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Connect Community Charter

Q: Is Connect Community Charter a good school?

Connect Community Charter ranks in the bottom 0.7% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Connect Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Connect Community Charter.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Connect Community Charter?

Students at Connect Community Charter are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Connect Community Charter is a small, K-8 charter school in Redwood City serving 143 students, located in an area with a notable concentration of both high-need and high-performing schools.

This school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages and ranking in the lowest percentile statewide. Despite spending over $25,000 per student—more than many nearby schools—these resources have not translated into stronger outcomes for its students, who are predominantly from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Performance is particularly low for students in the early grades, with 3rd and 4th graders showing 0% proficiency in math, though 8th-grade scores are somewhat higher. The school's academic standing has declined over the past several years.

When compared to other schools in the area, the picture is complex. Connect Community Charter performs worse than nearby charter schools like KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory and Rocketship Redwood City, which serve similar student populations. It is also part of a local cluster of low-performing schools, including Hoover Elementary and Garfield Elementary. However, just a couple of miles away, schools like Laurel Elementary and Orion Alternative achieve much higher rankings, demonstrating that strong academic success is possible within the same broader community.

143

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

635 Oakside Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94063-3863

(650) 482-2426

District: Connect Community Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

2.8%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,816^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,378^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1504^th of 1,543Connect Community Charter 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	5.8	5816 of 5857	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	5789 of 5869	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5454 of 5859	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5393 of 5883	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1373 of 1417	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5295 of 5789	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	3160 of 3162	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	566 of 602	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2333 of 3275	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5394 of 5597	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	5507 of 5609	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5334 of 5635	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5328 of 5492	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	5085 of 5107	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5052 of 5107	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4605 of 5087	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4369 of 5084	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	5422 of 5460	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5438 of 5517	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4442 of 5363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4207 of 5264	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1048 of 1110	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4738 of 5173	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	5611 of 5628	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4828 of 5510	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	2756 of 2834	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2378 of 2761	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2383 of 2783	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2169 of 2781	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2379 of 2740	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	848 of 894	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	2369 of 2715	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	722 of 1478	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	320 of 363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	2474 of 2533	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2069 of 2380	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2091 of 2395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1996 of 2388	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1993 of 2374	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1907 of 2359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2076 of 2213	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2215 of 2542	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2084 of 2579	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1573 of 2531	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	675 of 721	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2023 of 2369	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	2139 of 2552	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.8	1407 of 1602	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+37 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2019)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 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 (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 (2025)	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
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 Fair Oaks Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2428	711	37	19.1	91.0%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	672 (94.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25.8	4331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		33.2	3659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	672	14.7	21.8	18.5	37.1	24.3	20.8	30.5	41.1	43.0	33.3	46.0	33.8	17.6	20.2	33.3	37.9	30.9	70.7	81.7	81.7	80.5	74.4	81.7
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	701 Charter St.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2408	675	33	20.4	96.7%	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	646 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12.1	5498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	5487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	7.3	6.2	6.8	10.8	15.9	16.5	30.1	26.0	43.6	23.8	22.4	23.9	8.6	7.9	7.5	6.2	12.3	96.6						$20,893	$18,218	$2,675
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2		12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0				18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3				8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$28,086	$25,054	$3,032
Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	357	17	21.0	93.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (94.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	12.3	5481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.5	5359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	122	9.1		9.1	20.8	26.1	17.3				20.7	15.7	17.0	13.2				14.9							$25,426	$21,562	$3,864
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-5	195 Encinal Ave.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-5164	604	39	15.4	15.6%	219 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	175 (29.0%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.4%)	91.9	558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.3	404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	154	55.5		55.5	64.6	80.4	77.8				74.4	69.8	80.6	71.3				74.1	98.0						$14,552	$14,334	$218
Rocketship Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	275	9	32.3	87.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	260 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32.6	3757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		17.5	5075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1318	17.5		17.5	18.9	37.5	35.0				31.2	30.8	40.8	35.0				35.9	96.9	96.9
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5		35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8				48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3				40.1	96.0			96.8	98.4		$21,373	$18,960	$2,413
Orion Alternative	Public	K-5	555 Avenue Del Ora	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2412	512	24	21.7	27.7%	117 (22.9%)	8 (1.6%)	147 (28.7%)	112 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	124 (24.2%)	84	962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.3	1623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	661	52.4		52.4	69.4	58.8	69.8				67.1	79.6	55.9	50.8				61.6							$21,206	$19,158	$2,048
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Edge Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 324-0186	658	37	17.6	12.6%	259 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	148 (22.5%)	149 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (13.4%)	97.1	143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	52	72.5		72.5	77.3	84.4	88.1				83.2	78.2	85.4	89.0				84.1	97.2			98.2			$14,329	$14,064	$265

Frequently Asked Questions about Connect Community Charter

How many students attend Connect Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Connect Community Charter.

Is Connect Community Charter a good school?

Connect Community Charter ranks in the bottom 0.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Connect Community Charter in?

Connect Community Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Connect Community Charter?

Students at Connect Community Charter are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

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