Summary:
The Integrity Charter District consists of a single K-8 school, Integrity Charter, serving 393 students in National City with a high level of economic need, as 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite having substantial funding of over $19,000 spent per student, Integrity Charter performs below state averages in all core subjects, with particular challenges in mathematics and science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3% is notably higher than the state average, which is a significant concern as regular attendance is closely linked to academic success. Its statewide ranking has consistently placed it in the bottom quartile of California schools for the last three years.
An interesting bright spot is the performance of 8th graders in English Language Arts, where over 56% scored as proficient, significantly outperforming both the school's own average and the state average for that grade. This suggests there may be effective strategies in the upper grades that could be studied. For parents, the data indicates a school with considerable resources dedicated to serving a high-needs community but one that faces systemic challenges in translating that investment into consistent, across-the-board academic achievement.
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