

Total: 53

49% 51%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Freshwater Charter Middle School had 25% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. California had 53% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

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83%

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American Indian/Alaskan Native

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Freshwater Elementary District Spending

$8,469Per Pupil

The Freshwater Elementary spends $8,469 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 72% on instruction, 25% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Freshwater Elementary District

20:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Freshwater Charter Middle School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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85%

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54%

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48%

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48%

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43%

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English Language Arts

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76%

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76%

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48%

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64%

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47%

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English Language Arts

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English Language Arts

General Mathematics

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General Mathematics

English Language Arts

Math

English Language Arts

General Mathematics

Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

Social Science Grade 8

General Mathematics

English Language Arts

Math

English Language Arts

General Mathematics

Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

Social Science Grade 8

General Mathematics

English Language Arts

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English Language Arts

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Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

Social Science Grade 8

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TestRating8 out of 10

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