Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Connecting Waters Charter

Q: Is Connecting Waters Charter a good school?

Connecting Waters Charter ranks 3670 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

3670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 37% of California alternative schools

Summary

Connecting Waters Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Waterford, CA that serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 768 students. The school is part of the Connecting Waters Charter District.

Connecting Waters Charter generally underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 23.34% of students proficient or better in math compared to the state average of 37.3%, and just 25% proficient or better in science compared to 32.65% statewide. The school has seen a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 30.0% in recent years. However, Connecting Waters Charter performs similarly or slightly better than nearby charter schools like Hart-Ransom Charter and Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley on test scores and other metrics.

Connecting Waters Charter has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.8 to 18.7 over the past few years, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.35% to 54.3% in recent years. The school has seen a steady increase in spending per student, rising from $8,762 in 2020-2021 to $14,197 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average and most of the nearby schools. While the school's performance lags behind higher-performing charters like Keyes to Learning Charter, it outperforms the special education schools in the area, such as Stanislaus County West Campus and Stanislaus County Special Education.

776

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12420 Bentley St.
Waterford, CA 95386-9150

(209) 874-1119

District: Connecting Waters Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

Hispanic:

34.9%

Two or more races:

10.4%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Connecting Waters Charter to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,670^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,406^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,292^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to bottom 40% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3670 of 5857	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3751 of 5869	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3458 of 5859	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3094 of 5883	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3762 of 5789	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3387 of 5597	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3544 of 5612	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	3073 of 5609	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2931 of 5635	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3672 of 5492	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3515 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3860 of 5107	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3906 of 5087	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2791 of 5084	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3834 of 4963	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	3327 of 5460	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3375 of 5517	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3343 of 5363	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3325 of 5264	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4203 of 5173	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3672 of 5628	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3654 of 5643	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3593 of 5638	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	3047 of 5663	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3508 of 5510	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	2370 of 2598	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2320 of 2651	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2070 of 2661	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2374 of 2726	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2553 of 2834	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1406 of 2761	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	1075 of 2783	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1442 of 2781	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1277 of 2740	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	1631 of 2715	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.7	305 of 1491	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1262 of 2533	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	1368 of 2551	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1515 of 2531	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1268 of 2509	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1592 of 2380	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1326 of 2395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	962 of 2388	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	1515 of 2374	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1055 of 2359	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	1761 of 2213	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1059 of 2542	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	1129 of 2579	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	1788 of 2531	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1774 of 2458	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1889 of 2369	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1456 of 2534	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	735 of 2552	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	1161 of 2538	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1065 of 2527	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1400 of 2407	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.5	499 of 554	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1213 of 1520	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1178 of 1537	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1109 of 1543	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1281 of 1555	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1349 of 1602	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1292 of 2162	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	1068 of 2159	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	891 of 2170	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	959 of 2123	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	1014 of 2133	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1114 of 1906	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1217 of 1915	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1143 of 1915	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	869 of 1858	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1028 of 1833	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1289 of 1900	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1250 of 1902	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	470 of 1917	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	778 of 1861	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	876 of 1814	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1362 of 2013	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	920 of 2026	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	722 of 2030	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1042 of 1943	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	946 of 1937	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1248 of 1942	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	682 of 1948	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	565 of 1963	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	915 of 1916	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	844 of 1880	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	358 of 422	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	980 of 1155	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	957 of 1173	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	940 of 1193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	914 of 1204	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	900 of 1222	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)80th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)10th percentile-30 vs school

High school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)15th percentile-37 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

★

No ratings yet

Be the first to rate Connecting Waters Charter and help other families decide.

Rate Connecting Waters Charter

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Connecting Waters Charter

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2025)
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 11th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Connecting Waters Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12420 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	41	18.7	54.6%	339 (43.7%)	14 (1.8%)	271 (34.9%)	68 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.4%)								(n/a)	23.9	31.9	17.9	25.0	23.4	50.0	34.8	43.6	53.3	43.5	52.2	44.0	33.3	30.8	23.9	20.6	23.3	23.2	13.0	23.3	45.7	54.3	71.4	51.4	50.0	51.4
Denair Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3460 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-0917	143	11	13.3	76.2%	52 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (49.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)								(n/a)		0.0	15.6	11.8						27.3	50.0	38.4						0.0	3.1	4.1							$29,841	$29,666	$175
Valley Oak Online Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Hinkley Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 847-3097	57	1	63.3	56.1%	30 (52.6%)	1 (1.8%)	24 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)			15.4	14.3							31.8	30.4							0.0	0.0							$11,694	$11,332	$362
Keyes to Learning Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5709 Ninth St.	Keyes	95328	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-6467	348	13	27.8	28.2%	148 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	160 (46.0%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.0%)								(n/a)	32.3	46.7	6.7	32.9	44.4	56.7	41.9	85.7	45.2	66.7	46.7	55.7	51.9	50.0	22.6	64.3	38.7	40.0	20.0	42.2							$21,706	$21,514	$192
eCademy Charter at Crane	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 Cahill Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	eCademy Charter at Crane District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 669-3410	114	8	14.9	79.8%	28 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (61.4%)	6 (5.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)		0.0	12.0	6.8						20.0	43.6	41.3						0.0	7.7	14.7
Endeavor Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 556-1805	98	5	19.6	95.9%	11 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (87.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			6.9	6.9							17.2	17.2							3.5	3.5							$27,066	$25,764	$1,302
Ceres Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	2503 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	37	2	18.5	78.4%	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (78.4%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Stanislaus County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1336 Stonum Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 541-2217	462	45	10.3	55.8%	118 (25.5%)	26 (5.6%)	255 (55.2%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (8.0%)								(n/a)				0.0	6.7			16.7				9.8	5.9			23.1	9.1			11.4
Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 West Briggsmore Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	44	17.7	53.0%	380 (49.0%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (33.2%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (12.9%)								(n/a)	23.4	20.3	27.9	24.9	32.1	27.1	44.7	36.4	35.0	45.8	60.7	40.7	34.0	22.9	21.3	18.2	33.3	17.0	21.3	24.0	42.5	50.0	62.5	47.5	67.5	45.0	$23,284	$23,110	$174
Stanislaus County West Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2215 Blue Gum Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 567-4739	56	6	9.9	94.6%	8 (14.3%)	9 (16.1%)	37 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)				0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$60,658	$56,122	$4,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Connecting Waters Charter

Is Connecting Waters Charter a good school?

Connecting Waters Charter ranks 3670^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Connecting Waters Charter in?

Connecting Waters Charter District

How many students attend Connecting Waters Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Connecting Waters Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Connecting Waters Charter?

Students at Connecting Waters Charter are 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 2% African American.

Rate Connecting Waters Charter!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia Alternative School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Waterford, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Connecting Waters Charter!

Latest California data All new data »

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.