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San Jose Charter Academy

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San Jose Charter Academy ranks 673 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Jose Charter Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 1,256 students in grades K-8 in West Covina, California. The school is part of the San Jose Charter Academy District, which is ranked 117 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Jose Charter Academy consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 74.51% of students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to the state average of 48.81%. In Math End of Course, 62.93% were proficient or better, compared to 37.3% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well for several student subgroups, ranking in the top 4% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students in ELA, the top 3% for special education students in 2022-2023, and the top 4% for low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Edgewood Academy, Vineland Elementary, and Sunkist Elementary, San Jose Charter Academy significantly outperforms them in both ELA and Math assessments across grade levels. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the surrounding schools, and it spends more per student, which may contribute to its academic success.

1,255

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,359

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2021 West Alwood St.
West Covina, CA 91790-3259

(626) 856-1693

District: San Jose Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

Asian:

26.5%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

California avg41%

Elementary school

673^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

262^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 1,543San Jose Charter Academy District 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	89.8	673 of 5857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	754 of 5869	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	763 of 5859	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	1070 of 5883	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	497 of 5789	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	129 of 1203	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	250 of 1205	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	255 of 1190	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	436 of 1154	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	48 of 1149	95.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	82.3	303 of 2585	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	539 of 5597	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	774 of 5612	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	762 of 5609	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	1033 of 5635	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	544 of 5492	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	178 of 5107	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	158 of 5107	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	145 of 5087	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	303 of 5084	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	100 of 4963	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	159 of 5460	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	323 of 5517	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	182 of 5363	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	275 of 5264	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	86 of 5173	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	811 of 5628	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	699 of 5643	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	713 of 5638	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	1061 of 5663	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	475 of 5510	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	361 of 2847	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	124 of 2635	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	65 of 2420	97.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	262 of 2761	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	279 of 2783	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	346 of 2781	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	349 of 2740	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	203 of 2715	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	40 of 739	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	40 of 743	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	32 of 715	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	45 of 733	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	50 of 745	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	125 of 1531	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	200 of 1491	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	268 of 2533	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	266 of 2551	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	289 of 2531	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	355 of 2509	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	178 of 2380	92.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	98 of 2395	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	62 of 2388	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	130 of 2374	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	92 of 2359	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	50 of 2213	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	72 of 2542	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	122 of 2579	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	135 of 2531	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	82 of 2458	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	45 of 2369	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	257 of 2534	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	283 of 2552	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	374 of 2538	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	328 of 2527	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	210 of 2407	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	99.0	20 of 1531	98.7%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)88th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)99th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
San Jose Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2021 West Alwood St.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	San Jose Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 856-1693	1,255	55	22.8	53.7%	50 (4.0%)	9 (0.7%)	850 (67.7%)	332 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	89.8	673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.9	754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	81	62.2	41.8	52.0	72.1	67.7	73.3	78.5	81.6	73.9	74.5	72.1	62.5	55.6	66.7	61.0	59.7	62.9							$16,359	$1,892	$14,467
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1440 South Orange Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4820	580	23	25.0	80.0%	10 (1.7%)	13 (2.2%)	450 (77.6%)	89 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	46.6	2792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.9	2349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	443	42.4		42.4	33.0	37.9	50.0				40.4	41.2	34.5	35.4				37.1							$19,672	$1,931	$17,741
Edgewood Academy	Public	K-8	14135 East Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7800	478	22	21.6	83.9%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	421 (88.1%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	2068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		58.6	2122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	54	34.8	17.9	25.5	47.1	51.2	50.0	37.7	45.2	59.3	48.0	54.0	52.3	34.8	60.7	34.9	35.7	45.3	94.1	95.6			95.6		$23,742	$4,560	$19,182
J. E. Van Wig Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 North Van Wig Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-8000	334	15	22.2	90.7%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	301 (90.1%)	25 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.3	3133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		39.8	3186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	53	33.3		33.3	41.7	41.4	58.0				46.8	22.9	29.3	25.5				26.1	97.2				97.2		$24,919	$4,603	$20,316
California Elementary	Public	3-6	1125 Bainbridge	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4800	220	11	19.4	90.5%	9 (4.1%)	9 (4.1%)	169 (76.8%)	30 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	49.8	2605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		43.2	2984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	379	32.7		32.7	50.0	28.9	38.9	48.9			41.6	52.7	26.4	30.9	68.8			44.1							$23,454	$2,372	$21,082
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8111	430	22	19.6	89.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (95.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	3312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		30.8	3877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	565	25.4		25.4	41.3	33.3	38.8				38.4	43.1	34.1	28.4				35.2	95.4	96.6		96.6	96.6		$26,596	$6,243	$20,353
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-5	935 Mayland Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7700	304	14	21.7	93.4%	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	278 (91.4%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18.6	4960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.8	4881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	79	19.2		19.2	25.5	22.2	27.7				25.0	22.8	14.3	25.5				20.6	93.4	96.1	97.4	96.1	94.7	96.1	$24,277	$4,445	$19,832
Wescove Elementary	Public	K-2	1010 West Vine Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4870	224	12	18.4	86.6%	6 (2.7%)	7 (3.1%)	166 (74.1%)	38 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)																		92.2			94.4	96.7	96.7	$27,816	$2,543	$25,273
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	604	24	25.1	92.2%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	556 (92.1%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	5036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		19	4939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	97	17.0		18.5	29.4	21.4	30.1	8.3	28.6		26.6	25.9	21.3	10.9	0.0	21.4		18.4	96.9						$27,897	$7,633	$20,264
California Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5200	317	15	21.1	75.1%	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	276 (87.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	30.3	3934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		43.7	2945^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	989	20.4		20.4	43.6	22.0	42.9				34.7	39.5	28.8	18.4				28.1							$18,719	$1,549	$17,170

Frequently Asked Questions about San Jose Charter Academy

How many students attend San Jose Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,255 students attended San Jose Charter Academy.

Is San Jose Charter Academy a good school?

San Jose Charter Academy ranks 673^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of San Jose Charter Academy?

Students at San Jose Charter Academy are 68% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 4% White.

What district is San Jose Charter Academy in?

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