Summary:
The Richmond Charter Academy District consists of a single charter middle school, Richmond Charter Academy, serving grades 6-8 for 296 students in Richmond, California.
Richmond Charter Academy serves a student population with high economic need and shows a mixed academic performance record that has varied significantly from year to year. While its English Language Arts scores are close to the state average, the school faces substantial challenges in mathematics and science, where student proficiency is roughly half the state average. The school operates with a very high student-to-teacher ratio, which is notable given its per-student spending is well above the state average.
Key points for parents to consider include the school's charter status, which allows for operational independence, its ongoing struggle to improve math and science outcomes, and a chronic absentee rate that is higher than the state average. The school's year-to-year ranking has been volatile, indicating changes in performance or measurement. The high level of funding per student presents an opportunity to address these core challenges related to class size and specific subject achievement gaps.
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