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Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) is a public charter elementary school serving 213 students in grades K-8 in Oakhurst, CA, and it stands out for its remarkable academic improvement and exceptional student attendance.

The school has shown impressive growth, rising from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in just three years, and it excels particularly in science, where 55.56% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 32.65%. Perhaps its most notable achievement is an almost perfect attendance record, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.9%, dramatically lower than nearby schools like Oakhurst Elementary (32.1%) and Coarsegold Elementary (40.4%). This success comes despite the school operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and significantly lower per-student spending than other schools in the Yosemite Unified and Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary districts.

When compared to its neighbors, Mountain Home Charter's trajectory is unique; while schools like Wasuma Elementary have seen performance decline, this charter school has rapidly improved. Its 8th graders perform exceptionally well across all subjects, and the school's cost-efficient operation within its own Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District model demonstrates how focused programming can lead to strong outcomes in core areas like science and student engagement.

213

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

42.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

41267 Highway 41
Oakhurst, CA 93644-9403

(559) 642-1422

District: Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2019 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	52.2	2485 of 5857	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	3443 of 5869	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2589 of 5859	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	4464 of 5883	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3199 of 5789	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2330 of 5597	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	2953 of 5612	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2933 of 5609	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3730 of 5635	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2933 of 5492	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.2	3448 of 4963	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3193 of 5460	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	3025 of 5517	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2741 of 5628	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	3630 of 5643	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2783 of 5638	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.2	4696 of 5663	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3202 of 5510	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	2026 of 2598	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2381 of 2651	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	2035 of 2661	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2554 of 2726	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2330 of 2834	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	599 of 2761	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	1012 of 2783	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	753 of 2781	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	1223 of 2740	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1258 of 2715	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	524 of 2533	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	1068 of 2551	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1136 of 2531	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	1356 of 2509	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1039 of 2380	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.2	1536 of 2213	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	1069 of 2527	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	1302 of 2407	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	651 of 1520	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	878 of 1537	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	704 of 1543	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	1140 of 1555	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1121 of 1602	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2019)31st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2022)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2019)31st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)	Public, Charter	K-8	41267 Highway 41	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1422	213	8	26.6	42.7%	147 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (18.3%)	7 (3.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)								(n/a)																		44.1	52.9	55.9	44.1	50.0	47.1
Oakhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	49495 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	333	18	18.5	81.7%	207 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (27.9%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	20.3	4777^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.4	4100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%	677	16.3		16.3	29.2	31.0	30.0				30.2	25.0	22.9	16.3				21.6	88.9	97.2			90.3		$26,060	$24,934	$1,126
Wasuma Elementary	Public	K-8	43109 Hwy. 49	Ahwahnee	93601	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1585	270	13	20.6	61.1%	184 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (23.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	29.1	4059^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.1%		34.4	3629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%	430	26.9	40.0	33.9	20.0	33.3	46.2	14.3	43.8	56.7	36.6	20.0	43.6	30.8	7.4	25.0	50.0	31.0	86.1	90.7	93.0		90.7		$23,685	$23,014	$671
Coarsegold Elementary	Public	K-8	45426 Road 415	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4842	290	17	17.0	73.1%	132 (45.5%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.1%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	17.3	5023^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	13.5%		14.4	5316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%	293	17.8	17.4	17.7	36.7	23.3	17.8	7.7	39.4	26.1	25.1	27.6	33.3	13.3	3.9	30.3	8.7	19.9	77.3	77.3	81.8		77.3	86.4	$21,536	$20,372	$1,164
North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	29.3	4035^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.5%		35	3579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%	456	25.0	63.6	45.2	18.2	52.0	35.0	37.5	64.7	76.2	47.1	18.2	36.0	20.0	12.5	47.1	47.6	30.6	72.4	75.9	86.2	93.1	75.9	79.3	$24,933	$23,506	$1,427
Rivergold Elementary	Public	K-8	31800 Road 400	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 658-7566	445	19	23.4	62.2%	284 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (22.5%)	14 (3.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.2%)	37.9	3364^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.8	3361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%	3	25.0	17.0	21.1	42.5	31.8	33.3	55.6	51.9	56.3	45.5	56.4	18.2	18.8	31.8	26.9	27.7	29.2	93.0		93.0				$14,161	$13,694	$467
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-8	3394 Woodland Dr.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0310	435	23	18.9	64.6%	277 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (18.6%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.0%)	14	5304^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.6%		23.1	4575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%	729	10.0	32.0	22.2	27.7	31.4	12.8	20.0	23.5	22.5	23.0	19.2	31.4	2.6	5.0	15.2	26.5	16.9	92.9		92.9				$20,995	$20,216	$779
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7925 Chilnualna Falls Rd.	Wawona	95389	Mariposa County	Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 375-6383	15	1	15.0	53.3%	10 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (26.7%)								(n/a)
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	46655 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-3343	230	10	22.7	48.3%	158 (68.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	48.7	2673^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	53.9%		41.6	3108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%	435	44.8	33.3	39.3	50.0	40.7	55.2	31.8	63.6	40.7	46.9	50.0	37.0	31.0	22.7	36.4	33.3	34.7							$21,131	$20,222	$909
Spring Hill Opportunity	Public	K-8	5171 Silva Rd.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0290	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																								$16,817	$00	$16,817

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Students at Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) are 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Mountain Home Charter (Alternative).

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