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Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)

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Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) is located in Oakhurst, CA and is one of 7 schools in Bass Lake Joint Elementary School District. It is a charter school that serves 190 students in grades K-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.

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) 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 Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)'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.

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) had an API growth score of 839 in 2008. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)'s 2008 base score was 823 and the school did meet its 2008 school-wide growth target.

In 2008, Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)'s students and teachers. more

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Bass Lake Joint Elementary District Spending

$8,196Per Pupil

The Bass Lake Joint Elementary spends $8,196 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 61% on instruction, 36% on support services, 3% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Bass Lake Joint Elementary District

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School Facts

Charter School
Grades K-8
Bass Lake Joint Elementary School District

Did not make AYP
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Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)
41267 Hwy 41
Oakhurst, CA 93644
(559) 642-1422

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About the CST

What is it?

The California Standards Test (CST) is an annual exam used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The CST is one of the five components of the STAR Program.

Which Grades and Subjects?

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54%

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51%

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43%

CST Results (2009)

Algebra I

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45%

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36%

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44%

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English Language Arts

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90%

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56%

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48%

CST Results (2009)

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

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71%

district

54%

state

56%

CST Results (2009)

Social Science Grade 8

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67%

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45%

state

42%

CST Results (2009)

Algebra I

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45%

district

39%

state

28%

CST Results (2009)

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Students

Enrollment (2009)

Total: 190

46% 53%

Student Economic Level (2009)

In 2009, Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) had 4% 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 (2009)

White

95%

Hispanic

Black

Asian/Pacific Islander

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21:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2009, Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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This is an excellent school. My child has attended for his entire school life (currently in 7th grade). Excellent support by the charter teacher staff.

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Algebra I

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