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Alianza Charter

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,544 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
648 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
79%
Teachers
29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic97.1%
White2.3%
Asian0.1%
Other0.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alianza Charter
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.6%
Met Standard24.6%
Below Standard64.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Alianza Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points above the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.8 points higher (vs 4.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
35.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+7.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
21.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,544
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd7816.7%17.9%32.0%33.3%34.6%
4th6111.5%27.9%19.7%41.0%39.3%
5th6719.4%29.9%29.9%20.9%49.3%
6th6312.7%39.7%30.2%17.5%52.4%
7th586.9%43.1%25.9%24.1%50.0%
8th595.1%25.4%23.7%45.8%30.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd7811.5%17.9%28.2%42.3%29.5%
4th618.2%24.6%26.2%41.0%32.8%
5th679.0%20.9%40.3%29.9%29.9%
6th636.3%17.5%25.4%50.8%23.8%
7th5813.8%17.2%17.2%51.7%31.0%
8th595.1%13.6%20.3%61.0%18.6%