CHARTER SCHOOLS INDICATORS

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a report from The Center on Educational Governance University of Southern California Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction ...... 2 Figure: Transforming Data into Knowledge ...... 3 Understanding the Charts ...... 4

The Report: Across California

Financial Resources and Investment Reserves Ratios ...... 6 Liquidity Ratios ...... 7 Direct Classroom Investment ...... 8

School Quality Staffing Resources ...... 9 Teacher Qualification ...... 10 English Learner Reclassification ...... 11

School Performance API Composite ...... 12 Adequate Yearly Progress ...... 13 Academic Momentum ...... 14

Academic Productivity English/Language Arts Productivity...... 15 Math Productivity ...... 16 School Productivity ...... 17

Snapshot: California Charter Schools, 2008 - 2009 ...... 18

The Report: Individual Schools Understanding the Tables ...... 21 Map of California Counties ...... 22 Charter School Scores, Grouped by County ...... 23

Appendices Appendix A - Data Sources and Terms ...... 46 Appendix B - Creating CSI-USC ...... 48 Appendix C - Index and Data Sources ...... 50

Credits ...... 55

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More charter schools – specifically, more high-quality charter schools – are a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s $4 billion Race to the Top initiative. By encouraging choice and competi- tion within the public school system, the administration hopes to improve student achievement in the United States.

One stipulation of RTT funding is that states must have a charter school law in place and no limit or cap on the number of allowable charter schools – prompting aggressive lobbying campaigns in many states to change charter school policies in order to qualify for the competition.

Charter School Indicators-USC, an initiative of the University of Southern California Center on Educational Governance, shows policymakers and education leaders that data matter: that deep analysis is fundamental to school improvement. In an era where states stockpile crucial data, many states, districts and schools don’t have the expertise or capacity to leverage that data to make strategic decisions.

CSI-USC continues to make sense of what the California statewide data system provides. The fourth annual report, CSI-USC 2010 gauges multiple measures of academic and financial perfor- mance, probing well beyond mere test scores. Ratings in familiar green, yellow and red cover four areas: financial resources and investment, school quality, student performance and academic productivity.

This year’s major innovation – CSI-USC Interactive, our online searchable database – allows users to compare the performance of individual charter schools over time or the performance of groups of charter schools to one another. Consult CSI-USC Interactive at http://www.usc.edu/cegov/.

As in last year’s report, CSI-USC 2010 highlights California’s individual charter schools; offers statewide comparisons of charter and district-run schools; and defines data-based trends.

In response to – and in spite of – fiscal distress and budgetary cutbacks in most public schools, charter schools continue to improve their overall fiscal health. Teacher qualification in charters continues to make steady improvement, although it still lags behind non-charters.

For charter schools, API and AYP haven’t fluctuated much over time. Their Academic Momentum Index started out fast but has slowed, although this year shows a slight improvement over last year. Most notably, charter schools have seen major improvements in their ability to reclassify English Learners to fluent-English-proficient over the last five years.

CSI-USC 2010 expands what we know about the performance of California charter schools, while CSI-USC Interactive increases the accessibility of information to policymakers, educators and par- ents. Taken together, the Center’s information systems offer a model for other states confronting the challenge of promoting the growth of charter schools, the increase of their quality and school accountability: all goals of the Obama administration.

The CSI-USC Research Team

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Financial Resources and Investment CHARTER SCHOOLS INDICATORS School Quality 9-10 100 7-8 5-6 0 School Performance 3-4 06 07 04 05 02 03 00 011-2 98 99 96 97 94 95 Academic Productivity a report from The Center on Educational Governance University of Southern California CSI-USC 2010

Key Indicators

USC Center on Educational Governance

Academic Data Financial Data

State of California Database

Data from Mandatory Yearly Reports

California Public Schools

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Financial Resources and Investment

The Financial Indicators are calculated for charter schools only. To be included in CSI-USC, charter schools must report their financial data separately from the financial data of their district.

100 Each column represents one year of data.

80 Each color represents a range of values used in calculating the scores for 60 the financial indicators. % in each score range

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School Quality, School Performance, Academic Productivity

All California public schools with available data are included in the calculation of these indicators.

100 Each column represents one year of data.

80 Rankings for all schools were broken into quintiles* (equal intervals of 20 percent). 60 % in each If a category is greater than 20 percent, score range

there are more charter schools in that 40 category than non-charters. Less than 20 percent indicates fewer charters in that category than non-charters. 20

0 n = the number of charter schools with the 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 non-charter 2008-09 public schools n= 414 n= 479 n= 552 n= 643 n= 744 n= 9110 data necessary to be included in this ranking

The vast majority of California public schools are non-charter schools, so their data will fall close to the 20 percent intervals.

*except for the Teacher Qualification Index

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Reserves Ratios Charter Schools, 2003 - 2009

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.75 or more 2.20 2.35 2.70 4.20 4.89 6.59 Score .50 to .75 3.85 2.82 5.79 6.99 7.65 9.89 Ranges .25 to .50 20.88 21.60 19.69 24.48 23.85 25.55 Less than .25 73.08 73.24 71.81 64.34 63.61 57.97

highlights Definition The Reserves Ratios Index is the ratio of reserve fund balances to total expenditures. This measures the portion of total expenditures that a school has saved in reserves, and therefore reflects the ability to weather future costs even if revenue is deficient. The Reserves Ratios Index is reported as a ratio instead of a ranking, and is not compared to non-charter schools.

Trends There has been a clear trend over the last six years that charter schools have been able to place a higher percentage of their operating costs into their reserve fund balances, thus making them more financially secure. Still, about 58% of charter schools have reserved less than 25% of their total expenditures; about 7% of charter schools have reserved more than 75% in fund balances.

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Liquidity Ratios Charter Schools, 2003 - 2009

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3.0 or more 28.32 30.24 34.13 38.77 39.94 43.91 Score 2.0 to 3.0 15.61 20.00 15.48 13.77 16.04 14.45 Ranges 1.0 to 2.0 44.51 33.17 35.32 36.23 35.85 33.71 Less than 1.0 11.56 16.59 15.08 11.23 8.18 7.93

highlights Definition The Liquidity Ratios Index is the ratio of a school’s assets to its liabilities. This reflects the school’s ability to pay off its short-term debts, as well as the ability to raise additional capital, either through selling off or borrowing against its assets. A school with a high liquidity ratio is more financially stable. The Liquidity Ratios Index is reported as a ratio instead of a ranking, and is not compared to non-charter schools.

Trends Charter schools continue to increase their financial stability on this measure: 44% of charter schools now have three times more assets than liabilities, compared to just 28% six years ago.

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Direct Classroom Investment Charter Schools, 2003 - 2009

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0 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 n= 183 n= 213 n= 259 n= 285 n= 327 n= 364

.70 or more 12.02 15.49 11.97 11.93 9.48 5.49 Score .60 to .70 25.68 29.58 26.25 20.70 20.49 20.33 Ranges .50 to .60 31.69 31.46 35.52 35.79 41.90 36.54 Less than .50 30.60 23.47 26.25 31.58 28.13 37.64

highlights Definition The Direct Classroom Investment Index is the ratio of classroom investment to total revenues. Classroom investments include such expenditures as teacher salaries and benefits, textbooks, and curriculum. The Direct Classroom Investment Index is reported as a ratio instead of a ranking, and is not compared to non-charter schools.

Trends The proportion of total revenues that schools spend directly in the classroom has decreased over the last six years, as charter schools add non-classroom resources into their programs. In 2003-04, 69% of charter schools spent more than half of their revenues on classroom-related expenses, compared to 62% of charter schools in 2008-09.

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Staffing Resources Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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0 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 non-charter 2008-09 public schools n= 414 n= 479 n= 552 n= 643 n= 744 n= 9110

9-10 29.0 30.7 28.2 28.5 29.4 19.2 7-8 Score 22.2 24.6 24.7 25.5 23.3 19.7 Ranges 5-6 14.2 15.0 16.8 14.3 17.3 20.2 3-4 11.3 9.4 12.3 13.2 11.7 20.7 1-2 23.1 20.2 18.0 18.5 18.3 20.1

highlights Definition The Staffing Resources Index reflects the amount of certificated staff at a school, using a combination of two ratios: full-time-equivalent teacher/student and full-time-equivalent pupil-services staff and administrators/student. Certificated staff includes all positions requiring a professional credential, such as teachers, counselors and administrators.

Trends Over the past five years, charter schools have consistently received higher rankings on the Staffing Resources Index than their non-charter school counterparts, reflecting higher staff to student ratios. Charter schools have slightly more students per teacher and pupil-services staff, but significantly lower ratios of administrators to students, possibly because charter schools have lower enrollments – averaging 382 students -- than non-charter public schools. (See Snapshot data on page 18.)

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Teacher Qualification Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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0 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 non-charter 2008-09 public schools n= 432 n= 495 n= 560 n= 664 n= 740 n= 9095

9-10 28.5 29.1 31.3 33.1 38.5 68.4 7-8 Score 18.5 20.2 21.8 22.4 21.5 19.6 Ranges 5-6 10.6 10.7 10.2 10.7 8.9 6.0 3-4 7.9 9.9 12.0 10.1 10.9 2.7 1-2 34.5 30.1 24.8 23.6 20.1 3.3

highlights Definition The Teacher Qualification Index is a measure of teacher quality that incorporates the percentage of underqualified teachers: teachers in their first or second year of teaching and teachers on emergency, intern or waiver credentials. This index is criterion referenced, meaning that all scores can earn a score of 10.

Trends The teacher pool in California charter schools has substantially higher proportions of credentialed and experienced teachers than it had five years ago. While almost 35% of charter schools were in the lowest category in 2004-2005, this has decreased to almost 20%. Non-charter public schools still have a much higher percentage of teachers with credentials and experience. More than 68% of non-charter public schools received the highest rank of 9-10 compared to 38% of charter schools.

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English Learner Reclassification Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 16.4 22.7 25.6 26.9 29.7 19.5 7-8 Score 8.5 10.5 10.7 10.7 12.2 20.3 Ranges 5-6 11.1 11.6 11.8 9.7 11.9 20.7 3-4 12.2 13.8 12.2 11.4 12.7 20.0 1-2 51.9 41.4 39.7 41.4 33.4 19.5

highlights Definition The English Learner Reclassification Index ranks schools on the percentage of English Learners (EL) students who are reclassified to fluent-English-proficient (FEP). Only schools which had at least 15 EL students in the previous year are included in this index.

Trends Charter schools are making steady improvements in their reclassification rates of EL students. Charter schools in the lowest ranking fell from 52% in 2004-2005 to 33% in 2008-2009. Charter schools earning the highest ranking grew from 16% to almost 30% during the same five-year period. Overall, charter school performance on this index is approaching that of non-charter public schools, although charter school rankings continue to have a more variable distribution with greater proportions of schools within the highest and lowest categories.

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API Composite Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 19.5 19.9 23.3 22.1 19.0 20.1 7-8 Score 17.8 19.6 17.1 15.5 16.8 20.2 Ranges 5-6 17.8 19.2 15.9 21.3 17.9 20.1 3-4 17.0 17.8 19.8 17.1 20.4 20.0 1-2 27.8 23.5 23.9 24.2 26.0 19.6

highlights Definition The Academic Performance Index (API) measures a school’s average student performance on statewide assessments across multiple content areas. The API Composite Index is a combination of several variables: API school rank, API similar-schools rank and API base score from the previous year.

Trends Charter schools’ API Composite scores have fluctuated over the last five years, but rankings from 2008-2009 are similar to those received by charter schools in 2004-2005. A similar percentage of charter schools and non-charter public schools have received a 9 or 10, but the lowest category contains more charter schools than non-charter public schools.

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Adequate Yearly Progress Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 15.1 16.5 17.6 19.4 19.0 20.1 7-8 Score 18.7 18.9 17.7 18.9 21.7 19.9 Ranges 5-6 24.1 17.6 18.2 23.3 17.3 20.2 3-4 20.3 24.3 23.3 18.2 20.9 19.9 1-2 21.8 22.6 23.2 20.2 21.1 19.9

highlights Definition The Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Index ranks schools on several components of AYP: whether they met AYP goals in math and English/language arts and the percentage of their students rated proficient or above in these areas.

Trends Over the past five years, charter schools have experienced a slight increase in the proportion of schools earning the highest ranking for the AYP Index, moving from 15% to 19%. There is little change in the number of schools within the lowest two categories during this same time period. For the past two years, charter school rankings on the AYP Index have been in line with those of non-charter public schools, showing that they are meeting AYP goals at about the same rate as their non-charter counterparts.

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Academic Momentum Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 34.7 27.2 24.8 22.6 25.0 19.6 7-8 Score 16.0 15.4 16.8 15.6 18.0 20.2 Ranges 5-6 15.5 16.1 15.1 18.8 18.2 20.1 3-4 11.7 16.1 17.0 18.2 15.2 20.4 1-2 22.2 25.1 26.3 24.9 23.5 19.7

highlights Definition The Academic Momentum Index measures changes in a school’s student achievement over time, reflecting whether a school is improving, declining or consistent. It combines three measures of academic progress: annual change in the percentage of students proficient in math, annual change in the percentage of students proficient in English/language arts, and annual API growth.

Trends Five years ago, charters outperformed non-charters on the Academic Momentum Index. However, since that time they have not done as well. The data for 2008-2009 do show an improvement over the previous year, and charter schools have slightly higher Academic Momentum rankings overall than non-charter public schools. This demonstrates that charter schools are generally making somewhat greater gains in student achievement as measured by standardized tests.

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English/Language Arts Productivity Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 23.9 25.6 24.4 24.3 24.1 19.7 7-8 Score 23.1 21.1 22.2 22.3 20.2 20.0 Ranges 5-6 20.7 17.1 19.8 16.9 21.6 19.8 3-4 12.9 14.9 13.6 14.6 14.9 20.5 1-2 19.3 21.4 19.9 21.8 19.2 20.0

highlights Definition The English/Language Arts Productivity Index ranks schools on their student performance on standard- ized tests of English/language arts compared to schools within the same district and districts with similar per-pupil spending.

Trends Over the past five years this trend has had no discernible change. Charter schools have consistently ranked higher than non-charter public schools in English/Language Arts Productivity, outperforming schools in their district and similar spending districts in English/language arts.

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Math Productivity Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 12.7 15.6 15.8 15.8 16.9 20.2 7-8 Score 16.0 16.1 15.2 15.5 15.4 20.4 Ranges 5-6 16.9 11.5 15.2 14.2 14.9 20.4 3-4 19.3 24.7 20.8 17.8 20.2 20.0 1-2 35.1 32.1 33.0 36.6 32.6 19.0

highlights Definition The Math Productivity Index ranks schools based upon math standardized test performance, comparing charter schools to non-charter schools within the same district and districts with similar per-pupil spending.

Trends There is a slight increase in the number of charter schools earning the highest ranking (9 or 10) over the past five years. Charter schools continue to rank lower than non-charter public schools in Math Productivity; nearly 33% earned the lowest ranking.

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School Productivity Charter Schools, 2004 - 2009

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9-10 20.2 18.8 21.3 20.5 19.0 20.0 7-8 Score 17.9 17.1 16.4 18.3 17.6 20.2 Ranges 5-6 18.9 21.6 20.8 15.8 15.7 20.3 3-4 18.9 18.5 15.7 20.2 20.8 19.9 1-2 24.3 24.0 25.8 25.1 26.9 19.5

highlights Definition The School Productivity Index ranks schools based upon their API scores, comparing schools to non-charter public schools within the same district and districts with similar per-pupil spending. The API uses standardized tests to assess schools on various subject areas.

Trends The proportion of charter schools within the top two categories of School Productivity has remained relatively consistent over the last five years. The charter schools in the lowest two categories, rankings of 1-2 or 3-4, have slightly increased from approximately 43% in 2004-2005 to almost 48% in 2008-2009. Charter schools that perform well compared to schools within their district and similar spending districts are doing so in similar proportions. However, more charter schools earn the lowest rankings for this index compared to their non-charter counterparts.

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charter schools in operation = 746

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averages Charter New Start 83.7 School Size 382.4 Type Conversion 16.3 0 50 100% Class Size 22.7 100 Year Number of Schools Students / Computer 7.4 / 1 Chartered

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School Type % Type K-12 17.0 High 30.7 Middle 10.4 Elementary 40.9 Non-traditional 1.1

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averages Ethnicity Group % Students / Teacher 21.0 / 1 African American 6.2 American Indian 0.6 Asian 4.8 Students / Admin 247.8 / 1 Filipino 1.4 Hispanic 15.1 Students / Staff* 516.8 / 1 Pacific Islander 0.3 White 67.5 Multiracial 4.0

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percentages Ethnicity Group % Male 50.1 African American 13.9 American Indian 1.5 Asian 3.6 Female 49.9 Filipino 1.2 Hispanic 40.1 Free/Reduced Lunch 49.6 Pacific Islander 0.6 White 34.7 Multiracial 4.5 English Learner 20.9

Parent Level % Education Graduate School 12.2 College Grad 19.8 Some College 25.5 High School Grad 23.1 Did Not Graduate 18.3 High School

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School Size Charter schools are smaller schools compared to non-charter schools. Charters have an average enrollment of 382.4 students and non-charter public schools have an average enrollment of 650.4 students.

Class Size Charter schools and non-charter public schools have similar overall average class sizes; charter schools average class size is 22.7 students compared to 23.2 students for non-charter schools.

Staff Averages On average, charter schools have slightly higher student-to-teacher ratios: 21 students per teacher for charter schools, 20.1 students per teacher for non-charter schools. Charter schools also have higher student-to-pupil services ratios (516.8 for charters, 458.8 for non-charters). However, charter schools have significantly fewer students per administrator than non-charter public schools: 247.8 students per administrator for charter schools, 458.3 students per administrator for non-charter schools.

Staff Ethnicity Charter schools have greater percentages of their staff who identify themselves as multiracial or African American. For charter schools, 4.0 percent of their staff is multiracial and 6.2 percent is African American, versus 1.4 percent multiracial staff and 4.1 percent African-American staff in non-charter schools. Charter schools employ a smaller portion of staff who are white: 67.5 percent versus 72.6 percent.

Free/Reduced Charter schools enroll fewer students from low-income families: 49.6 percent of Lunch charter school students are eligible for free and reduced lunch, while 55.8 percent of students in non-charter public schools are eligible.

English Learner Charter schools have lower percentages of their student population classified as English Learners. Approximately 20.9 percent of charter school students are labeled English Learners versus 27.1 percent of non-charter students.

Student Ethnicity The ethnic makeup of charter schools varies from non-charters. Charter schools enroll almost twice as many African-American students than do non-charters (13.9 percent of charter school enrollment versus 7 percent at non-charter schools). Charter schools enroll lower percentages of Asian students (3.6 percent versus 7.1 percent at non-charters) and Hispanic students (40.1 percent versus 46.1 percent at non-charters) and higher percentages of white students (34.7 percent versus 31.4 percent at non-charters).

Parent Education Parents of charter school students have received more formal education than have parents of non-charter public school students. More than 57 percent of parents of charter school students have completed at least some college and 12.2 percent have completed graduate school. For non-charter school students, 51.2 percent of parents have completed some college and 10.3 percent have earned a graduate degree.

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The tables on pages 23 to 44 show scores for individual charter schools, organized alphabetically by county.

ReservesLiquidity Ratios DirectRatios ClassroomStaffingTeacher Resources Inv. EL Qualification ReclassificationAPI CompositeAdequateAcademic YearlyEnglish/LA Prog.MomentumMath Prod. Prod.School Prod.

Alameda County Achieve Academy 0.36 2.36 0.51 2 7 7 4 7 10 4 7 5 Alameda Community Learning Center 1 6 10 8 1 9 6 9 American Indian Public Charter School 1.03 21.33 0.32 10 1 10 10 5 10 10 10 American Indian Public Charter School II 0.78 7.58 0.25 10 1 10 7 9 9 10 American Indian Public High School 0.95 6.52 0.26 6 1 10 7 10 10 10 ARISE High School -0.02 0.92 0.52 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 Bay Area School of Enterprise 0.12 * 0.48 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bay Area Technology School 0.05 * 0.58 10 1 1 1 1 9 2 2 2

The colors represent the Reserves Liquidity Direct Classroom All Others categories found in the Ratios Ratios Investment 9-10 charts on pages 6-17. .75 or more 3.0 or more .70 or more 7-8 .50 to .75 2.0 to 3.0 .60 to .70 5-6 A blank cell denotes .25 to .50 1.0 to 2.0 .50 to .60 3-4 insufficient data. less than .25 less than 1.0 less than .50 1-2

Charter schools included in this report were identified as 'Active' for the 2008-2009 school year by the CDE Charter School Division. Of those, only charter schools with data are included in this section.

CDE data were used in these calculations. For additional information on rankings and sources used, see Appendices B and C.

A cell with an asterisk (*) had a financial ratio which exceeded the expected range for this indicator, possibly due to incorrect or missing data reported within the SACS or Alternative Form data sets.

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ReservesLiquidity Ratios DirectRatios ClassroomStaffingTeacher Inv.ResourcesEL Qualification ReclassificationAPI CompositeAdequateAcademic YearlyEnglish/LA Prog.MomentumMath Prod. Prod.School Prod.

Alameda County Achieve Academy 0.36 2.36 0.51 2 7 7 4 7 10 4 7 5 Alameda Community Learning Center 1 6 10 8 1 9 6 9 American Indian Public Charter School 1.03 21.33 0.32 10 1 10 10 5 10 10 10 American Indian Public Charter School II 0.78 7.58 0.25 10 1 10 7 9 9 10 American Indian Public High School 0.95 6.52 0.26 6 1 10 7 10 10 10 ARISE High School -0.02 0.92 0.52 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 Bay Area School of Enterprise 0.12 * 0.48 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bay Area Technology School 0.05 * 0.58 10 1 1 1 1 9 2 2 2 Berkley Maynard Academy 0.12 2.10 0.52 4 6 8 7 8 10 6 8 6 California College Preparatory Academy 0.10 1.28 0.51 8 1 7 Circle of Independent Learning 1 10 6 6 2 5 2 3 Civicorps Elementary School 0.29 56.01 0.51 9 10 5 10 3 4 4 Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts 0.03 1.10 0.42 9 1 6 1 6 4 8 Cox Academy 0.38 3.02 0.59 6 2 2 1 1 10 1 3 1 East Bay Conservation Corps Corpsmember Academy 0.17 4.61 0.36 10 1 4 4 4 East Oakland Leadership Academy 0.63 * 0.35 2 1 2 3 5 2 3 4 East Oakland Leadership Academy 0.27 54.20 0.25 9 10 2 4 1 Envision Academy of Arts & Technology 0.11 1.48 0.39 10 7 1 4 9 FAME Public Charter School 0.09 1.22 0.48 4 8 10 2 4 7 Huerta (Dolores) Learning Academy 0.21 5.89 0.56 9 1 9 1 1 1 1 2 Impact Academy of Arts & Technology 0.25 2.75 0.47 8 10 1 3 4 4 7 3 3 KIPP Bridge Charter School 0.03 6.75 0.60 10 4 7 6 9 7 4 6 KIPP King Collegiate High School 0.23 5.46 0.71 10 1 9 10 9 9 8 KIPP Summit Academy 0.33 5.05 0.55 10 3 1 9 5 5 7 6 8 Leadership Public Schools - College Park 0.08 1.73 0.48 10 1 9 1 1 1 1 2 1 Leadership Public Schools - Hayward 0.32 1.84 0.44 9 5 7 10 8 6 Lighthouse Community Charter 0.34 4.81 0.39 9 7 1 7 4 7 5 5 6 Lighthouse Community Charter High School 0.05 1.27 0.38 10 7 1 4 5 10 2 5 3 Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy 0.08 1.05 0.39 5 1 3 7 7 10 5 7 5 Livermore Valley Charter School 0.45 3.34 0.61 2 5 9 9 2 Millsmont Academy -0.00 0.99 0.57 9 1 1 3 7 10 5 7 4 Millsmont Secondary Academy -0.03 0.81 0.49 1 1 1 2 3 Monarch Academy 0.23 3.86 0.56 8 7 2 7 7 3 4 7 7 North Oakland Community Charter School 0.97 1.36 0.47 6 10 9 6 8 9 8 Oakland Aviation High School 0.08 1.54 0.42 5 3 5 4 4 2 1 Oakland Charter Academy 1.51 * 0.33 9 1 10 10 9 9 10 9

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Oakland Charter High School 0.08 1.26 0.35 10 1 10 5 10 10 10 Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy 0.13 1.72 0.49 9 3 5 3 1 4 3 2 3 Oakland School for the Arts 2.27 3.23 0.33 9 1 7 4 2 6 2 5 Oakland Unity High School 0.26 4.16 0.47 9 1 1 1 5 8 3 4 2 Oasis High School 0.34 6.07 0.30 8 7 1 1 1 1 Reems (Ernestine C.) Academy of Technology and Art 0.16 2.73 0.49 3 4 1 3 3 9 3 2 4 World Academy 0.54 4.66 0.56 4 9 4 2 6 10 3 7 3 Butte County Achieve Charter School of Paradise, Inc. 0.45 4.56 0.51 7 3 6 8 4 8 7 8 Blue Oak Charter School 0.68 22.37 0.57 8 8 3 2 Challenge Charter High School 8 7 4 1 1 1 Chico Country Day School 0.28 2.22 0.59 4 10 6 9 10 9 7 8 Children’s Community Charter School 5 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 CORE Butte Charter School 0.25 2.67 0.54 4 10 6 7 5 Forest Ranch Charter School 0.78 20.39 0.27 2 7 7 5 6 HomeTech Charter School 6 10 5 5 4 1 1 Learning Community Charter School 6 10 6 3 3 8 Nord Country School 0.67 9.09 0.48 9 7 8 6 4 3 5 4 Paradise Charter Middle School 8 10 7 9 8 9 8 9 Calaveras County Mountain Oaks School 7 10 1 2 8 Contra Costa County Antioch Charter Academy 0.76 21.85 0.58 7 10 5 7 6 8 3 7 Antioch Charter Academy II 0.61 23.23 0.41 5 7 2 1 1 1 3 Eagle Peak Montessori School 4 8 8 9 7 9 9 10 Leadership Public Schools - Richmond 0.26 3.97 0.52 10 6 10 1 3 9 2 3 2 Making Waves Academy 0.09 2.46 0.44 10 1 10 3 9 Manzanita Charter Middle School 0.58 15.86 0.59 8 6 4 5 3 2 6 1 6 Richmond College Prep K-5 Charter School 0.12 1.65 0.43 1 3 1 4 10 2 2 2 West County Community High School 0.09 3.81 0.61 8 7 10 4 8 4 1 1 Del Norte County Castle Rock School 1 8 1 1 2 Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods 9 9 Uncharted Shores Academy 1 10 1 1

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El Dorado County Aspire Clarendon Elementary 0.09 2.20 0.42 4 7 2 7 7 8 Aspire Port City Academy 0.08 1.50 0.52 3 1 4 7 9 10 California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Camp School 0.28 2.49 0.42 9 4 8 9 9 9 9 8 Charter Community School & Extended Day Program 7 9 7 3 Charter Montessori Blue Oak Campus 1 7 9 6 6 10 9 El Dorado County Office of Education Community Day School 10 10 Gold Oak Arts Charter School 1 10 9 7 10 8 9 Rite of Passage School 10 10 1 2 Shenandoah High School 6 3 8 4 6 7 3 Fresno County Alvina Elementary Charter School 8 10 9 3 6 9 2 2 2 Carter G. Woodson Public Charter School 0.23 3.39 0.45 6 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 Crescent View Charter High School 0.19 2.26 0.53 1 10 3 4 2 1 Crescent View West Charter School 0.20 2.12 0.53 2 8 9 7 1 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy 0.00 * 0.67 7 9 3 2 6 9 Fresno Prep Academy 0.77 * 0.57 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 Hallmark Charter School 7 7 8 6 8 9 8 7 5 Hume Lake Charter School 0.02 1.08 0.80 10 10 9 6 Island Community Day School 10 10 Kingsburg Community Charter Extension 4 10 1 3 2 2 1 2 KIPP Academy Fresno -0.02 0.99 0.54 7 1 9 7 8 5 10 Lincoln Elementary School 8 10 4 6 6 10 5 7 6 New Millennium Institute of Education Charter School 0.07 1.18 0.64 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 Quail Lake Environmental Charter School 3 8 3 10 10 5 10 10 10 Rafer Johnson Junior High School 5 9 5 5 7 9 5 3 4 Ronald W. Reagan Elementary School 1 9 3 6 4 4 6 5 6 Roosevelt Elementary School 1 10 1 9 6 8 Sanger Academy Charter School 4 9 7 10 9 7 9 9 9 School of Unlimited Learning 0.05 1.17 0.56 9 8 1 1 3 1 1 1 Sierra Charter School 0.21 3.17 0.68 9 8 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 Sunset Elementary School 6 10 7 2 6 8 3 6 5 University High School 0.45 6.87 0.51 8 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 Valley Arts & Science Academy 0.08 1.15 0.51 9 5 1 1 6 1 1 2 Valley Preparatory Academy Charter -0.07 0.84 0.51 4 10 2 9 5 2 4 W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter School 0.17 2.48 0.47 9 1 1 1 5 1 1 1

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Washington Elementary School 10 10 1 9 6 8 West Park Charter Academy 8 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 Glenn County William Finch Charter School 3 10 5 7 Humboldt County Alder Grove Charter School 0.40 4.42 0.64 6 9 3 4 7 1 4 Coastal Grove Charter School 9 9 3 6 3 7 3 7 Freshwater Charter Middle School 1 10 8 2 10 5 9 Fuente Nueva Charter School 10 9 8 2 10 8 10 Jacoby Creek Charter School District 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 Mattole Valley Charter School 9 10 1 4 7 5 3 3 Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy 0.20 10.13 0.65 9 3 10 1 Pacific View Charter School 0.14 2.73 0.49 10 10 2 1 2 1 1 Six Rivers Charter High School 9 8 8 6 8 8 7 Trillium Charter School 10 10 7 9 7 4 4 Union Street Charter 9 10 10 1 10 10 10 Inyo County YouthBuild Charter School of California 0.04 1.17 0.63 8 1 1 Kern County California Virtual Academy @ Kern 0.00 1.00 0.70 7 10 2 2 3 6 3 3 Kern Workforce 2000 Academy 2 6 1 6 6 1 Pine Mountain Learning Center 6 10 9 9 8 10 9 Ridgecrest Charter School 0.51 2.96 0.57 9 8 2 8 10 Valley Oaks Charter School 3 9 2 2 4 Kings County California Virtual Academy @ Kings 0.00 1.00 0.68 2 10 3 4 5 8 2 5 Crossroads Charter School 6 9 3 10 6 1 1 Delta View Elementary School 6 7 1 3 2 3 2 Frontier Elementary School 2 9 6 8 6 Island Elementary School 1 7 1 5 7 10 5 4 4 Kings River-Hardwick Elementary 4 10 5 6 3 1 6 3 6 Lemoore Middle College High School 7 4 9 10 10 7 7 Lemoore University Elementary Charter 3 10 5 5 4 7 5 1 4 Mid Valley Alternative Charter School 6 10 1 Pioneer Elementary School 3 10 4 8 9 10 7 8 7 Pioneer Middle School 2 6 3 6 7 7 6 3 6

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Lake County Lake County International Charter School 0.03 1.15 0.43 1 9 7 10 8 5 4 Lassen County Diamond Mountain Charter High School 9 10 3 3 Long Valley Charter School 0.03 1.11 0.54 8 4 2 7 9 6 6 4 Ravendale-Termo Charter School Westwood Charter School 0.25 2.02 0.76 1 4 1 2 6 3 1 2 Los Angeles County ABC Charter Middle School 10 2 Academia Avance Charter School 3 3 10 5 5 7 5 2 4 Academia Semillas del Pueblo 8 3 10 2 1 2 2 3 4 Academy for Recording Arts Charter School -0.11 0.60 0.31 4 10 3 1 1 Accelerated Elementary Charter School 7 7 8 5 7 3 4 4 Accelerated School 1 7 2 3 2 3 5 2 5 Alain LeRoy Locke Charter High School 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 Anahuacalmecac University Preparatory High School 5 3 2 7 1 Animo Film & Theater Arts Charter High School 9 10 10 5 5 7 4 4 4 Animo Inglewood Charter High School 0.05 3.17 0.47 8 5 10 6 7 1 Animo Jackie Robinson Charter High School 7 1 10 1 3 6 2 2 2 Animo Justice Charter High School 8 1 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 Animo Leadership Charter High School 0.06 * 0.34 8 2 10 6 2 1 5 3 5 Animo Locke Charter High School #1 8 10 1 1 1 Animo Locke Charter High School #2 7 1 1 1 1 Animo Locke Charter High School #3 9 1 1 1 1 Animo Locke Technology High School 4 1 5 1 2 1 1 1 Animo Pat Brown Charter High School 8 1 10 7 6 2 6 5 6 Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School 7 1 8 3 1 3 1 1 2 Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School 6 3 10 6 1 6 3 2 4 Animo Venice Charter Public High School 5 3 6 6 2 8 5 3 5 Animo Watts Charter High School 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Antelope Valley Desert Montessori Schools, Inc. 1 7 1 1 Antelope Valley Learning Academy 0.03 1.06 0.61 6 10 1 2 5 1 1 1 Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy 7 4 3 8 8 10 8 9 8 Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy 7 1 9 7 6 8 6 6 7 Aspire Huntington Park Charter School 9 3 5 6 9 Aveson Global Leadership Academy 0.06 1.22 0.08 5 10 6 7 2 9 5 8 Aveson School of Leaders 0.04 1.24 0.07 8 8 8 8 1 9 7 9

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Bert Corona Charter School 2 8 10 3 2 7 2 1 2 Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy 7 1 4 8 10 9 9 8 CA Academy for Liberal Studies Early College High School 8 1 10 6 5 7 5 4 5 California Academy for Liberal Studies 8 3 10 7 4 7 6 5 7 California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles 0.00 1.00 0.68 1 10 5 3 2 5 2 4 Camino Nuevo Charter Academy 3 5 9 7 8 9 7 8 8 Camino Nuevo High School 2 7 9 8 7 8 6 8 7 Canyon Charter Elementary School 3 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 Celerity Dyad Charter School 4 1 4 7 10 5 8 3 Celerity Nascent Charter School 6 3 10 1 6 10 5 4 2 Celerity Troika Charter School 8 7 8 9 10 9 10 2 Center for Advanced Learning 7 7 1 5 10 3 4 3 Central City Value School 9 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 Century Academy for Excellence -0.28 0.55 0.60 9 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 Century Community Charter School -0.33 0.53 0.49 2 1 10 4 3 7 5 1 4 Charter High School of the Arts - Multimedia & Performing 5 1 8 9 5 10 9 8 CHIME Charter School 9 4 4 8 7 9 7 7 CHIME Charter Middle School 7 7 3 4 4 9 2 6 CLAS Affirmation 9 3 6 3 1 7 3 7 Colegio New City School 0.10 1.16 0.34 10 1 2 2 1 Colfax Charter Elementary School 6 10 8 10 10 8 10 10 10 College Ready Academy High School #4 8 1 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 College Ready Academy High School #5 8 1 9 4 1 1 2 3 3 College Ready Academy High School #7 9 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 College Ready Middle Academy #3 8 2 2 4 3 Community Charter Early College High School 6 1 10 3 4 4 4 3 Community Charter Middle School 7 1 10 5 3 1 5 2 5 Community Harvest Charter School 8 1 10 4 3 5 6 2 4 Community Magnet Charter Elementary School 7 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 Constellation Community Charter Middle School 0.93 1.74 0.43 9 7 1 1 2 8 2 1 2 Cornerstone Prep Charter School 7 8 7 1 2 8 1 2 1 Crenshaw Arts/Tech Charter High 9 5 1 1 10 1 1 1 Crescendo Charter Academy 7 7 8 10 7 9 6 Crescendo Charter Conservatory 9 7 9 1 9 10 10 Crescendo Charter Preparatory Central 9 7 1 8 10 7 9 5 Crescendo Charter Preparatory South 8 7 1 6 10 5 6 1 Crescendo Charter Preparatory West 5 7 7 10 6 9 6 Crescendo Charter School 5 7 10 5 4 4 8 8

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Desert Sands Charter High School 0.17 1.96 0.57 1 8 9 1 6 1 1 1 The Design High School, Los Angeles 10 3 7 1 8 4 5 Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2 6 4 10 1 1 7 1 1 2 Downtown Value School 7 6 10 4 2 4 4 3 5 Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center School 6 7 9 6 5 5 6 7 7 Emerson Parkside Academy Charter School 8 10 5 8 9 8 10 10 9 Environmental Charter High School 0.45 7.61 0.47 9 1 3 5 7 9 6 6 3 Excel Charter Academy 4 1 10 4 5 10 6 3 4 Fenton Avenue Charter School 8 10 7 5 4 5 4 4 6 Fenton Primary Center 2 7 4 6 4 Frederick Douglass Academy High School 9 1 4 3 1 4 2 3 Frederick Douglass Academy Middle School 6 1 6 3 1 6 3 6 Fredrick Douglass Academy Elementary School 9 3 7 7 6 Full Circle Learning Academy 10 3 5 10 7 2 1 Gabriella Charter School 9 10 5 9 9 3 8 10 10 Garr Academy of Mathematics & Entrepreneurial Studies 8 1 1 4 10 3 2 2 Gertz-Ressler High School 8 1 9 8 9 10 9 10 7 Giraffe Charter School 10 7 7 7 6 Global Education Academy 9 1 1 9 1 7 10 10 Gorman Learning Center 0.88 1.98 0.49 1 10 2 2 2 5 2 3 Granada Hills Charter High School 5 9 6 7 9 8 10 10 9 The Guidance Charter School 0.83 7.76 0.39 6 3 1 6 9 2 3 2 Hawthorne Mathematics and Science Academy 6 5 10 10 10 6 8 10 8 Heritage College-Ready Charter High School 8 1 5 3 1 4 1 3 2 High Tech High - LA 2 3 10 9 4 9 10 9 Huntington Park College-Ready Academy High School 2 6 10 6 4 10 5 7 5 ICEF Vista Elementary Academy School 8 1 5 7 7 ICEF Vista Middle Academy School 10 1 2 4 2 Ivy Academia 8 4 9 8 9 8 9 Ivy Bound Academy 6 7 9 7 10 9 10 Jack H. Skirball Middle School 9 1 9 4 3 6 4 3 5 James Jordan Middle School 7 7 8 3 3 9 4 2 4 Jardin de la Infancia 10 10 10 7 7 6 Kaplan Academy of Southern California -0.08 0.84 0.96 10 10 5 8 1 Kenter Canyon Charter Elementary School 5 10 9 10 8 10 10 10 KIPP Academy of Opportunity 5 6 6 6 9 7 5 6 KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory 7 1 2 6 6 10 8 8 6 KIPP Raices Academy 10 10 7 7 6

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Lakeview Charter Academy 8 1 10 9 7 9 8 8 8 Larchmont Charter School 8 6 9 9 9 6 10 10 10 Larchmont Charter School-West Hollywood 9 7 7 7 6 Learning Works! School 0.20 1.81 0.29 1 4 1 1 1 Lennox Mathematics, Science and Technology Academy 6 4 10 8 5 4 8 8 7 Lifeline Education Charter School 0.73 17.36 0.50 1 1 1 1 1 1 Los Angeles Academy of Arts & Enterprise 3 2 9 3 1 4 2 1 2 Los Angeles County Online High School 0.16 * 0.80 1 3 6 9 2 1 Los Angeles International Charter High School 9 1 10 1 4 3 2 2 Los Angeles Leadership Academy 8 1 1 6 2 1 4 2 4 Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts 8 7 9 10 9 9 7 Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Elementary School 9 1 7 7 6 Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter High School 10 1 3 3 4 2 3 Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle School 1 1 5 10 7 2 4 Magnolia Science Academy 8 1 10 8 7 6 7 6 8 Magnolia Science Academy 2 10 1 10 5 7 4 3 4 Magnolia Science Academy 3 1 1 2 6 3 Magnolia Science Academy 4 10 3 5 5 3 Magnolia Science Academy 5 10 1 7 9 5 Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School 9 2 6 9 7 8 7 7 8 Marquez Avenue Elementary School 5 10 9 7 10 7 10 10 10 Micro-Enterprise Charter Academy -0.14 0.74 0.53 10 7 1 Milagro Charter School 8 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Mission View Public School -0.12 0.81 0.52 1 10 3 6 1 Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School 4 2 1 1 1 5 1 5 Montague Charter Academy 5 10 4 5 7 9 5 8 7 Multicultural Learning Center 5 9 1 2 4 7 3 5 4 NEW Academy Canoga Park 8 7 10 2 2 10 4 5 4 NEW Academy of Science and Arts 9 4 7 5 6 10 5 8 5 New City School 0.21 1.38 0.45 7 3 1 1 3 6 3 1 2 New Designs Charter School 9 4 10 1 3 9 2 5 2 New Heights Charter School 4 7 3 4 3 4 5 6 New Los Angeles Charter School 9 10 6 9 3 New Millennium Secondary School 9 4 1 3 1 New Village Charter High School 9 7 10 3 6 1 1 1 New West Charter Middle School 0.53 6.83 0.37 5 7 10 9 8 Nia Educational Charter School 10 1 1 1 1 1 North Valley Charter Academy 6 1 8 1 1 4 3 1 2

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Ocean Charter School 8 4 8 9 10 10 9 9 Odyssey Charter School 0.32 9.33 0.59 6 10 4 7 9 Open Charter Magnet School 6 10 9 8 9 3 10 10 10 Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park 0.29 2.17 0.52 9 2 2 2 8 4 1 1 Opportunities For Learning - Baldwin Park II 0.00 1.01 0.51 9 1 2 8 1 1 1 Opportunities for Learning - Santa Clarita 0.46 3.76 0.49 8 4 3 3 6 4 1 1 Opportunities Unlimited Charter High School 8 1 1 1 1 1 Options for Youth San Gabriel 0.04 1.33 0.51 10 3 3 2 4 4 1 2 Options for Youth - Burbank Charter School 10 7 1 4 1 6 3 1 1 Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School 5 7 1 6 4 2 4 4 5 Our Community Charter School 8 7 1 9 8 5 9 9 9 Pacifica Community Charter School #2 8 3 1 3 6 2 3 Pacoima Charter School 8 9 8 3 5 9 4 4 4 Palisades Charter Elementary School 5 10 7 9 10 8 10 10 10 Palisades Charter High School 5 8 8 8 5 9 10 9 8 Para Los Ninos Charter School 7 10 5 4 3 1 2 3 6 Para Los Ninos Middle School 9 10 1 2 2 Pasadena Rosebud Academy 0.12 5.43 0.53 10 1 Paul Revere Charter Middle School 5 9 10 8 4 5 10 7 9 Port of Los Angeles High School 2 1 6 7 4 Puente Charter School 9 10 1 7 7 6 Renaissance Arts Academy 1 6 10 10 9 9 10 8 10 Richard Merkin Middle Academy 4 1 7 5 5 9 4 2 4 Rosie the Riveter Charter High School 0.02 1.06 0.34 9 1 San Jose-Edison Academy 6 9 9 10 10 4 9 9 10 Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School 0.28 30.22 0.42 6 9 8 7 7 Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter School 7 9 9 2 4 9 4 6 4 The School of Arts & Enterprise 0.30 1.57 0.63 8 1 10 1 4 3 School of Extended Educational Options 9 1 2 4 1 Sequoia Charter School 10 10 10 1 Soledad Enrichment Action Charter School 7 5 2 1 8 Stella Middle Charter Academy 1 1 10 8 7 8 6 8 Synergy Charter Academy 9 7 10 9 2 9 10 10 Synergy Kinetic Academy 10 2 6 6 5 Thurgood Marshall Charter High School 9 1 4 3 2 1 Thurgood Marshall Charter Middle School 1 1 3 5 3 2 4 Today’s Fresh Start Charter School 0.53 1.40 0.62 9 3 5 1 5 10 Topanga Learn-Charter Elementary 5 10 10 10 7 10 10 10

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Triumph Academy 7 1 10 1 2 10 1 3 2 Vaughn Next Century Learning Center 9 8 8 5 4 6 5 4 6 View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Middle School 6 1 8 7 7 8 7 8 View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter School 3 3 8 8 9 9 8 9 View Park Preparatory Accelerated High School 1 1 3 6 10 5 4 3 Wallis Annenberg High School 9 4 8 5 5 2 7 8 5 Watts Learning Center Charter School 6 4 9 7 1 7 9 9 Westwood Charter School 1 9 10 9 10 7 10 10 10 Wilder’s Preparatory Academy Charter Middle School 0.01 1.03 0.43 8 1 9 10 7 Wilder’s Preparatory Academy Charter School 0.24 1.65 0.56 1 4 8 9 10 9 8 8 William & Carol Ouchi High School 2 1 10 9 8 5 8 10 8 Wisdom Academy for Young Scientists 8 7 8 10 7 10 7 Madera County Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy -0.02 0.94 0.48 1 6 9 3 2 4 1 3 3 Glacier High School Charter 9 10 10 2 10 10 8 Madera County Independent Academy 1 10 Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) School 4 10 7 4 9 5 9 Pioneer Technical Center 9 1 1 3 4 Sherman Thomas Charter School 0.29 5.24 0.55 9 10 2 4 7 3 2 3 Marin County Novato Charter School 0.31 1.73 0.60 2 7 8 9 8 10 9 9 Phoenix Academy 9 10 Willow Creek Academy 0.13 1.91 0.67 9 10 10 8 5 7 8 8 Mendocino County Accelerated Achievement Academy 0.19 3.07 0.56 1 10 10 5 5 2 6 2 4 Eel River Charter School 0.70 3.71 0.54 8 8 4 1 2 2 6 La Vida Charter School 0.26 17.12 0.59 10 7 7 1 9 3 7 Pacific Community Charter School 0.65 4.83 0.56 8 10 4 2 Redwood Academy of Ukiah 0.35 5.00 0.61 1 10 9 8 3 9 6 9 River Oak Charter School 0.21 2.78 0.55 6 10 7 3 6 8 7 5 7 Tree of Life Charter School 0.54 15.74 0.67 2 10 7 9 8 6 7 Willits Charter School 0.20 5.00 0.21 9 5 6 1 9 3 8 Merced County John C. Fremont Charter School 4 9 10 2 4 8 2 5 3 Merced Scholars Charter School 6 10 7 9 Modoc County Modoc Charter School 0.17 3.83 0.67 10 10 3 4 4 2 4

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Mono County Mammoth Olympic Academy for Academic Excellence 1 10 9 Monterey County Big Sur Charter School 8 7 International School of Monterey 0.09 1.43 0.66 10 5 10 9 4 10 9 10 King City Arts Charter School 5 10 6 3 1 1 1 3 Learning for Life Charter School 1.01 8.58 0.55 8 6 3 4 6 1 1 Monterey Bay Charter School 0.18 3.52 0.53 1 1 6 7 2 Monterey County Home Charter School 6 10 1 3 4 4 Oasis Charter Public School 0.61 5.77 0.51 9 6 8 4 7 1 1 1 Napa County Napa Valley Language Academy 6 10 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 Phillips Charter School 7 10 8 4 4 6 4 3 4 River School 6 10 10 6 1 10 5 10 Shearer Charter School 8 10 8 3 2 3 1 3 3 Stone Bridge School 0.22 2.07 0.53 3 10 3 7 10 7 6 4 Nevada County Bitney College Preparatory High School 10 7 8 Forest Charter School 8 10 3 6 7 Grass Valley Charter School at Bell Hill 4 8 7 9 6 10 8 9 Los Angeles Education Corps 0.15 3.01 0.64 2 7 1 9 Muir Charter School 0.37 6.92 0.60 7 7 2 Nevada City Home Study Charter School 6 10 7 2 6 4 5 Nevada City School of the Arts 5 10 5 7 2 Sierra Montessori Academy 10 7 7 1 Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School 7 10 6 8 Union Hill Charter School 5 7 3 6 2 Vantage Point Charter School 1 7 5 10 5 2 2 Yuba River Charter School 5 10 2 4 4 Orange County Capistrano Connections Academy Charter School 0.09 1.83 0.59 5 7 6 3 7 5 3 4 Edward B. Cole Academy 0.53 7.73 0.51 8 8 4 2 1 5 1 2 3 El Rancho Charter School 2 5 9 8 9 4 8 7 8 El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy 0.44 5.85 0.58 4 7 2 7 8 10 5 10 7 Journey School 0.15 2.63 0.58 4 3 2 8 10 7 4 2 Nova Academy Early College High School 0.06 1.22 0.47 10 1 1 5 5 1 3 3 Opportunities for Learning 0.09 1.52 0.61 10 10 9 1 9 6 2

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Orange County Educational Arts Academy 0.35 14.79 0.48 5 10 5 1 1 6 2 1 2 Orange County High School of the Arts 0.68 1.44 0.48 2 10 10 9 5 10 8 10 Ralph A. Gates Elementary School 1 10 4 7 5 8 4 6 5 Santiago Middle School 0.14 2.09 0.71 5 9 8 7 3 1 5 2 5 Placer County Bowman School 6 9 7 6 4 5 6 7 Horizon Charter School 0.35 3.41 0.60 8 9 2 4 3 7 5 2 2 Loomis Basin Charter School 8 7 10 9 10 Maria Montessori Charter Academy 0.08 1.06 0.10 9 10 7 6 4 Newcastle Charter School 1 10 8 9 7 9 8 9 Rocklin Academy 0.62 11.10 0.56 6 6 10 10 4 10 10 10 Rocklin Academy (Meyers campus) 0.20 1.65 0.53 9 10 10 10 9 Plumas County Plumas Charter 146 0.34 5.64 0.59 8 10 1 5 4 1 2 Riverside County California Military Institute 7 1 10 6 6 5 6 4 6 Choice 2000 Online High School 8 7 1 1 2 1 1 Gateway to College Early College High School 0.32 3.21 0.32 10 9 1 George Washington Charter School 4 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 Hemet Academy for Applied Academics and Technology 4 10 8 9 9 6 4 Moreno Valley Community Learning Center 10 10 1 1 2 1 1 1 Nuview Bridge Early College High School 7 4 6 9 10 10 7 5 Palm Desert Charter Middle School 3 7 10 8 6 8 9 7 9 River Springs Charter School 0.06 1.36 0.63 8 9 10 1 2 8 San Jacinto Valley Academy 0.28 25.86 0.53 8 6 10 1 4 7 3 2 2 Santa Rosa Academy 0.45 24.56 0.52 8 9 4 4 6 4 1 2 Temecula Preparatory School 0.46 4.54 0.62 8 9 9 9 3 9 8 8 Temecula Valley Charter School 0.23 3.37 0.06 4 10 10 9 5 9 7 9 Sacramento County Antelope View Charter School 10 7 2 5 3 3 1 2 Bowling Green Elementary 8 10 3 2 6 9 4 6 4 California Aerospace Academy 0.22 4.01 0.54 5 7 1 1 4 1 California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus 0.43 23.05 0.45 8 10 7 1 8 5 9 California Montessori Project - Elk Grove 0.43 18.27 0.39 9 10 3 4 6 6 2 4 California Montessori Project - San Juan 0.41 23.23 0.51 8 8 4 7 7 8 5 7 Capitol Heights Academy 0.05 1.33 0.53 6 7 1 8 8 10 9 10 8 Choices Charter School 9 9 2 5 3 4 1 2

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Community Collaborative Charter School 0.26 4.54 0.62 8 10 1 1 1 1 Community Outreach Academy 0.60 5.18 0.50 8 6 7 8 6 7 Creative Connections Arts Academy 3 10 8 7 10 7 Delta Elementary Charter School 0.10 1.12 0.64 8 4 1 6 5 5 6 5 Elk Grove Charter School 2 4 3 3 5 1 3 1 1 Father Keith B. Kenny Charter School 9 10 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 Folsom Community Charter School 1 7 7 2 8 2 7 Futures High School 1.60 4.81 0.42 8 4 7 5 6 7 Genesis High School 9 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science 8 1 1 4 10 4 1 1 Global Youth Charter High School 9 3 5 3 5 2 2 Golden Valley Charter School of Sacramento 0.15 1.99 0.58 9 9 2 7 10 7 6 4 Heritage Peak Charter School 0.67 10.73 0.45 6 10 3 3 7 4 Higher Learning Academy 0.18 2.65 0.59 9 8 1 1 1 The Language Academy of Sacramento 0.39 3.94 0.52 7 8 4 2 3 5 4 2 4 Natomas Charter #19 School 9 6 10 10 8 5 8 5 7 Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep 7 6 3 9 7 9 6 3 New Technology High School 8 5 3 2 6 6 8 5 2 Options for Youth - San Juan 0.21 3.99 0.57 10 1 3 5 9 5 2 2 Sacramento Charter High School 0.17 1.92 0.44 1 2 6 6 4 5 6 4 5 SAVA: Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy 0.16 3.12 0.66 9 9 1 6 1 1 Smythe Academy 8 9 4 9 5 4 Sol Aureus College Preparatory 0.09 1.61 0.38 9 1 5 9 4 3 4 St. HOPE Public School 7 -0.07 0.52 0.64 5 6 8 9 10 9 10 9 The Met Sacramento 9 3 7 3 8 7 3 Visions in Education Charter School 4 10 7 1 3 8 7 3 2 Westlake Charter School 9 9 2 7 9 9 8 7 7 Westside Preparatory Charter School 1 10 9 4 10 8 San Bernardino County Academy for Academic Excellence 0.00 * 0.84 8 8 9 8 6 9 4 7 Academy for Careers and Exploration 6 1 6 4 3 ASA Charter School 0.22 4.25 0.68 4 10 1 1 1 8 1 2 1 Casa Ramona Acad. for Technology, Community and Ed. 0.17 1.88 0.48 7 1 10 1 1 10 2 2 2 Crosswalk: Hesperia Experiential Learning Pathways 0.88 13.08 0.53 9 3 1 1 10 1 1 1 Encore High School for the Performing and Visual Arts -0.03 0.91 0.44 1 1 3 6 1 Excelsior Education Center 0.43 32.97 0.59 7 8 6 5 9 9 3 6 High Desert Academy of Applied Arts & Sciences 0.07 1.34 0.45 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Inland Leaders Charter School 0.52 6.58 0.48 1 10 7 8 6 7 6 7 LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy 0.02 1.07 0.59 8 2 4 4 2 Lucerne Valley Career Academy 0.06 1.18 0.48 5 8 Mirus Secondary School 0.63 2.85 0.38 1 8 1 1 1 Mojave River Academy 0.29 2.70 0.50 1 6 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 Mountain View Montessori Charter School 1 3 5 1 1 1 4 Norton Space and Aeronautics Academy 0.05 * 0.64 8 3 4 Nova Meridian Academy 0.16 1.50 0.44 4 10 4 10 3 5 Options for Youth - Upland 0.34 2.75 0.59 9 4 3 5 1 1 1 Options for Youth - Victor Valley 0.37 5.16 0.55 10 7 3 1 4 5 1 2 Pathways to College 0.05 1.14 0.71 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy 0.39 * 0.52 4 3 8 1 1 1 Public Safety Academy 0.10 1.50 0.50 1 6 1 1 6 10 7 2 3 Riverside Preparatory School 0.08 1.30 0.68 4 1 10 8 7 6 7 5 8 Sedona Charter Academy 0.10 1.25 0.51 1 10 1 1 7 7 4 1 Sixth Street Prep School 4 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 Sky Mountain Charter School 0.23 3.19 0.52 1 7 2 2 3 8 2 6 SOAR Charter Academy 0.33 2.44 0.40 9 7 5 3 4 Summit Leadership Academy - High Desert 1.19 6.00 0.65 9 1 10 7 7 1 5 3 4 The Grove School 0.27 5.94 0.65 7 1 3 7 10 6 2 3 San Diego County Albert Einstein Academy Middle School 0.28 2.66 0.66 8 5 9 8 3 4 9 4 8 All Tribes Charter School 0.19 1.48 0.48 5 10 1 10 2 1 Arroyo Paseo Charter High School 0.16 1.44 0.62 8 7 1 1 6 1 1 1 Arroyo Vista Charter School 2 10 5 7 9 9 9 9 9 Audeo Charter School 1.03 21.53 0.52 2 10 2 4 5 3 6 2 3 Barona Indian Charter School 6 7 1 3 3 2 1 3 Bayshore Prep Charter School 0.03 1.19 0.39 6 10 2 6 1 7 2 2 California Virtual Academy @ San Diego 0.00 1.00 0.72 9 9 6 4 4 7 3 6 Chancellor William McGill School of Success 0.41 4.16 0.63 8 10 1 3 4 1 4 4 Charter School of San Diego 1.57 28.22 0.55 1 9 1 1 1 5 5 2 2 Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School 6 10 4 9 9 9 8 10 9 Classical Academy 0.22 1.52 0.52 3 9 10 8 8 2 8 5 8 Classical Academy High School 0.04 1.24 0.54 10 7 8 9 1 10 8 8 Clear View Charter School 7 10 2 6 8 8 8 6 7 Coastal Academy 0.44 3.57 0.47 1 10 8 9 7 9 8 9 Cortez Hill Academy Charter School -0.24 0.18 0.70 9 8 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Darnall E-Charter School 0.46 7.72 0.73 7 10 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 Dehesa Charter School 0.28 10.28 0.59 5 9 2 3 2 5 2 4 Discovery Charter School 9 10 6 6 8 4 6 8 8 Eagles Peak Charter School 0.14 5.69 0.51 3 9 8 3 2 5 3 3 Einstein Academy 0.23 2.71 0.71 3 7 4 8 9 7 10 9 9 EJE Elementary Academy Charter School 0.53 3.64 0.53 4 5 6 5 4 1 3 7 6 Escondido Charter High School 0.55 16.77 0.51 6 9 9 10 6 10 10 9 Explorer Elementary Charter School 0.46 5.04 0.60 7 10 10 10 2 10 10 10 Feaster (Mae L.) Charter School 7 7 4 7 5 3 3 7 6 Gompers Charter Middle School 0.22 2.97 0.60 9 7 6 2 1 3 2 1 2 Greater San Diego Academy 8 10 6 3 3 9 8 2 3 Guajome Park Academy 0.43 5.09 0.56 3 8 9 4 2 3 7 2 5 Harriet Tubman Village Charter School 0.07 1.46 0.70 5 10 2 6 4 2 7 3 7 Health Sciences High and Middle College -0.02 0.93 0.43 8 8 9 8 1 8 8 8 Helix High School 0.38 14.87 0.64 5 8 1 6 8 6 9 9 7 Heritage K-8 Charter School 0.48 18.93 0.45 7 6 10 9 8 9 8 8 High Tech High 0.10 1.44 0.51 9 5 9 8 9 3 10 9 8 High Tech High Chula Vista 0.16 4.11 0.42 9 1 4 9 1 High Tech High International 0.10 1.96 0.52 9 4 10 8 9 1 10 8 8 High Tech High Media Arts 0.17 2.94 0.47 7 2 3 8 8 9 9 5 High Tech High North County 0.06 1.89 0.50 8 7 6 9 1 High Tech Middle 0.10 2.00 0.48 6 4 9 5 1 9 6 9 High Tech Middle Media Arts 0.11 2.64 0.43 3 6 10 7 5 1 9 4 8 Holly Drive Leadership Academy 0.03 1.21 0.62 8 9 1 1 5 10 5 3 2 IFTIN Charter School 0.64 13.26 0.34 4 7 1 1 1 2 3 4 Innovations Academy 0.08 1.51 0.56 10 1 1 5 1 Integrity Charter School 1 7 4 6 4 3 3 6 7 Juan Bautista de Anza Charter School -0.21 0.41 0.64 9 10 Julian Charter School 0.00 1.02 0.62 9 9 8 3 5 7 4 6 Keiller Leadership Academy 0.23 3.37 0.63 9 10 8 2 2 7 5 3 4 King/Chavez Academy of Excellence 0.03 1.22 0.46 9 7 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 King/Chavez Arts Academy 0.14 3.76 0.57 9 7 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 King/Chavez Athletics Academy 0.11 1.36 0.46 8 4 7 5 4 4 1 8 6 King/Chavez Preparatory Academy 0.26 7.09 0.40 1 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 King/Chavez Primary Academy 0.22 4.67 0.54 10 1 1 8 5 6 9 8 KIPP Adelante College Preparatory 0.80 8.86 0.51 4 10 8 8 5 9 7 7 8 Learning Choice Academy 0.07 1.34 0.47 1 8 5 4 4 6 8 3 6 Liberty Charter High School 0.03 1.17 0.55 6 8 9 10 10

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Literacy First Charter School 0.43 9.70 0.55 6 8 5 10 9 2 MAAC Community Charter School 1 4 2 1 1 Magnolia Science Academy San Diego 0.06 1.32 0.59 9 4 6 3 2 8 4 8 Memorial Academy of Learning & Tech Charter 4 8 5 1 1 Mueller Charter School 6 10 5 7 7 3 5 5 7 The Museum School of San Diego 0.10 1.93 0.67 9 10 8 7 9 7 8 National University Academy of Health Sciences 0.02 1.03 0.70 10 10 North County Trade Tech High School 0.02 1.06 0.39 10 4 Nubia Leadership Academy 0.28 3.21 0.69 7 10 3 5 7 5 3 4 O’Farrell Community School 0.30 3.11 0.68 5 10 2 5 2 3 6 3 6 Pacific View Charter School 0.37 14.36 0.48 5 10 1 4 3 7 5 1 2 The Preuss School UCSD 0.88 35.95 0.57 4 9 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 Promise Charter School 0.33 3.79 0.61 5 10 1 8 4 1 4 6 8 Rainbow Advanced Institute for Learning 4 4 3 9 2 River Valley Charter School 4 7 10 10 9 10 9 10 San Diego Cooperative Charter School 0.35 3.96 0.60 6 10 1 5 5 6 9 4 8 SIATech: School for Integrated Academies & Technologies 0.32 14.36 0.52 5 9 7 7 6 6 7 9 Steele Canyon High School 2 9 2 5 6 7 9 9 7 Urban Discovery Academy 0.16 1.64 0.48 9 3 8 9 6 Vivian Banks Charter School 9 10 1 6 9 2 5 3 San Francisco County City Arts & Technology High School 0.13 1.31 0.48 10 6 10 1 4 1 6 3 2 Creative Arts Charter School 0.24 3.91 0.55 9 6 5 3 2 8 5 8 Edison Charter Academy 0.07 * 0.58 9 9 8 5 4 9 Five Keys Adult School (San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept.) 0.17 1.49 0.43 1 10 7 8 8 Five Keys Charter (San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept.) 0.54 4.36 0.43 1 10 1 Five Keys Independence High (San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept.) 0.21 1.55 0.48 1 10 7 8 8 Gateway High School 1.41 13.07 0.60 10 9 1 4 7 6 7 7 5 KIPP Bayview Academy 0.47 6.18 0.64 10 1 10 6 6 10 5 5 6 KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy 0.17 2.61 0.53 9 3 5 10 8 1 8 8 9 Leadership High School 0.43 5.16 0.62 10 7 6 1 6 1 6 4 2 Life Learning Academy 0.38 56.98 0.75 10 6 3 6 4 1 1 Metropolitan Art & Technology High School 0.11 1.25 0.44 10 4 6 1 5 1 7 2 2 San Joaquin County The Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy 0.49 1.20 0.45 3 1 8 9 8 6 9 8 9 California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin 0.00 1.00 0.70 1 9 3 4 7 1 3 Career And Tech High School 2 6 3 2

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Delta Charter School 0.22 10.41 0.67 8 3 3 6 6 6 4 2 Discovery Charter School 0.28 2.79 0.60 1 1 10 5 5 4 6 2 5 Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter Schools, Inc. -0.20 0.38 0.57 1 1 1 1 1 Institute of Business, Mgmt. and Law Charter High School 5 7 1 5 6 8 4 5 5 Joe Serna Jr. Charter School 9 10 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 Langston Hughes Academy -0.00 0.98 0.51 3 1 2 5 5 Millennium Charter School 0.11 2.14 0.71 9 6 7 3 7 8 5 5 2 New Jerusalem Charter School 0.21 4.43 0.04 2 9 3 4 5 Primary Charter School 0.28 5.47 0.74 1 6 4 9 10 7 9 10 10 River Oaks Academy 0.02 1.01 0.47 2 10 2 9 9 8 9 10 9 Rosa Parks Academy 1.73 1.94 0.51 4 5 9 5 7 10 6 8 6 University Public School 0.77 18.62 0.55 8 8 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 Venture Academy 6 10 1 1 3 San Luis Obispo County Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School 0.33 20.15 0.63 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter School 0.38 3.70 0.68 9 10 1 San Mateo County Arundel School 6 9 3 9 10 9 10 10 10 Brittan Acres School 5 10 7 9 9 4 10 9 10 California Virtual Academy @ San Mateo 0.00 1.00 0.67 1 10 4 5 6 6 2 2 East Palo Alto Charter School 0.06 1.28 0.57 9 1 5 9 7 8 East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy 0.19 3.45 0.52 10 1 1 1 1 Edison-Brentwood Elementary 0.08 2.52 0.49 1 7 3 1 1 4 2 1 2 Garfield Charter School 0.17 3.07 0.64 7 10 6 3 2 2 3 4 4 Heather School 6 10 4 5 9 10 9 9 8 San Carlos Charter Learning Center 8 7 8 10 7 10 9 10 Stanford New School 0.24 2.78 0.54 9 6 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 Summit Preparatory Charter High School 0.16 2.65 0.61 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 7 Tierra Linda Middle School 4 9 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 White Oaks Elementary School 5 10 9 10 6 10 10 10 Santa Barbara County Camino Real Community Partnership Academy 9 10 1 1 1 Cesar E. Chavez Dual Language Immersion Charter School 5 10 1 1 1 8 Family Partnership Home Study Charter School 7 8 3 7 9 9 4 4 Manzanita Public Charter School 0.15 2.39 0.53 6 9 3 5 5 Olive Grove Home Study Charter School 9 10 2 7 5 5 2 1 Orcutt Academy K-12 Charter School 5 6 8 7 4

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Peabody Charter School 0.20 2.22 0.66 4 10 2 8 9 10 Santa Barbara Charter School 3 10 3 4 10 Santa Barbara Middle Charter School 9 5 4 1 Santa Ynez Valley Charter School 8 10 3 10 9 5 8 9 9 Santa Clara County ACE Charter School 0.17 1.81 0.36 8 1 1 Blackford Elementary School 2 7 6 3 2 1 3 4 5 Bullis Charter School 0.07 1.87 0.57 9 10 10 10 5 Capri Elementary School 5 10 6 9 8 1 8 8 9 Castlemont Elementary School 4 10 4 4 7 8 6 8 6 Charter School of Morgan Hill 0.14 1.96 0.62 8 8 8 9 8 9 6 8 Discovery Charter School 0.20 2.03 0.49 5 6 10 10 9 2 Downtown College Prep - Alviso Campus -0.02 0.93 0.42 10 4 1 1 1 Downtown College Preparatory 0.21 1.80 0.49 7 4 8 4 6 5 5 5 4 Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning 0.11 1.50 0.42 9 1 1 1 1 10 1 2 1 Fammatre Charter Elementary School 7 10 2 9 10 4 10 10 10 Forest Hill School 5 10 10 9 10 6 10 10 10 KIPP Heartwood Academy 0.72 95.98 0.49 1 1 10 10 9 2 10 10 10 KIPP San Jose Collegiate 0.73 40.59 0.45 6 1 10 10 10 Latino College Preparatory Academy 0.16 2.78 0.60 9 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 Leadership Public Schools - San Jose 0.03 1.20 0.51 10 1 4 1 2 6 Lynhaven Elementary School 9 8 7 4 7 7 5 7 6 Marshall Lane Elementary School 4 9 9 9 10 5 10 10 10 Martin H. Farnham Elementary School 4 9 1 5 9 10 8 9 7 Monroe Middle School 7 9 9 4 2 4 5 3 4 Price Middle School 3 10 3 9 6 3 9 5 9 Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary School 0.04 1.19 0.39 3 1 1 10 10 Rolling Hills Middle School 6 10 10 10 9 7 10 9 10 Rosemary Elementary School 7 10 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 San Jose Conservation Corps Charter 0.55 4.80 0.47 6 10 10 7 7 7 Sartorette Charter Elementary School 6 10 1 10 9 2 10 10 10 Sherman Oaks Community Charter School, K-6 4 7 6 4 4 2 3 5 5 University Preparatory Academy 0.14 1.40 0.55 3 1 2 5 Village School 5 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 Voices College-Bound Language Academy 0.20 1.83 0.50 5 3 1 8 5 10 Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary School 6 6 3 2 2 1 3 3 5

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Santa Cruz County Academic/Vocational Charter Institute 10 5 1 1 5 Alianza Charter School 1 10 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 Ceiba College Preparatory Academy 0.12 3.96 0.51 1 1 3 6 2 Cypress Charter High School 5 4 7 10 6 4 2 Delta Charter School 0.59 2.98 0.73 10 10 5 1 Linscott Charter School 5 5 1 6 8 7 9 8 9 Ocean Grove Charter School 0.32 14.04 0.61 4 7 2 5 10 8 3 3 Pacific Coast Charter School 1 8 2 2 2 8 7 2 2 Pacific Collegiate Charter Public School 0.55 7.16 0.53 7 6 10 10 2 SLVUSD Charter School 5 8 4 7 4 8 4 5 Tierra Pacifica Charter School 0.85 2.05 0.55 7 6 9 5 9 8 9 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 1 10 5 3 4 6 5 4 6 Shasta County Acorns to Oaks 9 10 4 1 1 5 Anderson New Technology High 8 7 9 7 1 8 7 9 Chrysalis Charter School 0.58 6.99 0.66 9 10 9 10 Monarch Learning Center 9 8 6 3 6 3 6 North Woods Discovery School 8 10 2 7 10 8 5 6 Redding School of the Arts 0.20 2.75 0.62 10 10 8 8 9 7 9 Redding School of the Arts II 0.21 1.73 0.55 9 7 6 6 4 Rocky Point Charter School 9 3 6 5 8 3 7 Shasta Secondary Home School 4 10 5 7 6 8 3 5 Stellar Charter School 1 10 7 1 8 4 8 Stellar Secondary Charter High School 1 10 9 7 10 9 4 University Preparatory School 7 8 10 9 4 10 7 10 Siskiyou County Golden Eagle Charter School 0.17 3.03 0.58 7 6 3 Solano County Dixon Montessori Charter School 7 7 10 7 10 4 7 1 Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High School 5 5 9 10 7 10 9 7 Fairmont Charter School 6 10 7 3 4 7 2 2 3 Mare Island Technology Academy 0.22 2.16 0.48 1 1 10 3 1 3 5 1 4 MIT Academy 0.31 2.76 0.52 4 2 4 7 1 8 5 4 Vallejo Charter School 5 5 10 3 5 9 7 9 7

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Sonoma County Abraxis Charter School 0.57 * 0.35 1 10 Arts & Ethics Academy Charter School 0.26 1.93 0.35 4 1 Cali Calmecac Language Academy 5 10 5 4 5 8 3 4 4 California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma 0.00 1.00 0.70 6 9 2 4 5 6 2 3 Forestville Academy 1 10 8 7 7 5 9 7 9 Insight School of California - North Bay 0.06 0.89 1 3 6 2 Kid Street Learning Center 0.10 10.27 0.35 10 7 Live Oak Charter School 0.20 3.94 0.55 9 1 Mark West Charter School 0.39 1.94 0.03 8 10 7 5 9 4 9 Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley Charter 5 10 4 Northwest Prep at Piner-Olivet School 10 7 1 2 5 1 1 1 Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle School 2 10 10 6 5 6 6 4 6 Orchard View Charter School 7 10 9 9 9 10 8 7 Pathways Charter School -0.03 0.82 0.61 9 9 3 4 2 6 3 5 Piner-Olivet Charter School 0.18 4.47 0.67 2 10 1 9 8 1 6 5 7 Rincon Valley Charter 0.40 5.01 0.49 6 9 9 7 2 8 4 9 Roseland Charter School 0.27 2.25 0.05 7 8 8 5 6 8 4 6 4 Russian River Charter School 0.01 1.03 0.64 9 5 5 4 4 2 5 Salmon Creek School 2 10 7 8 5 8 7 8 Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School 1 1 Santa Rosa Charter School 0.60 18.06 0.57 8 10 Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts 1 1 6 Sebastopol Independent Charter School 0.46 14.74 0.65 3 8 4 8 10 9 6 7 Sonoma Charter School 0.33 2.65 0.69 7 8 1 6 8 2 10 6 9 SunRidge Charter School 0.19 3.32 0.65 5 10 3 7 10 6 5 4 Twin Hills Middle School 7 10 7 8 8 9 7 8 Village Charter School 0.47 * 0.45 9 8 6 7 3 2 3 Woodland Star Charter School 0.11 1.43 0.71 6 7 2 4 1 7 2 6 Stanislaus County Archway Academy Charter School 4 7 Connecting Waters Charter School 0.20 10.27 0.65 4 9 10 2 4 9 8 3 3 Denair Charter Academy 2 6 1 1 7 3 1 1 Grayson Charter School 7 9 4 2 6 10 2 5 1 Great Valley Academy 0.30 2.99 0.42 1 7 2 Hart-Ransom Academic Charter School 2 10 3 7 6 6 3 4 Hickman Charter 1 8 6 8 6 8 3 6

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Hickman Elementary 2 10 2 9 8 1 6 8 8 Hickman Middle 1 1 1 10 6 5 8 6 9 Keyes to Learning Charter School 3 7 6 6 6 8 3 6 Oakdale Charter High School 1 10 1 1 Paradise Charter School 1 7 10 6 4 3 3 4 Riverbank Language Academy 2 7 1 3 5 8 2 7 5 Summit Charter Academy 0.26 4.55 0.47 7 6 6 8 8 9 8 8 8 University Charter School 0.41 1.83 0.42 8 10 10 10 10 Valley Charter High School 10 10 7 10 Whitmore Charter High School 10 5 7 3 8 3 6 Whitmore Charter School of Personalized Learning 3 1 1 1 5 Whitmore Charter School of Technology 9 4 4 8 8 7 8 6 8 Sutter County California Virtual Academy @ Sutter 0.00 1.00 0.69 4 9 3 4 2 5 1 2 South Sutter Charter School 0.28 24.14 0.60 4 7 5 1 3 10 7 1 1 Twin Rivers Charter School 0.27 3.56 0.48 8 7 1 7 10 5 4 1 Yuba City Charter High School 0.00 1.00 0.43 10 10 1 Yuba City Charter School 0.24 2.51 0.49 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tehama County Educational Outreach Academy 0.03 1.04 0.54 10 7 eScholar Academy 3 10 4 1 3 1 3 Sacramento River Discovery Charter School 0.35 1.83 0.33 6 7 3 10 Tulare County Alpaugh Achievement Academy Charter 10 Butterfield Charter High School 1 10 1 2 1 Central California Connections Academy 0.01 1.03 0.66 2 10 7 1 6 6 4 Charter Alternatives Academy 6 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 Charter Home School Academy 1 10 6 10 4 2 1 Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center 0.57 * 0.64 9 4 2 3 9 Harmony Magnet Academy 6 6 9 10 7 La Sierra High School 4 8 1 1 1 9 Summit Charter Academy 1 7 2 3 3 7 2 3 2 Visalia Charter Independent Study 1 10 1 1 3 1 1 1 Tuolumne County California Virtual Academy @ Jamestown 0.00 1.00 0.69 8 9 5 4 6 1 3 Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy 1 10 8 10 8 10 8 8 Gold Rush Charter School 0.16 4.67 0.64 9 10 3 3 5 2 3

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Ventura County Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education 0.30 5.64 0.55 2 8 10 10 5 10 10 10 Golden Valley Charter School 0.42 5.44 0.50 5 10 5 5 5 7 2 5 Somis Academy Charter High School 9 10 2 5 2 4 1 2 University Charter Middle School at CSU Channel Islands 0.09 1.37 0.44 4 10 1 5 3 3 5 1 3 University Preparation School at CSU Channel Islands 0.22 1.85 0.39 6 10 1 4 5 8 3 6 3 Valley Oak Charter 0.54 2.34 0.46 1 9 7 1 7 3 7 Ventura Charter School of Arts & Global Education 0.33 3.74 0.59 9 7 5 7 7 Vista Real Charter High School 0.22 2.65 0.50 1 4 9 3 9 Yolo County West Sacramento Early College Prep Charter School 0.64 3.43 0.33 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 Yuba County Academy for Career Education Charter School 7 1 1 2 Camptonville Academy 0.41 4.82 0.57 8 6 3 7 9 7 4 4 Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts 1 8 6 5 2 9 3 8 New Day Charter Academy 9 7 3 2 1 Plumas Lake Charter 9 10 1 Wheatland Charter Academy 1 8 8 10 8 7 5 YESCA/Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy 9 7 7 7 6 Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter 8 10 4 1 1 1

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Academic Performance Index (API) The API measures the academic performance and growth of public schools in California based on a variety of tests and establishes a statewide ranking of schools according to those scores. Most schools have an API, an overall state ranking, a ranking in comparison to 100 similar schools, and growth targets for the following year. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/

Accountability Progress Report (APR) The APR provides information on state API results, federal AYP results and federal program improvement information. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ar/index.asp

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) A goal of the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is to require schools and districts to measure and report students’ annual progress toward proficiency in English/language arts and mathematics. Progress is based on whether the school or district has met its Annual Measur- able Objectives, demonstrated 95 percent participation on standardized tests, achieved its target on the API and, for high schools, met target graduation rates. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay/

Charter School Alternative Form Data California Education Code began requiring charter school financial reporting during fiscal year 2003-2004. Charter schools can choose to use the Charter School Alternative Form. Charter schools that do not report in the Standardized Account Code Structure format must use the Alternative Form. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/csalternative.asp

California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) CBEDS contains information that the California Department of Education collects each October from school districts, schools and certificated staff. The CBEDS data include staffing information and student characteristics collected on three forms: the School Information Form, the Profes- sional Assignment Information Form and the County/District Information Form. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/

DataQuest DataQuest is a database developed and maintained by the Department of Education that pro- vides reports about California’s schools and school districts. It contains a variety of information including school performance indicators; student and staff demographics; expulsion, suspen- sion, and truancy data; and a variety of test results. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/dataquest.asp

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Language Census (R30-LC) This census collects data on students with non-English-language backgrounds and includes information regarding English learner (EL) and fluent-English-proficient (FEP) students. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/lc/

Professional Assignment Information Form (PAIF) PAIF data are collected annually from California teachers and concern the qualifications, demographics and teaching assignments for teachers in California’s public schools. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ss/cb/filespaif.asp

School Accountability Report Card (SARC) California state law requires all public schools receiving state funding to prepare a SARC. The SARC is intended to provide the public with important information about individual public schools, including school mission and progress towards goals; academic and demographic data; school safety and climate for learning; teacher and staff information; and fiscal and expenditure data. Although charter schools are required to prepare a SARC as a condition of receiving state funds, they are not required to comply with various SARC content and distribution requirements con- tained in the California Education Code. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/

School Information Form (SIF) The SIF is used to collect data specific to schools on the number of classified staff, school enroll- ment, high school graduates, enrollment in selected high school courses, career-technical educa- tion enrollment, dropouts, alternative education, technology, education calendars and No Child Left Behind reporting requirements. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/studentdatafiles.asp

Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) The SACS is a uniform and comprehensive chart of accounts for classifying the financial activities of California local school districts and county offices of education. Phase-in began in 1997-1998; by 2003-2004, all local educational agencies (LEAs) reported in SACS. Further information can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/fd/

Teacher Qualification Index (TQI) The TQI is a standardized rating system that shows the credential status and experience level of teachers at public K-12 schools in California. Schools receive a rating from 1 to 10 based on the percentage of teachers at the school who are formally qualified. Schools with higher percentages of underqualified teachers have lower TQI ratings. Ken Futernick, a former professor at California State University, Sacramento, developed this measure. Further information can be found at http://www.edfordemocracy.org/

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The following section describes the measures we used to assess the performance of charter schools in California. It explains what data we used and how we calculated values for each of the 12 indices.

Financial Resources and Investment

Reserves Ratios Index The Reserves Ratios Index is the ratio of reserve fund balances to total expenditures. This mea- sure of charter school financial stability counts available funds to cover unexpected costs or to compensate if future revenues are less than expected.

Liquidity Ratios Index The Liquidity Ratios Index, which measures assets to liabilities, is a measure of a charter school’s financial health. It indicates a school’s ability to meet its liabilities as covered by its assets. A school with a high liquidity ratio is better able to raise additional capital, either through selling off or borrowing against its assets.

Direct Classroom Investment Index The Direct Classroom Investment Index is the ratio of classroom investment to total revenues. Classroom investments include such expenditures as teacher salaries and benefits, textbooks and curriculum.

School Quality

Staffing Resources Index The Staffing Resources Index ranks schools on the percentage of certificated staff, using a combination of two ratios: full-time-equivalent teachers/student and FTE pupil-services staff and administrators/student. Certificated staff includes all positions requiring a professional credential, such as teachers, counselors and administrators.

Teacher Qualification Index The Teacher Qualification Index measures teacher quality based on credentials and experience. Each school begins with a score of 10; this is lowered if any of its teachers possess an emergen- cy, intern or waiver credential or if 20 or more percent of its teaching staff is first- or second-year teachers. As this indicator is criterion-referenced, it is possible for all schools to receive a ranking of 10.

English Learner Reclassification Index The English Learner Reclassification Index represents the frequency with which a school transi- tions students from English Learner (EL) to fluent-English-proficient (FEP).

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School Performance

API Composite Index The API Composite Index summarizes school performance on various statewide standardized tests that cover a variety of academic subjects. This index combines API school rank, API similar schools rank and API base score from the previous year.

Adequate Yearly Progress Index Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Index rankings include whether schools met AYP goals in math and English/language arts and the percentage of students rated as proficient or above in these subject areas.

Academic Momentum Index The Academic Momentum Index combines three measures of academic progress: annual change in the percentage of students proficient in math, annual change in the percentage of students proficient in English/language arts, and annual API growth. It measures changes in a school’s student achievement over time.

Academic Productivity

English/Language Arts Productivity Index The English/Language Arts Productivity Index measures academic achievement on standardized tests of English/language arts as compared to non-charter schools within the same district and districts with similar per-pupil spending.

Math Productivity Index The Math Productivity Index measures how well a charter school performs on math standardized tests compared to non-charter schools within the same district and districts with similar per- pupil spending.

School Productivity Index School Productivity Index rankings compare a school’s API scores to those of schools within their district and similarly funded districts. The API rates school performance in a variety of subject areas.

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Reserves Ratios Index http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/fd/

data • Reserves ratio data • Charter School Alternative Form Unaudited elements (Fund Balance/Revenues) sources Actual Data Sets: 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005- 06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 • SACS Unaudited Actual Data: 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

Liquidity Ratios Index http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/fd/

data • Liquidity ratio data • Charter School Alternative Form Unaudited elements (Assets/liabilities) sources Actual Data Sets: 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 • SACS Unaudited Actual Data: 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

Direct Classroom Investment http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/fd/

data Total expenditures on: data • Charter School Alternative Form Unaudited elements • Teachers’ salary sources Actual Data Sets: 2003-04, 2004-05, • Certified pupil support salaries 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 • Instructional aides’ salaries • SACS Unaudited Actual Data: 2003-04, • Non-certified support salaries 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, • Approved textbooks and core 2008-09 curriculum materials • Books and other reference materials • Materials and supplies • Tuition to other schools • State teachers’ retirement system • Public employees’ retirement system • OASDI/Medicare/Alternative • Health and welfare benefits • Unemployment insurance • Workers’ compensation insurance • Retiree benefits • PERS reduction (for revenue limit funded schools) • Other employee benefits

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Staffing Resources Index multiple sites, see below

data • FTE Pupil Services and data • CBEDS Professional Assignment elements FTE Administrators/student ratios sources Information Form (PAIF): assign04.exe, • FTE Teacher/student ratios assign05.dbf, assign06.dbf, assign07.dbf • CBEDS Certificated Staff Profile: prcert08.txt • SARC: 2004-05*, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 *no longer available for download from http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ss/cb/filespaif.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ss/cb/filescertstaff.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/

Teacher Qualification Index multiple sites, see below

data Number of: data • CBEDS Professional Assignment elements • Teachers sources Information Form (PAIF): paif04.exe, paif05. • Beginning teachers exe, paif06.dbf, paif.07.dbf, tchcrd08.txt • Pre-interns • Emergency permits • Waivers

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ss/cb/filestchcrd.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ss/cb/filespaif.asp

English Learner Reclassification multiple sites, see below

data • Number of EL in previous years data • Language Census (R30-LC): lc05p2_4, elements • Number of EL reclassified sources lc06p2_4, lc07p2_4 and lc08p2_4 • Percent reclassified • DataQuest search: 2008-2009

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/lc/fileslcp234.asp http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AltPage2.asp?cSubject=LC

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API Composite Index http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apidatafiles.asp

data • API school rank data • Base API – Data File (DBF): 2004, 2005, elements • API similar schools rank sources 2006, 2007, 2008 • API base score

Adequate Yearly Progress Index http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay/aypdatafiles.asp

data • Met overall AYP for data • AYP – Data File (DBF): 2005, 2006, 2007, elements English/Language Arts (yes or no) sources 2008, 2009 • AYP English/Language Arts Achievement (% proficient or above) • Met overall AYP for Math (yes or no) • AYP Math Achievement (% proficient or above)

Academic Momentum Index multiple sites, see below

data • English/Language Arts data • SARC: 2004-05*, 2005-06, 2006-07, elements Performance sources 2007-08, 2008-09 • Math Performance • Growth API – Data File (DBF): 2005, 2006, • API Growth 2007, 2008, 2009

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/ http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apidatafiles.asp

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English/Language Arts Productivity Index multiple sites, see below

data • Percent proficient in data • AYP – Data File (DBF): 2005, 2006, 2007, elements English/language arts sources 2008, 2009 • Expenditures per ADA • Current Cost of Education: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay/aypdatafiles.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/ec/

Math Productivity Index multiple sites, see below

data • Percent proficient in math data • AYP – Data File (DBF): 2005, 2006, 2007, elements • Expenditures per ADA sources 2008, 2009 • Current Cost of Education: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay/aypdatafiles.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/ec/

School Productivity Index multiple sites, see below

data • API Base data • Base API – Data File (DBF): 2004, 2005, elements • Expenditures per ADA sources 2006, 2007, 2008 • Current Cost of Education: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apidatafiles.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/ec/

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Snapshot: California Charter Schools, 2007 - 2008 multiple sites, see below

data • Average class size for core data • CBEDS Certificated Staff Profile elements academic subjects sources • CBEDS-OPUS Data about Schools • Students per computer and Districts • School type • CBEDS SIF - enrollment by school • Certificated staff averages • Correspondence with CDE charter and ethnicity school division staff (5/7/10) • Student ethnicity and gender • Public school database • Students on free or reduced lunch • Dataquest Search: Course Enrollment, • English learners English Learners, Public Schools, • Parent education Total Enrollment • Growth Academic Performance Index (API)

sites http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/si/ds/pubschls.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apidatafiles.asp http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AltPage2.asp?cSubject=LC http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ss/cb/filescertstaff.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/filescbedsopusb.asp http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/content.asp http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AltPage2.asp?cSubject=Course http://dq.cde.ca.gov/DataQuest/downloads/sifenr.asp (SIF)

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We are deeply grateful to the foundations, charter school partners and individuals who have supported the development of Charter Schools Indicators-USC 2010 and CSI-USC Interactive:

The Ahmanson Foundation, Los Angeles The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, Los Angeles Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc., New York • Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Los Angeles Skirball Foundation, New York • Weingart Foundation, Los Angeles • William E. B. Siart, Los Angeles

CEG Advisory Board

Fred Ali David N. Plank, Ph.D. President and Chief Exectutive Officer Professor (Research), Executive Director Weingart Foundation Policy Analysis for California Education Los Angeles Stanford University

Carol Barkley Darline P. Robles Director, Charter Schools Division Superintendent of Schools California Department of Education Los Angeles County Office of Education

Steve Barr William E. B. Siart Founder & Chair Emeritus President and Chief Exectutive Officer Green Dot Public Schools Excellent Education Development, LLC Los Angeles Santa Monica, Calif.

M. Magdalena Carillo Mejia, Ph.D. Lee Walcott Former Superintendent Managing Director (Retired) Montebello and Sacramento Ahmanson Foundation Unified School Districts Los Angeles

Jackie Duvivier Castillo Jed Wallace Director of Business and Development Services President & CEO Partnerships to Uplift Communities Public Schools California Charter Schools Association Burbank, Calif. Johnathan Williams Carl A. Cohn, Ed.D. California State Board of Education Clinical Professor Founder & Co-director Urban School Leadership The Accelerated School Claremont Graduate University Los Angeles

José Cole-Gutiérrez The content of this report is the sole responsibility Executive Director of the Center on Educational Governance research Charter Schools Division team and may not reflect the views of the individu- Los Angeles Unified School District als or organizations named here.

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About CSI-USC

In its fourth annual report, CSI-USC has built upon its foundation of national research and analysis. This year’s report, which like last year’s includes information on individual charter schools, is accompanied by CSI-USC Interactive, our online searchable database. CSI-USC Interactive allows users to compare the performance of individual charter schools over time or the performance of groups of charter schools.

Prior to the year of work that went into CSI-USC 2010 and CSI-USC Interactive, the research team conducted a series of focus groups with charter school operators, authorizers and charter school support organizations to better understand the value and utility of multiple measures of performance.

CSI-USC is just one project among the Center on Educational Governance’s commitment to research on the quality, accountability and sustainability of charter schools.

CEG’s director, Priscilla Wohlstetter, Ph.D., serves as Co-Principal Investigator on the U.S. Department of Education’s five-year national evaluation of charter schools and the federal Charter Schools Program. CEG has also developed and produced stakeholder satisfaction surveys for parents, students and staff; as well as guidebooks on charter school partner- ships, parent involvement, and the scale-up of Charter Management Organizations.

For information on our research, staff, products and services, consult the Center on Educational Governance web site: http://www.usc.edu/cegov/

The CSI-USC Research Team Guilbert C. Hentschke, Ph.D. Jennifer H. Hirman, Ph.D. • Priscilla Wohlstetter, Ph.D. • Zachary Harlow-Nash, MPP

Editor: Elaine Beebe

Founding researchers: Richard S. Brown, Ph.D.; Sunny Liu

report design - www.integraphicsdesign.com Charter Schools Indicators - USC - 56 The Center on Educational Governance (CEG), located at the University of Southern California, focuses on the linkages between policy, governance, and the improvement of urban schools and the systems within which they operate. CEG researchers use an interdisciplinary approach to study current policy solutions to the educational issues posed by diverse urban communities – locally, nationally and globally. The main activities of the center are: (1) engaging in rigorous quantitative and qualitative research studies of policy problems; (2) building a knowledge base to provide researchers, educators, parents and policymakers with new tools and strategies for improvement; and (3) working in partnership with educators and policymakers to use research to improve policy and practice. Project highlights include studies of school networks, public- private partnerships, urban school district reform, and accountability, governance and leadership in charter schools.

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