Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Yes, by the numbers it's a Strong school — a Scope Score at the 95.86th percentile statewide, with 80.7% of students meeting or exceeding the standard on CAASPP (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). The complication: Students with Disabilities score 38.4 points below the school average, the largest subgroup gap in the record. That's the one thing worth asking about directly if it applies to your child, even as the overall picture is genuinely strong.

Mostly, yes. The school says it aims for students to "achieve their maximum potential" through a rigorous academic program. That claim holds up: 80.7% met or exceeded standard, with 54.8% exceeding it outright (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). It also says it builds "academic and social competencies," and a Gold Level PBIS Implementation Award plus a 0.1% suspension rate line up with a low-exclusion, climate-focused campus [suspension]. Where the language gets tested is the claim that students, all of them, reach their maximum potential. Students with Disabilities score 38.4 points below the school average, the widest gap on record here. Worth asking on a visit: what does the rigorous program look like for a student who needs more support than most?

For most students, the data says clearly yes. For Students with Disabilities specifically, there's a real gap: they score 38.4 points below the school average, the largest subgroup difference in the record (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). That's a fact about outcomes, not a judgment on the students or a sign the school is failing broadly — but it's the single most useful number on this page if that applies to your child. We can't tell from this record which grades or classrooms account for the gap, or what supports are actually in place. That's a direct question to bring to a school visit.

Teachers average 15.1 years of experience and 100% are fully credentialed [staff] — a veteran, fully qualified staff by those measures. At the same time, 19.1% of teachers are in their first year of teaching, which describes hiring conditions this year, not a verdict on any individual teacher. The record doesn't tell us whether those first-year teachers are spread across grades or concentrated in a few — worth asking which grade your child would be entering.

$20,024 per student, below the state average of $23,518 [finance]. That gap describes funding, not quality — a school spending less than average isn't thereby weaker, and this school's outcomes are strong despite it. It's context for how the school operates, not a score.

Yes — grade 4 math is the strongest tested grade and subject at 82.9% met or exceeded, and grade 3 ELA is the weakest at 79.0% (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). That's a 1.3-point difference between the two tested grades in this one year, not a trend over time. If your child is entering a specific grade, that's a more useful number than the school-wide average.

Suspensions are rare. The rate is 0.1% [suspension], which points to a calm, low-exclusion campus. Chronic absenteeism, at 18.4% [absence], tells a different part of the story: a meaningful share of students are missing significant school time even though discipline isn't the reason. The record doesn't say whether that's concentrated in particular grades or groups. Worth asking the front office directly.

The record lists 6 feeder schools for Kenter Canyon students [feeders]. We don't have the level or quality of those schools on record — just the count — so this tells you where students go next, not how good that destination is. Worth checking directly with the district or the school about which schools its students typically attend.