- 1616 South Fruit St.
- Fresno, CA 93706
- (559) 457-2530
Charter | Grades K-6 | Fresno County Office of Education
About Edison-bethune Charter Academy
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Edison-bethune Charter Academy is located in Fresno, CA and is one of 4 elementary schools in Fresno County Office Of Education. It is a charter school that serves 518 students in grades K-6.
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.
Edison-bethune Charter Academy 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 Edison-bethune Charter Academy'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.
Edison-bethune Charter Academy had an API growth score of 709 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Edison-bethune Charter Academy's 2009 base score was 686 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Edison-bethune Charter Academy had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Edison-bethune Charter Academy's students and teachers.
Edison-bethune Charter Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
63 %
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Black
31 %
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Asian
4 %
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White
2 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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About Fresno, CA
- Population Median Age 31 years
- Median Household Income $32,236
- Average Household Size 2.99 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 36%
- % Owning / % Renting 51% / 49%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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