America's Finest Charter

www.americasfinestcharterschool.org/

Charter School 444 Students

Other K - 12th

School Overview

America's Finest Charter is a public charter school and part of the America's Finest Charter District school district, located in San Diego, CA with 444 students offering grade levels from KG to 12.

With 29 teachers, America's Finest Charter has a student/teacher ratio of about 15.3:1. 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.

444

Total Students

29.1

Full-Time Teachers

15.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

85.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for America's Finest Charter
Demographic	Student Count
White	22
Hispanic	327
Black	64
Asian	26
Two or More	2
Pacific Islander	3

Hispanic
327 (73.6 %)
Black
64 (14.4 %)
Asian
26 (5.9 %)
White
22 (5.0 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.7 %)
Two or More
2 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	America's Finest Charter District
Phone:	(619)694-4809
Website:	http://www.americasfinestcharterschool.org/
Grade Range:	K - 12th
Total Students:	444
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	348
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	30

* 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

Kindergarten 35

Grade 1 35

Grade 2 32

Grade 3 46

Grade 4 30

Grade 5 45

Grade 6 38

Grade 7 40

Grade 8 50

Grade 9 22

Grade 10 25