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Denair Charter Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 5% of California alternative schools

Summary

Denair Charter Academy is a small, K-12 alternative school of 143 students in the Denair Unified school district, serving a community where the majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school shows a significant split in performance: while over half of its 11th graders are proficient in English Language Arts, math and science scores are critically low, with only about 4% of all students proficient in math and no 8th graders testing proficient. However, the school has made recent and notable progress in keeping students on track, significantly improving its graduation rate to above the state average and reducing its chronic absenteeism to below both district and state levels.

When compared to nearby alternative schools like Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley or Keyes to Learning Charter, which have much higher math proficiency, it's clear Denair Charter Academy faces specific instructional challenges. The school spends more per student than some of these higher-performing peers, raising questions about how resources are allocated, particularly to address the severe weakness in mathematics.

143

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,619

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3460 Lester Rd.
Denair, CA 95316-9502

(209) 634-0917

District: Denair Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

36.4%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2019 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,620^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,459^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1311^th of 1,543Denair 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2620 of 2761	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	2755 of 2783	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2244 of 2781	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2431 of 2740	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2602 of 2715	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	2395 of 2480	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	2396 of 2497	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	2092 of 2477	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	2225 of 2379	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	2122 of 2259	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	2142 of 2236	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	2090 of 2179	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	1744 of 2063	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	1770 of 2005	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1806 of 1999	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	1626 of 1804	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	1647 of 1777	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.5	1607 of 1769	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	2537 of 2551	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1827 of 2531	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2343 of 2380	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.2	2187 of 2213	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	2551 of 2579	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1711 of 2531	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2227 of 2369	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1459 of 2162	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1481 of 2159	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1838 of 2170	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1581 of 2123	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1106 of 1290	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1983 of 2133	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1700 of 2017	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	1586 of 2021	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1564 of 2039	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	1591 of 1994	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1553 of 2426	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.4	1493 of 2354	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.9	1503 of 2367	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.4	1564 of 2281	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	1317 of 2238	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.3	1246 of 2117	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.5	1401 of 2063	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.5	1294 of 1968	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.4	1039 of 1901	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.1	1270 of 1653	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1387 of 1906	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1406 of 1915	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1678 of 1915	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1540 of 1858	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	983 of 1054	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1772 of 1833	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1530 of 1760	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1435 of 1900	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1312 of 1902	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1572 of 1917	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1590 of 1861	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1703 of 1814	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1396 of 1742	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1473 of 2013	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1489 of 2026	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1677 of 2030	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1351 of 1943	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	956 of 1126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1830 of 1937	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1477 of 1862	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1359 of 1942	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1318 of 1948	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1663 of 1963	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1488 of 1916	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	962 of 1122	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1671 of 1880	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1656 of 1834	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	863 of 1155	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	990 of 1173	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1148 of 1193	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1092 of 1204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1209 of 1222	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1163 of 1173	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

High school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 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)								% 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 ()	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
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							$18,619	$402	$18,217
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							$14,408	$92	$14,316
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							$14,987	$726	$14,261
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	$14,197	$57	$14,140
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							$19,476	$1,310	$18,166
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							$71,505	$13	$71,492
Floyd A. Schelby	Public, Alternative	K-12	6738 North Sultana Dr.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-1800	89	8	11.1	59.6%	12 (13.5%)	1 (1.1%)	68 (76.4%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																											$65,190	$4,266	$60,924
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	$11,894	$117	$11,777
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							$28,239	$6,664	$21,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Denair Charter Academy

What district is Denair Charter Academy in?

Denair Unified

Is Denair Charter Academy a good school?

Denair Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 5.1% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Denair Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Denair Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Denair Charter Academy?

Students at Denair Charter Academy are 49% Hispanic, 36% White, 13% Two or more races.

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