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Chawanakee Academy Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

4970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 15% of California alternative schools

Summary

Chawanakee Academy Charter is a small, K-12 alternative public school serving 187 students in the rural community of O'Neals, California, within the Chawanakee Unified school district.

The school's greatest strengths are its exceptional ability to keep students engaged and on track to graduate. It boasts a 95.5% graduation rate and a near-perfect 0.0% dropout rate, significantly outperforming both the state average and nearby alternative schools like Centennial Independent Study. Furthermore, its chronic absenteeism rate is remarkably low at 7.1%, a stark contrast to other local options such as Yosemite Falls Education Center or Garfield Center, indicating a highly supportive and connected school environment.

While the school excels in these crucial areas, its standardized test scores in subjects like math are generally below state averages, a common trend among the alternative schools it was compared to. Interestingly, 11th graders at Chawanakee perform much stronger in English than younger students, suggesting the school's approach may be particularly effective for older cohorts. The school has also recently seen a major increase in per-student spending, which presents an opportunity to address academic gaps while maintaining its proven success in student retention and graduation.

187

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,453

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45077 Road 200
O Neals, CA 93645

(559) 868-4200

District: Chawanakee Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2023 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2023) to 58th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,970^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,896^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From top 50% (2019) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

906^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

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764^th of 1,543Chawanakee Unified among California districts

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
2025	18.5	4970 of 5857	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3971 of 5869	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4461 of 5859	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4865 of 5883	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4569 of 5789	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	3836 of 5314	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	4540 of 5193	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	3904 of 5113	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.9	2677 of 5113	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.4	3563 of 4818	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.5	2744 of 4822	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.7	2516 of 4809	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	4189 of 5635	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5180 of 5460	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	1953 of 5517	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	2802 of 5643	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	2344 of 2651	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	2669 of 2726	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2745 of 2834	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1896 of 2761	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1754 of 2783	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1285 of 2781	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1325 of 2740	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1344 of 2715	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	884 of 2259	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.6	1014 of 2236	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	25.0	1598 of 2063	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.3	1054 of 2005	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	1171 of 1999	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.9	890 of 1804	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.4	712 of 1777	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	480 of 1769	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2252 of 2533	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2304 of 2551	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1768 of 2531	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	1158 of 2509	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1939 of 2542	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1755 of 2579	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1932 of 2531	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	676 of 2552	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	476 of 2538	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1290 of 1520	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1351 of 1537	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	879 of 1543	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1292 of 1555	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	906 of 2162	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	759 of 2159	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	555 of 2170	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	994 of 2123	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	750 of 1290	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1509 of 2133	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1415 of 2017	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.9	1252 of 1994	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	1304 of 2426	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.0	800 of 2354	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.6	697 of 2367	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	51.2	730 of 2281	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.8	1130 of 2238	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	813 of 2117	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	438 of 2063	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	67.5	325 of 1968	83.5%	★★★★☆
2005	51.9	558 of 1901	70.6%	★★★★☆
2004	36.4	778 of 1653	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	1082 of 1915	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	930 of 1858	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	975 of 1833	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.2	498 of 2026	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	940 of 1943	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	857 of 1937	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.1	1395 of 1862	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	977 of 1916	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	643 of 1193	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	853 of 1204	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1107 of 1222	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	990 of 1173	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2024)50th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2022)26th percentile+8 vs school

White (2024)12th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Male (2024)74th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)75th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2022)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)46th percentile-28 vs school

Female (2024)43rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 10th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chawanakee Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	187	9	20.6	57.2%	106 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.0%)								(n/a)	27.3	28.6		30.2	7.7	18.2	35.5	26.7	38.1	60.0	32.2	7.7	12.9	13.3	23.8	20.0	14.9	$20,453	$290	$20,163
Manzanita Community Day	Public, Alternative	4-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Freedom Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	16362 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 645-3590	53	2	27.7	37.7%	21 (39.6%)	1 (1.9%)	26 (49.1%)	1 (1.9%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				21.4							42.9						19.1	$10,684	$708	$9,976
Yosemite Falls Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	50200 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-8801	25	1	16.8	56.0%	18 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											14.3						8.3	$15,765	$1,731	$14,034
Centennial Independent Study	Public, Alternative	1-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	25	2	12.7	84.0%	11 (44.0%)	2 (8.0%)	10 (40.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																		$27,575	$809	$26,766
Sierra@Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33461 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 855-3020	81	4	18.0	56.8%	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (30.9%)	1 (1.2%)	15 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)								(n/a)		18.2	15.8	13.6				25.0	9.1	37.5	25.0			18.2	9.1	0.0	9.8	$16,925	$1,924	$15,001
Valley Children's Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	9300 Valley Children's Pl. Ste	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	3	0	16.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$66,229	$260	$65,969
Garfield Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1345 North Peach Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1930	14	2	6.7	50.0%	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (35.7%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chawanakee Academy Charter

What is the racial makeup of Chawanakee Academy Charter?

Students at Chawanakee Academy Charter are 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% American Indian.

How many students attend Chawanakee Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Chawanakee Academy Charter.

What district is Chawanakee Academy Charter in?

Chawanakee Unified

Is Chawanakee Academy Charter a good school?

Chawanakee Academy Charter ranks in the bottom 15.1% of California alternative schools.

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