Charter school · Denair Unified · Denair, California

Denair Charter Academy — Rating & test scores

Denair · K–12 · 143 students (2024–25)

3460 Lester Road, 95316dca.denairusd.org ↗(209) 634-0917

6thpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Denair Charter Academyhigher than 6 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Denair Charter Academyhigher than 6 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Denair Charter Academyhigher than 6 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 88% of the class graduated in four years (38 of 43); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 43
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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24 of 165 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 20 in 100 at the average Denair Unified high school.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 165. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Denair Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Denair Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Denair Charter Academy a good high school?

Denair Charter Academy scores higher than 6 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 6th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Denair Unified high school. 0 of 189 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

23% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $2.3 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s more than its $2.0 million general fund budget. Its largest action, Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes, is $848,868. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 36% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 33 in English, 34 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 33 tested

Advanced: 15%
Proficient: 21%
Below the standard: 64%

This school36%

California57%

Denair Unified32%

36% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced: 0%
Proficient: 0%
Below the standard: 100%

This school0%

California32%

Denair Unified4%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Proficient	not on file	not on file	not on file
Developing level	not on file	not on file	not on file
Minimal	not on file	not on file	not on file
Tested	not on file	not on file	not on file
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	—	—	—

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Tested	5	5	10
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	—	—	—

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	36%
Advanced	15%
Proficient	21%
Developing level	31%
Minimal	33%
Tested	33
California	57%
Difference	−21

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Proficient	not on file	not on file	not on file
Developing level	not on file	not on file	not on file
Minimal	not on file	not on file	not on file
Tested	not on file	not on file	not on file
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	—	—	—

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Tested	5	5	10
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	—	—	—

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	0%
Advanced	0%
Proficient	0%
Developing level	9%
Minimal	91%
Tested	34
California	32%
Difference	−32

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 50% to 36% and math from 3% to 0%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202550%32 tested

→

202636%33 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20253%32 tested

→

20260%34 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	15%	21%	31%	33%	33
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Denair Unified	11%	21%	21%	47%	94
Math, grade 11 · This school	0%	0%	9%	91%	34
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Denair Unified	2%	2%	15%	81%	95

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202636%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%2017202220260%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 22% in 2017 to 36% in 2026. In math, it went from 2% in 2017 to 0% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	22% 83 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	13% 63 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	14% 65 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	32% 53 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	23% 43 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	35% 37 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	50% 32 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	36% 33 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	2% 83 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	0% 63 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	0% 66 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	2% 53 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	0% 43 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	3% 37 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	3% 32 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	0% 34 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Denair Charter Academy’s results?

Denair Charter Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Denair Charter Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

Denair Charter Academy is a charter school that CDE lists as locally funded, through its district.

What its plan pays for ↓

Denair Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

88% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 5% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 23% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

88%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 38 of 43 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 2 of 43 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 0 of 38 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

23% enrolled in college within 12 months · 53 students who finished high school

University of California0 · 0%
California State University0 · 0%
California community college12 · 23%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled41 · 77%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 38 of 43 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 2 of 43 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 0 of 38 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

14 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Denair Unified high school, 20 in 100 were. 0 of 189 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 24 of 165 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 189 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Denair Unified high school 3.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

14 in 100This school

20 in 100At the average Denair Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

24 of 165 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 189

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts

Grades K–3: not in the records we hold
Grades 4–6: 0 in 100, 0 of 11
Grades 7–8: 12 in 100, 2 of 16
Grades 9–12: 17 in 100, 21 of 121

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Denair Charter Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Denair Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 48%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino48%
White47%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share5%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

76%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 109 of 143. California: 63%.

16teachers, 2024–25

19 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

41%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

47% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 7 of 15 English learners47%

Denair Unified · 58 of 10058%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	48%
White	47%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 41% of teaching positions, 5.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 13.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does Denair Charter Academy’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$2.3 million

planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s more than its $2.0 million general fund budget. Its largest action, Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes, is $848,868. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 75 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 72% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 67% of it toward staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 11 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Reading $565,940

Largest of these

Maintain individualized programs through independent study and homeschool teaching models that focus on authentic literacy in all content areas$437,960
Provide additional academic programs and support for students who are not yet demonstrating literacy as evidenced by state and local assessments$127,980

For high-need students

It plans $650,417 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $871,062 and estimates it spent $755,571, $115,491 (13%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $115,491 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $18,098 (1%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support, which went from $45,505 to $360,750.

Largest cuts

Maintain individualized programs through independent study and homeschool teaching models that focus on authentic literacy in all content areas−⁠$189,454
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior−⁠$84,615
Maintain health services and safety protocols−⁠$57,576

Largest increases

Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support+⁠$315,245
Maintain instructional materials adoption cycles+⁠$71,896
Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes+⁠$21,373

New in the 2026–27 plan

Maintain a technology-rich environment with varied technology to enhance and extend student learning$10,696

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 36% in English and 0% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2	38%	26%	down 12 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2	4%	5%	up 1 pt
Chronically absentGoal 1	18 in 100	15 in 100	3 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 1 and 3	0 of 240	0 of 189	no change

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes · $848,868
Maintain individualized programs through independent study and homeschool teaching models that focus on authentic literacy in all content areas · $437,960
Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support · $360,750

The full plan3 goals, 29 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.3 million).

Where does the money go?

74% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Students will demonstrate skills that contribute to post-secondary success in the areas of technology…$458,83620% of action budgets

“Students will demonstrate skills that contribute to post-secondary success in the areas of technology, academics, social-emotional wellbeing, and life skills” p. 13 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $175,335 (+⁠$283,501)

Largest funded actions

Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support$360,750action 1.1 · p. 38 ↗
Expand college and career counseling and opportunities, including CTE pathways and courses$85,767action 1.5 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Maintain a technology-rich environment with varied technology to enhance and extend student learning$10,696action 1.4 · p. 38 ↗
Maintain co-curricular/extra-curricular options$1,623action 1.6 · p. 38 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support+⁠$315,245$45,505 → $360,750 · p. 38 ↗
Expand college and career counseling and opportunities, including CTE pathways and courses−⁠$36,604$122,371 → $85,767 · p. 38 ↗
Maintain co-curricular/extra-curricular options+⁠$862$761 → $1,623 · p. 38 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Maintain a technology-rich environment with varied technology to enhance and extend student learning · $10,696 · p. 38 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 9 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 13 ↗.

Goal 2 · Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-2027 school year, an additional 20% of students will demonstrate, through local and…$127,9806% of action budgets

“By the end of the 2026-2027 school year, an additional 20% of students will demonstrate, through local and state measures, authentic literacy (reading, writing and speaking) in all content areas, with an emphasis on math literacy (numeracy)” p. 20 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $120,726 (+⁠$7,254)

Largest funded actions

Provide additional academic programs and support for students who are not yet demonstrating literacy as evidenced by state and local assessments$127,980action 2.2 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Provide additional academic programs and support for students who are not yet demonstrating literacy as evidenced by state and local assessments+⁠$7,254$120,726 → $127,980 · p. 38 ↗

How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 1 quoted

4e. CA School Dashboard ELPI p. 22 ↗
Baseline
40% of English learners made progress towards English proficiency
Target for year 3
65% of English learners will make progress towards English proficiency.

9 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3 · Focus GoalAs measured by state and local school climate and discipline data, and local facility inspection, 100% of…$1.7 million74% of action budgets

“As measured by state and local school climate and discipline data, and local facility inspection, 100% of Denair schools will be safe and positive school campuses, where all students can be successful” p. 26 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.0 million (−⁠$272,657)

Largest funded actions

Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes$848,868action 3.3 · p. 39 ↗
Maintain individualized programs through independent study and homeschool teaching models that focus on authentic literacy in all content areas$437,960action 3.5 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Maintain facilities in good repair$161,270action 3.1 · p. 38 ↗
Maintain health services and safety protocols$118,495action 3.6 · p. 39 ↗
Maintain instructional materials adoption cycles$90,026action 3.2 · p. 39 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior · action 3.4 · p. 39 ↗$41,546

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Maintain individualized programs through independent study and homeschool teaching models that focus on authentic literacy in all content areas−⁠$189,454$627,414 → $437,960 · p. 39 ↗
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior−⁠$84,615$126,161 → $41,546 · p. 39 ↗
Maintain instructional materials adoption cycles+⁠$71,896$18,130 → $90,026 · p. 39 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes · $827,495 → $848,868 · p. 39 ↗+⁠$21,373
Maintain facilities in good repair · $195,551 → $161,270 · p. 38 ↗−⁠$34,281
Maintain health services and safety protocols · $176,071 → $118,495 · p. 39 ↗−⁠$57,576

How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 2 quoted

1b. California School Dashboard Local Indicator Instructional Materials Sufficiency p. 27 ↗
Baseline
2023-24 100% of students have instructional materials
Target for year 3
Maintain 100% of students have instructional materials
1a. Staff retention data p. 27 ↗
Baseline
100% of staff retained from 2022-23 to 2023- 24.
Target for year 3
100% of staff retained.

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

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Ask Denair Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

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The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: dca.denairusd.org ↗Office: (209) 634-0917Administrator: Jamie Pecot

Location and visiting

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3460 Lester Road, Denair 95316

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Questions for your visit

How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 50% in 2025 to 36% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
Why did estimated spending on these services come in $115,491 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (209) 634-09173460 Lester Road, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Denair High0.0 mi
21stNeeds SupportScope Score 46
Turlock HighTurlock Unified · 2.1 mi
38thDevelopingScope Score 52
eCademy Charter at CraneTurlock Unified · 2.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
9thNeeds SupportScope Score 40

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,399 of 1,498 California high schools we score

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	88%	52	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	6%	40	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	5%	26	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	27%	43	18%
Chronically absent	18 in 100	56	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 240	61	5%
English learners: top level	7%	—	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	37	6	#1399	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	23 in 100	0 of 272
2024–25	18 in 100	0 of 240

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	58	10%	26%
2026 · Math	59	0%	5%
2025 · English	73	10%	38%
2025 · Math	73	0%	4%
2024 · English	72	6%	32%
2024 · Math	72	0%	4%
2023 · English	79	4%	25%
2023 · Math	79	3%	6%
2022 · English	94	6%	30%
2022 · Math	94	0%	6%
2019 · English	104	4%	23%
2019 · Math	106	2%	5%
2018 · English	108	2%	19%
2018 · Math	108	1%	5%
2017 · English	122	7%	33%
2017 · Math	122	1%	6%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	5	—
2025 · Grade 4 · English	5	—
2025 · Grade 5 · English	7	—
2025 · Grade 6 · English	7	—
2025 · Grade 7 · English	6	—
2025 · Grade 8 · English	11	27%
2025 · Grade 11 · English	32	50%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	5	—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	5	—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	7	—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	7	—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	6	—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	11	0%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	32	3%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	5	—
2024 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · English	4	—
2024 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · English	6	—
2024 · Grade 8 · English	18	6%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	37	35%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	5	—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	4	—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	6	—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	18	0%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	37	3%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · English	4	—
2023 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 7 · English	11	18%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	16	38%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	43	23%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	4	—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	11	18%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	16	6%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	43	0%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 6 · English	8	—
2022 · Grade 7 · English	11	18%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	13	23%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	53	32%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	8	—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	11	9%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	13	8%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	53	2%
2019 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 5 · English	6	—
2019 · Grade 6 · English	4	—
2019 · Grade 7 · English	6	—
2019 · Grade 8 · English	18	28%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	65	14%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	7	—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	4	—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	6	—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	18	6%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	66	0%
2018 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 7 · English	14	21%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	19	21%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	63	13%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	14	7%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	19	0%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	63	0%
2017 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 8 · English	13	62%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	83	22%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	12	0%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	83	2%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	47	0%	13%	70%	17%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+4	16	Average	−16	16	Moderate
English-only students	+5	15	not categorized	−9	15	not categorized
Low-income	+1	12	Average	−18	12	Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

16 students

CDE growth category: Average

State model · math−16 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

16 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 240 → 2025–26 · 0 of 189 · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	12 in 100	—
Male	—	16 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	14 in 100	—
White	—	16 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	0 in 100	—
English learners	—	29 in 100	—
Low-income	—	16 in 100	—
All students	—	14 in 100	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 5% · numerator 2 students classified Prepared · denominator 43 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 2 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 2 of 43 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

88%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

This school may not offer A–G courses

College-going rate

23%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not reported
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	not reported
Physics sections	not reported
Chemistry sections	not reported
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	562

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	0	0%
California State University	0	0%
California community college	12	23%
In-state private	0	0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	0	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	41	77%

53 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 23% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,411 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,318 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$175 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 143

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,734 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 61%Instruction support 11%Student services 8%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$11,566,336	61.19%	61%
Instruction support	$2,076,278	10.98%	11%
Student services	$1,498,276	7.93%	8%
Administration	$1,646,930	8.71%	9%
Buildings & maintenance	$1,857,304	9.83%	10%
Other	$257,437	1.36%	1%
Total	$18,902,560	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $18,902,560 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$13,411 per pupil

2020$13,023 per pupil

2019$13,962 per pupil

2018$12,908 per pupil

2017$11,665 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95316 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95316 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$97,764
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	20%
ZIP-area population	8,022
Median age	35.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95316 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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