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Guidance Charter

Guidance Charter is a coeducational public charter school for students in grades Kindergarten through 8.

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Education Quality
75
Cost Of Living
65
Climate
Institution Type: Public Setting: Suburban

Contact

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Phone
(661) 272-1701
Website
www.thegcs.org

Guidance Charter's Full Profile

Overview

Overview

Curriculum

The Guidance Charter School (GCS) provides a rigorous educational program that emphasizes the development of basic skills in reading, writing, speaking and computation; development of a repertoire of problem-solving skills, through understanding of technology with a development of global perspectives. Our educational program is structured around a small class size of a maximum 20 students per class, with a dynamic and integrated curriculum that is aligned with the California Core Curriculum Standards and Assessment.

Finance

Finance

Public charter schools are supported through lower levels of direct, public funding, as well as though private subsidies. As with district public schools, they do not charge tuition to students who attend them.

Academics

Academics

Adequate Yearly Progress

AYP was Not Met Overall for the year 2012.

AYP for Math was Met for the year 2012.

AYP for Reading was Met for the year 2012.

AYP is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized tests.

Students and Faculty

Students and Faculty

Enrollment Data

Total Enrollment 228
Enrollment By Grade
Grade Number of Students
Kindergarten 35
1 28
2 18
3 32
4 14
5 24
6 23
7 34
8 20
9 16
10 16

Guidance Charter's relatively variable enrollment profile may offer insights into student retention rates, local population changes, real estate costs, and the accessibility of alternative educational options. to find out more about the specific factors influencing Guidance Charter's enrollment numbers.

Gender 50% Male / 50% Female
Student Diversity
Percentage of Student Body
White 7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0%
Multi-racial 5%
Hispanic/Latino 57%
Black or African American 23%
Asian 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
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