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Region Overview: San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties

 

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Spanning San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties, the greater San Diego region is home to nearly 100 charter schools. Together these schools provide a variety of choices to families-- including independent study, project based learning, college preparatory, international baccalaureate, German and Spanish Immersion, and virtual education programs, just to name a few. Our largest concentration of charter schools is in the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), which is home to about half of the charters in San Diego County.
region-sd.jpg Recent accomplishment by charter schools and their students and staff in the region include:

  • El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy, Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, and King/Chavez Primary Academy received the 2010-11 Title I Academic Achievement Award. To meet the criteria for this distinction, the school must demonstrate that all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California's academic content standards and the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged students must have doubled the achievement targets set for them for two consecutive years.
  • River Valley Charter, Albert Einstein Academy Middle, and The Preuss School UCSD were named 2011 California Distinguished Schools.
  • A consortium of independent-study experts and the state Department of Education presented the Classical Academy High School in Escondido with an Exemplary Independent Study Recognition Award. The award was created three years ago, and a Classical Academies school has been recognized each year.
  • Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle School had a 62 point increase on their API score, up to 855. This was the fifth largest API increase among middle schools in the entire San Diego County.
  • The issuance of $12 million direct subsidy qualified school construction bonds by the California School Finance Authority to fund construction of a K-8 charter school facility located on the Chula Vista campus of High Tech High was recognized by The Bond Buyer, a very respected and influential media outlet for those working in the bond sector.
  • The Preuss School UCSD was named a 2010 Blue Ribbon School. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools whose students achieve at very high levels or have made significant progress and helped close gaps in achievement especially among disadvantaged and minority students.

Regional Links

For more information about some of the charter authorizers in the Greater San Diego region, check out links to: