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Shearer Charter School

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Shearer Charter School is located in Napa, CA and is one of 27 elementary schools in Napa Valley Unified School District. It is a charter school that serves 553 students in grades K-5.

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.

Shearer Charter School did not make AYP in 2011. 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 Shearer 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.

Shearer Charter School had an API growth score of 767 in 2011. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Shearer Charter School's 2011 base score was 734 and the school did meet its 2011 school-wide growth target.

In 2008, Shearer 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 Shearer Charter School's students and teachers. more

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Napa Valley Unified District Spending

$8,474Per Pupil

The Napa Valley Unified spends $8,474 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 64% on instruction, 33% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Napa Valley Unified District

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Napa Christian Campus of Education 0.4 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
St John the Baptist Catholic School 0.9 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Stone Bridge School 0.9 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Napa Valley Language Academy 0.9 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Kolbe Academy 1.1 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5

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Charter School
Grades K-5
Napa Valley Unified School District

Did not make AYP
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Shearer Charter School
1590 Elm St
Napa, CA 94559
(707) 253-3508
www.ses.nvusd.k12.ca.us

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33%

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51%

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 553

47% 52%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Shearer Charter School had 86% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. California had 52% 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 (2010)

Hispanic

92%

White

Two or More Races

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16:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Shearer Charter School had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Tami Herrera: This school is the best, I love the support the teachers give me and my children.
My daughters have grown so much at this school and achieving all there educational goals. Thanks to all the staff at Shearer for being great educators.

Submitted by a Parent on May 20, 2011

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