- 9845 Horn Rd., Ste. 230
- Sacramento, CA 95827
- (916) 366-7319
Charter | Grades 9-12 | Nevada County Office of Education
About Muir Charter School
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Muir Charter School is located in Sacramento, CA and is one of 7 high schools in Nevada County Office Of Education. It is a charter school that serves 1314 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.
Muir 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 Muir 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.
Muir Charter School had an API growth score of 861 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Muir Charter School's 2009 base score was 849 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Muir Charter School had 25 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Muir Charter School's students and teachers.
Muir Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
50 %
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Black
28 %
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White
12 %
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Multiple or No Response
7 %
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Asian
2 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 74%
- Female 26%
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- Median Household Income $37,049
- Average Household Size 2.58 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 27%
- % Owning / % Renting 50% / 50%
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