Denair Charter Academy: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Denair Charter Academy posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (2.1% vs 3.7%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 21 | 0% | 14% | — | 18.4% | 2.1% |
| CA average · Middle School | 43 | 17% | 39% | +1.5 | 18.5% | 3.7% |
Denair Charter Academy scores 21 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 6th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “14% proficient” and call it done. Denair Charter Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Denair, where three in five 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, Denair Charter Academy enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 6th percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 14% meet the standard today, versus 17% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | — | 18% | 18% | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 28% | 23% | 38% | 6% | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 14% | 32% | 23% | 35% | 50% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | — | 9% | 18% | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 6% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 11 | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 3% |
The 4 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.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Denair Charter Academy in Denair, 41.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 26.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Denair Charter Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (43.8% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (28.6% vs 13.6%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.
Where the path goes
Denair Charter Academy serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here, with no school-to-school transitions.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$175 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
On the state's science test (CAST), 12% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
Is Denair Charter Academy a good middle school?
What are Denair Charter Academy's CAASPP test scores?
How does Denair Charter Academy rank in California?
What is the attendance and school culture like at Denair Charter Academy?
How does Denair Charter Academy compare to other schools in Denair?
How does Denair Charter Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
Your other options
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 42
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 36
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
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 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 0% | 27% | 36% | 36% | 27% | −19 |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 13% | 38% | 31% | 19% | 50% | +3 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | 91% | 0% | −32 |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 0% | 3% | 9% | 88% | 3% | −20 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 51 | 2% | 10% | 76% | 12% |
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 | 24 | 41.7% | +15 | +3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16 | 43.8% | +16 | +5 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denair Charter Academy ← | — | 21 | 0.0% | 13.6% | — | 2.1% |
| Marvin A. Dutcher Middle | 2.1 mi | 49 | 12.8% | 36.0% | +10.3 | 2.0% |
| Denair Middle | 0.2 mi | 35 | 5.9% | 28.5% | +3.5 | 3.2% |
| California average | — | 43 | 16.8% | 39.3% | +1.5 | 3.7% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 7 | #1866 | 5.6% | 16.7% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 7 | #2018 | 0.0% | 14.5% | 23.5% | 0.9% | — |
| 2023 | 29 | 18 | #1785 | 3.8% | 20.0% | 21.3% | 0.8% | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 4 | #2117 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 21.7% | 1.8% | — |
| 2025 | 21 | 6 | #2108 | 0.0% | 13.6% | 18.4% | 2.1% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | — | 18.1% | — |
| Male | — | 17.9% | — |
| Filipino | — | 18.2% | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | — | 19.8% | — |
| Students with Disabilities | — | 0.0% | — |
| English Learners | — | 13.3% | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | — | 18.7% | — |
| All Students | — | 17.9% | — |
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