- 4425 Laurelwood Way
- Sacramento, CA 95864
- (916) 979-8378
Charter | Grades K-12 | San Juan Unified School District
About Choices Charter School
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Choices Charter School is located in Sacramento, CA and is one of 77 schools in San Juan Unified School District. It is a charter school that serves 279 students in grades K-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.
Choices 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 Choices 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.
Choices Charter School had an API growth score of 650 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Choices Charter School's 2009 base score was 656 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Choices Charter School had 12 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Choices Charter School's students and teachers.
Choices Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
63 %
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Hispanic
22 %
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Black
8 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
3 %
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Filipino
2 %
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Asian
1 %
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Pacific Islander
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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