America's Finest Charter: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
America's Finest Charter posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 3.8pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
America's Finest Charter scores 19 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 2nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “11% proficient” and call it done. America's Finest Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Diego, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, America's Finest Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Path
America's Finest Charter serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 67
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
2 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 7.4pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +5.6pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
Is America's Finest Charter a good elementary school?
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 35 | 6% | 11% | 26% | 57% | 17% | −26 |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 7% | 5% | 17% | 71% | 12% | −33 |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 0% | 25% | 23% | 53% | 25% | −23 |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% | 4% | 40% | 48% | 12% | −35 |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 0% | 23% | 38% | 38% | 23% | −25 |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 3% | 10% | 31% | 56% | 13% | −33 |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 18% | 23% | 23% | 36% | 41% | −6 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 35 | 0% | 3% | 34% | 63% | 3% | −43 |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 0% | 7% | 21% | 71% | 7% | −34 |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 0% | 3% | 28% | 70% | 3% | −33 |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 0% | 8% | 28% | 64% | 8% | −27 |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 0% | 4% | 19% | 77% | 4% | −30 |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 5% | 5% | 18% | 72% | 10% | −22 |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 0% | 5% | 5% | 90% | 5% | −19 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 100 | 0% | 10% | 54% | 36% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 216 | 19.0% | −24 | −19 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 181 | 17.1% | −24 | −22 |
| English Learners | 83 | 7.2% | −1 | −3 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Finest Charter ← | — | 19 | 2.1% | 11.1% | +3.8 | 6.7% |
| McKinley Elementary | 2.2 mi | 77 | 52.0% | 80.9% | +2.5 | 0.3% |
| Nye Elementary | 2 mi | 64 | 35.2% | 69.8% | +7.2 | 1.1% |
| Rowan Elementary | 1.1 mi | 60 | 23.3% | 46.2% | −7.4 | 0.7% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 19 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.