- 5241 J St.
- Sacramento, CA 95819
- (916) 228-5751
Charter | Grades 9-12 | Sacramento City Unified
About America's Choice
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America's Choice is located in Sacramento, CA and is one of 16 high schools in Sacramento City Unified. It is a charter school that serves 111 students in grades 9-12.
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.
America's Choice 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 America's Choice'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.
America's Choice had an API growth score of 637 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. America's Choice's 2009 base score was 578 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, America's Choice had 12 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about America's Choice's students and teachers.
America's Choice Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
38 %
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Black
32 %
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Hispanic
17 %
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Asian
6 %
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Multiple or No Response
4 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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About Sacramento, CA
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $37,049
- Average Household Size 2.58 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 27%
- % Owning / % Renting 50% / 50%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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