Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert

Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District

www.slahd.com

Charter School 224 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert is a public charter high school and part of the Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District school district, located in Hesperia, CA with 224 students offering grade levels from 07 to 12.

With 10 teachers, Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert has a student/teacher ratio of about 21.4:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

224

Total Students

10.5

Full-Time Teachers

21.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

83.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert
Demographic	Student Count
White	21
Hispanic	145
Black	34
Asian	1
Two or More	21

Hispanic
145 (65.3 %)
Black
34 (15.3 %)
White
21 (9.5 %)
Two or More
21 (9.5 %)
Asian
1 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District
Phone:	(760)949-9202
Website:	http://www.slahd.com
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	224
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	10.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	21.4
NSLP Participation:¹	N/A
Qualified Free Lunch:	174
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	14

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 26

Grade 8 34

Grade 9 44

Grade 10 39

Grade 11 37

Grade 12 44