Summary:
The Keiller Leadership Academy District consists of a single public charter school, Keiller Leadership Academy, which serves about 635 students in grades K-8 in San Diego.
As the only school in its district, Keiller Leadership Academy faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science consistently below state averages. The school's performance has declined in statewide rankings over the past three years. A particularly urgent area is mathematics, where proficiency is nearly 16 percentage points below the state average, with middle school grades showing the greatest need for support. Chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly 30% of students, is also a major concern that likely impacts learning.
Despite these challenges, the school operates with a higher-than-average per-student spending. The K-8 structure allows students to stay in one school community from kindergarten through middle school. Performance varies by grade, with some grades performing closer to state averages in English, indicating areas of strength. For parents, the key considerations are the school's below-average test scores, high chronic absenteeism rate, and the need to understand how the school's resources are being used to address these pressing issues.
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