- 115 Casserly Rd.
- Watsonville, CA 95076
- (831) 728-6333
Charter | Grades K-8 | Pajaro Valley Unified
About Alianza Charter School
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Alianza Charter School is located in Watsonville, CA and is one of 33 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified. It is a charter school that serves 562 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.
Alianza 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 Alianza 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.
Alianza Charter School had an API growth score of 608 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Alianza Charter School's 2009 base score was 619 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Alianza Charter School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Alianza Charter School's students and teachers.
Alianza Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
95 %
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White
3 %
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Black
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 54%
- Female 46%
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