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FAME Public Charter

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1,087

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39899 Balentine Dr., Ste. 335
Newark, CA 94560-5359

(510) 687-9111

District: Alameda County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Asian:

25.8%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2011 → 38th in 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2011

!Math scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2014-2015) ?

This school36%

District avg21%

California avg47%

Not ranked this year

FAME Public Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2015	38.5	3099 of 5611	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	3056 of 5530	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	2749 of 5390	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	2794 of 5377	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3588 of 5314	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	3113 of 5193	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.1	3062 of 5113	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	2866 of 5113	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2015	41.3	1299 of 2477	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	1360 of 2379	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	1169 of 2259	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.8	1075 of 2236	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.4	1192 of 2179	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	927 of 2063	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.1	856 of 2005	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.3	973 of 1999	51.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2015	36.8	1232 of 1994	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	915 of 2426	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.6	1195 of 2354	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	1074 of 2367	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.7	995 of 2281	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.5	869 of 2238	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.2	837 of 2117	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.0	875 of 2063	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.8	319 of 1968	83.8%	★★★★☆

By subject vs California (2014-2015) ?

English Language Arts82%-3 vs state

Math69%-16 vs state

Science50%-7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-11 vs state

Mathematics23%-11 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	394	17	23.7	46.2%	50 (12.7%)	20 (5.1%)	102 (25.9%)	195 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)	38.5	35.0		38.3	38.7		57.1	61.5	70.0	47.4	42.5	67.3	57.8		42.9	30.8	50.0	21.1	32.5	50.9	40.5							$22,030	$78	$21,952
California School for the Deaf-Fremont	Public, Alternative	K-12	39350 Gallaudet Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3666	279	65	4.3	98.9%	50 (17.9%)	16 (5.7%)	161 (57.7%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0		5.7				0.0		8.3	15.8	11.4				0.0		0.0	0.0	4.2
California School for the Blind	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Walnut Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	California School for the Blind (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3800	42	8	5.2	40.5%	5 (11.9%)	1 (2.4%)	25 (59.5%)	9 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)													22.2								6.3
Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	703 C St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	540	30	17.9	30.4%	115 (21.3%)	21 (3.9%)	48 (8.9%)	242 (44.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (20.0%)								(n/a)	57.9	40.5	57.9		52.5	60.0	55.6	71.1	73.8	66.7	69.1	92.1	69.8	55.0	66.7	55.3	50.0	57.1	47.6	50.0	54.3	56.8	65.9	81.8	65.9	61.4	65.9	$12,990	$143	$12,847
Decoto School for Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	725 Whipple Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 476-2696	233	10	23.0	65.2%	21 (9.0%)	15 (6.4%)	101 (43.3%)	73 (31.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)			48.7		42.9					57.1		53.9	60.0					35.7		43.6	43.5							$23,914	$2,348	$21,566
Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	951 Palisade St.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 370-3334	643	18	34.9	37.9%	94 (14.6%)	23 (3.6%)	297 (46.2%)	91 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	131 (20.4%)								(n/a)	28.9	30.0		20.0	26.9	40.0	41.7	37.8	50.0	47.6	38.3	33.3	41.5	44.4	35.4	24.4	40.0	34.9	31.7	7.1	31.9							$15,892	$1,422	$14,470
Santa Clara County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC273	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6542	771	108	7.1	47.6%	108 (14.0%)	34 (4.4%)	343 (44.5%)	269 (34.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)					0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0	70.0	75.0	82.5	70.0	70.0	70.0	$145,936	$2,591	$143,345
Alameda County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-4590	73	5	13.8	58.9%	2 (2.7%)	8 (11.0%)	55 (75.3%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)		0.0			0.0						7.1	9.1	7.1						0.0		0.0							$101,571	$31,752	$69,819
The Pleasanton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4750 First St.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(925) 426-4260	138	9	15.2	14.5%	51 (37.0%)	2 (1.4%)	20 (14.5%)	46 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (13.0%)								(n/a)			41.2		61.5						90.9	72.2	85.5						81.8	44.4	71.7							$9,829	$289	$9,540
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford	Public, Alternative	K-12	725 Welch Rd.	Palo Alto	94304	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 497-8230	15	3	4.9	20.0%	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (53.3%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																												$67,732	$947	$66,785

Frequently Asked Questions about FAME Public Charter

How many students attend FAME Public Charter?

In the 2014-15 school year, 1,087 students attended FAME Public Charter.

What is the racial makeup of FAME Public Charter?

Students at FAME Public Charter are 48% White, 26% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is FAME Public Charter in?

Alameda County Office of Education

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