San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School

San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School is located in San Jose, CA and is one of 23 high schools in East Side Union High School District. It is a charter school that serves 283 students in grades 11-12.

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.

San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School 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 San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School had 38 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School's students and teachers. more