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Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

5667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Alternative Schools

Better than 2% of California alternative schools

Summary

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter is an alternative K–12 school serving 722 students in East Palo Alto, California. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results were below California’s in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and science: 14% versus 49% in ELA, 10% versus 38% in math, and 10% versus 36% in science. The most important finding is that Aspire’s test results remain substantially below state levels in every reported subject.

Science is Aspire’s strongest subject relative to its district, while math is its weakest: science proficiency was 10%, 4 points above Ravenswood City Elementary, while math was 10%, about 1 point below the district. ELA was 14%, about 1 point above the district. Compared with nearby schools that had reported results, Aspire’s ELA rate was higher than three of seven schools, and its math rate was higher than five of seven. Its ELA result was 10 points below the nearby-school average of 24%, and its math result was 6 points below the average of 16%. Science was below all three nearby schools with reported results, including New Haven Academy and Circle of Independent Learning. Within Aspire, eighth-grade ELA was a relative bright spot at 20%; eighth-grade math was particularly weak at 2%.

The available results do not show whether Aspire’s test scores are improving or declining: earlier school test results were not supplied. Chronic absenteeism was 28% in 2025–2026, close to the district’s 29% but above the state’s 18%; the district rate fell by 22 points between 2021–2022 and 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranks Aspire’s district, not the school, 965th of 968 districts, at the 0th percentile with zero stars. Aspire’s free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 89% in 2017–2018 and 87% in 2016–2017, and its student–teacher ratio was 22.7 in 2017–2018; these older figures do not provide a current, like-for-like comparison with nearby schools.

722

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,720

Per pupil spending ?

1286 Runnymede St.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-1332

(510) 434-5000

District: Ravenswood City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

African American:

3.7%

Pacific Islander:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2026 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg10%

California avg42%

Elementary school

5,667^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,637^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

965^th of 968Ravenswood City Elementary 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
2026	8.5	5667 of 5804	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	45.2	1491 of 3246	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	5441 of 5569	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2874 of 5413	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	4912 of 5085	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	54.2	1946 of 4830	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	5243 of 5412	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	54.4	2077 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	5339 of 5590	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3353 of 5431	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	2637 of 2703	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	35.5	767 of 1364	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	2448 of 2483	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1652 of 2262	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	2270 of 2325	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1418 of 2072	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	2407 of 2493	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1581 of 2230	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	2361 of 2478	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1938 of 2273	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	915 of 1586	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2018)54th percentile

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)44th percentile

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+40 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2018)94th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)91st percentile

Male (2018)86th percentile

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-36 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	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 12th 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
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford	Public, Alternative	K-12	725 Welch Rd.	Palo Alto	94304	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 497-8230	15	3	4.9	20.0%	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (53.3%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)
San Mateo County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	101 Twin Dolphin Dr.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 802-5588	44	7	6.2	38.6%	5 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (43.2%)	18 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	394	17	23.7	46.2%	50 (12.7%)	20 (5.1%)	102 (25.9%)	195 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)	31.3	37.5		65.9	51.0	35.3	54.6	50.0	45.8	74.4	51.5	75.5	60.6	47.1	36.4	25.0	25.0	53.7	27.3	68.5	45.9							$29,974	$29,952	$22
Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	703 C St.	Union City	95386	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	540	30	17.9	30.4%	115 (21.3%)	21 (3.9%)	48 (8.9%)	242 (44.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (20.0%)								(n/a)																						56.8	65.9	81.8	65.9	61.4	65.9
California School for the Blind	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Walnut Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	California School for the Blind (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3800	42	8	5.2	40.5%	5 (11.9%)	1 (2.4%)	25 (59.5%)	9 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)													18.8								6.3
California School for the Deaf-Fremont	Public, Alternative	K-12	39350 Gallaudet Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3666	279	65	4.3	—	50 (17.9%)	16 (5.7%)	161 (57.7%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)								(n/a)			0.0		2.2	13.3				6.3		0.0	5.1	6.7				6.7		0.0	2.5
New Haven Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	725 Whipple Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 476-2696	233	10	23.0	65.2%	21 (9.0%)	15 (6.4%)	101 (43.3%)	73 (31.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)		33.3	40.0		35.6						52.4	52.3	54.3						42.9	38.1	42.9							$23,490	$20,852	$2,638
Wilson Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	1840 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3600	131	14	9.4	42.0%	29 (22.1%)	4 (3.1%)	67 (51.1%)	19 (14.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								(n/a)												26.9	26.9							9.5	9.5
Alameda County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-4590	73	5	13.8	58.9%	2 (2.7%)	8 (11.0%)	55 (75.3%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)												0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$92,109	$77,826	$14,283
Santa Clara County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC273	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6542	771	108	7.1	47.6%	108 (14.0%)	34 (4.4%)	343 (44.5%)	269 (34.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)													0.0								4.4	70.0	75.0	82.5	70.0	70.0	70.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

Is Aspire East Palo Alto Charter a good school?

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter ranks in the bottom 2.4% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire East Palo Alto Charter?

Students at Aspire East Palo Alto Charter are 90% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Aspire East Palo Alto Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 722 students attended Aspire East Palo Alto Charter.

What district is Aspire East Palo Alto Charter in?

Ravenswood City Elementary

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