- 1125-B East Palmdale Blvd.
- Palmdale, CA 93550
- (661) 272-1701
Charter | Grades K-8 | Palmdale Elementary
About Guidance Charter School
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Guidance Charter School is located in Palmdale, CA and is one of 27 schools in Palmdale Elementary. It is a charter school that serves 209 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.
Guidance Charter School 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 Guidance 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.
Guidance Charter School had an API growth score of 745 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Guidance Charter School's 2009 base score was 686 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Guidance Charter School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Guidance Charter School's students and teachers.
Guidance Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Multiple or No Response
41 %
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Hispanic
27 %
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Black
16 %
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Asian
9 %
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White
6 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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About Palmdale, CA
- Population Median Age 29 years
- Median Household Income $46,941
- Average Household Size 3.39 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 48%
- % Owning / % Renting 71% / 29%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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