Independent charter school · Madera Unified · Madera, California

Sherman Thomas Charter High

Madera · 9–12 · 69 students (2024–25)

26303 Adell Street, 93638stcsca.org ↗(559) 675-6626

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (13 of 13); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 13
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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Common questions

How do I get in?

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

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 38% scored Advanced in English (reading and writing), and none did in math. 44% scored below the standard in English and 69% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

26 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (24 of 94), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.0% of students (1 of 96) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

56% of the 16 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 31% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 56% of the 16 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 57% across California. In math, 31% did, against 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

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: 16
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 · 16 tested

Advanced: 38%
Proficient: 18%
Below the standard: 44%

This school56%

California57%

Madera Unified53%

56% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 16 tested

Advanced: 0%
Proficient: 31%
Below the standard: 69%

This school31%

California32%

Madera Unified14%

31% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English went from 67% to 56% and math from 24% to 31%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202567%21 tested

→

202656%16 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202524%21 tested

→

202631%16 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	38%	18%	13%	31%	16
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Madera Unified	18%	35%	24%	23%	1,330
Math, grade 11 · This school	0%	31%	19%	50%	16
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Madera Unified	4%	10%	19%	67%	1,336

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202656%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202631%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 53% in 2017 to 56% in 2026. In math, it went from 6% in 2017 to 31% 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	53% 17 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	58% 12 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	88% 25 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	58% 19 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	67% 21 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	53% 15 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	67% 21 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	56% 16 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	6% 17 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	0% 12 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	8% 25 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	0% 19 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	0% 21 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	20% 15 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	24% 21 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	31% 16 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Sherman Thomas Charter’s results?

Sherman Thomas Charter’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Madera Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

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

Life at school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 38% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 62% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 13 of 13 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

38%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 5 of 13 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

38%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 5 of 13 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

62% enrolled in college within 12 months · 24 students who finished high school

University of California0 · 0%
California State University2 · 8%
California community college12 · 50%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 4%
Not enrolled9 · 38%

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.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

9 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

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 · 13 of 13 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 · 5 of 13 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 · 5 of 13 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?

26 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 24 of 94 students counted for it; suspension: 1 of 96 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

26 in 100This school

24 of 94 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.0%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 96).

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Sherman Thomas Charter

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

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 80%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino80%
White18%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share2%

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?

62%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 43 of 69. California: 63%.

7teachers, 2024–25

8 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

14%in their first year, 2024–25

28%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	80%
White	18%
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: 28% of teaching positions, 1.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 4.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does Sherman Thomas Charter’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

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

$788,868

planned for 17 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 58% of its $1.4 million general fund budget. 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, 79 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 52% of the money. The plan itself puts 77% of it toward staff.

Facilities $164,115
A-G Courses $134,751
Students taught by highly qualified teachers $112,863
14 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

3 of the plan’s 17 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Catch-up help $96,425
English learners $22,675

Largest of these

Tutoring, and/or Intervention Program$55,893
Credit Recovery$40,532
English Learner Additional Supports$22,675

For high-need students

It plans $285,072 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $302,189 and estimates it spent $249,426, $52,763 (17%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $52,763 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $35,981 (5%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is A-G Courses, which went from $163,329 to $134,751.

Largest cuts

A-G Courses−⁠$28,578
Credit Recovery−⁠$3,599
Professional Development−⁠$3,012

Largest increases

Supports for Students with Disabilities+⁠$20,900
Facilities+⁠$10,831
Students taught by highly qualified teachers+⁠$8,150

New in the 2026–27 plan

Diagnostic Assessments$11,229

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: 56% in English and 31% 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 1	67%	56%	down 11 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	24%	31%	up 7 pts
Suspended at least onceGoal 2	1.2%	1.0%	down 0.2 pts

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

Facilities · $164,115
A-G Courses · $134,751
Students taught by highly qualified teachers · $112,863

The full plan2 goals, 27 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 ($788,868).

Where does the money go?

66% to Goal 1. 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 1STCHS will continue integrate state adopted standards into our school’s curriculum and instruction while…$524,30666% of action budgets

“STCHS will continue integrate state adopted standards into our school’s curriculum and instruction while increasing mastery on courses and assessments to ensure students are fully prepared to meet the demands of post graduation” p. 14 ↗

11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $508,284 (+⁠$16,023)

Largest funded actions

A-G Courses$134,751action 1.6 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Students taught by highly qualified teachers$112,863action 1.11 · p. 42 ↗
Supports for Students with Disabilities$94,647action 1.3 · p. 41 ↗
Tutoring, and/or Intervention Program$55,893action 1.9 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Credit Recovery$40,532action 1.10 · p. 42 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

6 more funded actions in this goal

English Learner Additional Supports · action 1.4 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$22,675
Professional Development · action 1.1 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $13,906 is state funding counted toward those services$21,180
Instructional Materials · action 1.2 · p. 41 ↗$20,950
Diagnostic Assessments · action 1.5 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$11,229
Education Enrichment Program/ Dual Enrollment · action 1.8 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $6,086 is state funding counted toward those services$8,286
WASC Accreditation · action 1.7 · p. 41 ↗$1,300

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

A-G Courses−⁠$28,578$163,329 → $134,751 · p. 41 ↗
Supports for Students with Disabilities+⁠$20,900$73,748 → $94,647 · p. 41 ↗
Students taught by highly qualified teachers+⁠$8,150$104,713 → $112,863 · p. 42 ↗

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

Tutoring, and/or Intervention Program · $54,623 → $55,893 · p. 41 ↗+⁠$1,270
Credit Recovery · $44,131 → $40,532 · p. 42 ↗−⁠$3,599
English Learner Additional Supports · $20,833 → $22,675 · p. 41 ↗+⁠$1,842
Professional Development · $24,192 → $21,180 · p. 41 ↗−⁠$3,012
Instructional Materials · $13,434 → $20,950 · p. 41 ↗+⁠$7,516
Diagnostic Assessments · $11,229 · p. 41 ↗new or renamed
Education Enrichment Program/ Dual Enrollment · $7,982 → $8,286 · p. 41 ↗+⁠$304
WASC Accreditation · $1,300 → $1,300 · p. 41 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 18 measures · 3 quoted

California School Dashboard - English Language Arts: Distance from Standard p. 16 ↗
Baseline
All Students -- 37.9 points above standard …
Target for year 3
All Students 53 points above standard …
Local Assessment - English Language Arts p. 17 ↗
Baseline
All Students -- 32% met or exceeded according to NWEA
Target for year 3
All Students -- 50% will meet or exceed according to NWEA
California School Dashboard - Math: Distance from Standard p. 16 ↗
Baseline
All Students -- 137.2 points below standard …
Target for year 3
All Students 100 points below standard …

15 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2STCHS will continue to increase student and parent/guardian involvement and continue to provide a safe…$264,56134% of action budgets

“STCHS will continue to increase student and parent/guardian involvement and continue to provide a safe learning environment” p. 26 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $244,603 (+⁠$19,958)

Largest funded actions

Facilities$164,115action 2.2 · p. 42 ↗
Learning Through Service Program$54,819action 2.3 · p. 42 ↗
Parent/Guardian Involvement$16,390action 2.4 · p. 42 ↗
Lowering the Suspension Rate$10,777action 2.1 · p. 42 ↗
Social and Emotional Supports$10,777action 2.6 · p. 42 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

School Culture · action 2.7 · p. 42 ↗$7,685

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Facilities+⁠$10,831$153,283 → $164,115 · p. 42 ↗
Learning Through Service Program+⁠$2,965$51,854 → $54,819 · p. 42 ↗
Parent/Guardian Involvement+⁠$2,195$14,194 → $16,390 · p. 42 ↗

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

Lowering the Suspension Rate · $9,552 → $10,777 · p. 42 ↗+⁠$1,224
Social and Emotional Supports · $9,592 → $10,777 · p. 42 ↗+⁠$1,184
School Culture · $6,127 → $7,685 · p. 42 ↗+⁠$1,558

How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 3 quoted

California School Dashboard: Graduation Rate p. 27 ↗
Baseline
100% [2023 California School Dashboard]
Target for year 3
100% [2026 California School Dashboard]
Dropout Rate p. 27 ↗
Baseline
0% [2023 DataQuest Four- Year Adjusted Cohort Outcome]
Target for year 3
5% [2026 California School Dashboard]
Suspension Rate p. 27 ↗
Baseline
All Students -- 8.8% …
Target for year 3
All Students--3.5% …

6 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

Which schools feed into Sherman Thomas Charter, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

Sherman Thomas Charter is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary
Liberty Charter
17th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Middle
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
92nd · Strong · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
High · this school
Sherman Thomas Charter High
Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Liberty Charter
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
17th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
Sherman Thomas Charter
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

Sherman Thomas Charter
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Liberty Charter
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
92nd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Sherman Thomas Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: stcsca.org ↗Office: (559) 675-6626Administrator: Tera Napier

Location and visiting

Get directions

26303 Adell Street, Madera 93638

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 67% in 2025 to 56% 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?
Why did estimated spending on these services come in $52,763 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?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (559) 675-662626303 Adell Street, 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

Matilda Torres High0.6 mi
36thDevelopingScope Score 51
Madera High1.9 mi
35thDevelopingScope Score 51

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

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 uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25, and is not published for this school. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

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	22 in 100	8.2% (7 of 85)
2024–25	20 in 100	1.2% (1 of 82)

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

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	16	38%	18%	13%	31%	56%	57%	−1

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 · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	16	0%	31%	19%	50%	31%	32%	−1

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.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subject	Students tested with scores	Proficient or Advanced	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Mean scale score
Grade 11 · ELA · 2026	16	56.25%	37.5%	18.75%	12.5%	31.25%	2589.3
All Grades · ELA · 2026	16	56.25%	37.5%	18.75%	12.5%	31.25%	not on file
Grade 11 · Math · 2026	16	31.25%	0%	31.25%	18.75%	50%	2520.3
All Grades · Math · 2026	16	31.25%	0%	31.25%	18.75%	50%	not on file

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	16	38%	56%
2026 · Math	16	0%	31%
2025 · English	21	24%	67%
2025 · Math	21	10%	24%
2024 · English	15	20%	53%
2024 · Math	15	13%	20%
2023 · English	21	29%	67%
2023 · Math	21	0%	0%
2022 · English	19	26%	58%
2022 · Math	19	0%	0%
2019 · English	25	24%	88%
2019 · Math	25	0%	8%
2018 · English	12	25%	58%
2018 · Math	12	0%	0%
2017 · English	17	29%	53%
2017 · Math	17	0%	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 11 · English	21	67%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	21	24%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	15	53%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	15	20%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	21	67%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	21	0%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	19	58%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	19	0%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	25	88%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	25	8%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	12	58%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	12	0%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	17	53%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	17	6%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “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	16	6%	38%	56%	0%

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.

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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 26 in 100 · +6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.2% (1 of 82) → 2025–26 · 1.0% (1 of 96) · −0.2 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	28 in 100	—
Male	—	24 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	28 in 100	—
White	—	18 in 100	—
Low-income	—	32 in 100	—
All students	—	26 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 38% · numerator 5 students classified Prepared · denominator 13 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 5 (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.

SchoolScope withholds the high-school score and rank because the CDE CCI cohort has fewer than 30 students. A CDE-reported rate, including a true 0%, remains source evidence; it is not a zero score. 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

100%

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)

38%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

62%

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	offered · 9 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	71

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	2	8%
California community college	12	50%
In-state private	0	0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	0	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	4%
Not enrolled	9	38%

24 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % 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$14,158 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,941 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,575 per ADA

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

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 53%Instruction support 11%Student services 14%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$211,232,620	53.15%	53%
Instruction support	$44,557,637	11.21%	11%
Student services	$53,493,735	13.46%	14%
Administration	$27,199,625	6.84%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$40,317,697	10.15%	10%
Other	$20,611,856	5.19%	5%
Total	$397,413,169	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $397,413,169 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$14,158 per pupil

2020$12,750 per pupil

2019$13,001 per pupil

2018$12,013 per pupil

2017$11,204 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 holders26.5%

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 93638 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93638 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$62,374
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	8%
ZIP-area population	50,571
Median age	30.0 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 93638 →

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Sherman Thomas Charter High

Common questions

How do I get in?

How many students reached the top test level here?

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

How did students here do on state tests?

English

Math

Have results changed?

English · top two levels · grade 11

Math · top two levels · grade 11

Each year’s results and tested counts

Who can act on Sherman Thomas Charter’s results?

Where is its yearly plan?

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

Graduated in four years

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Finished the UC/CSU course list

Where students who finished high school went

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

Chronically absent, 2025–26

Suspensions, 2025–26

Who goes here?

Who are the students?

Who are the families and teachers?

What does Sherman Thomas Charter’s own plan commit to?

The 2026–27 plan in short

Where the money goes

Reading, math and catch-up help

For high-need students

What changed

What its goals measure

Where does the money go?

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Which schools feed into Sherman Thomas Charter, and how do I get in?

Elementary links

Middle-school links

How do I get in?

Before you apply

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