Is John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills a good school?

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills ranks 1602 nd of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,490 students attended John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills.

What is the racial makeup of John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills?

Students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Summary:

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills is a public charter school serving 1,217 students in grades K-12 in El Dorado Hills, California. This high-performing school stands out for its exceptional academic achievement, with students consistently outperforming state averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills excels in academic performance, with students scoring significantly higher than the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and the CAST science assessment. The school's 88.9% four-year graduation rate and 11.1% dropout rate are also better than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.4% and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 14.46%. When compared to nearby schools, Foundations Academy, Innovations Academy, and Walnutwood High (Independent Study), John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills outperforms them in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels.

While John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills compares favorably to the higher-performing Cottonwood and Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter schools in the region, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, those schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher graduation rates. Overall, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills stands out as a consistently high-performing public charter school within the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

1102 Investment Blvd.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-5710

(916) 780-6800

District: John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1602^nd of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 1,490

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills ranks better than 72.7% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.77. (See more...)

Compare Details John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills ranks better than 77% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.51. (See more...)

Compare Details John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills ranks better than 82.1% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.1. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills 1602^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills 640^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills 416^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	71.26	1545^th	5789	73.3%
2021	80.59	263^rd	1417	81.4%
2022	77.46	1311^th	5883	77.7%
2023	71.48	1516^th	5874	74.2%
2024	69.77	1602^nd	5862	72.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.35	455^th	669	32.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.28	356^th	2634	86.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	94.30	32^nd	1110	97.1%
2022	75.18	950^th	5264	82.0%
2023	75.89	954^th	5374	82.2%
2024	66.10	1452^nd	5511	73.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	62.37	1875^th	5492	65.9%
2021	75.60	284^th	1267	77.6%
2022	77.98	1203^rd	5635	78.7%
2023	69.37	1528^th	5617	72.8%
2024	69.90	1500^th	5605	73.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	75.78	45^th	293	84.6%
2022	67.26	464^th	2227	79.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	76.19	1250^th	5510	77.3%
2021	82.09	228^th	1272	82.1%
2022	73.09	1384^th	5663	75.6%
2023	70.68	1482^nd	5650	73.8%
2024	67.03	1656^th	5636	70.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	55.64	1860^th	5084	63.4%
2023	83.06	619^th	5098	87.9%
2024	69.18	1221^st	5102	76.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	51.35	1512^th	2834	46.6%
2022	49.39	1482^nd	2726	45.6%
2023	40.40	1710^th	2662	35.8%
2024	43.92	1592^nd	2647	39.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	87.56	317^th	2715	88.3%
2021	82.36	122^nd	894	86.4%
2022	78.82	508^th	2740	81.5%
2023	72.00	641^st	2802	77.1%
2024	72.51	640^th	2777	77.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.28	274^th	1538	82.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	94.43	15^th	721	97.9%
2022	63.48	654^th	2458	73.4%
2023	59.66	757^th	2549	70.3%
2024	58.59	783^rd	2575	69.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	82.81	369^th	2380	84.5%
2021	77.12	135^th	738	81.7%
2022	77.01	489^th	2509	80.5%
2023	73.22	557^th	2547	78.1%
2024	68.67	653^rd	2546	74.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	45.44	645^th	1531	57.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	89.50	251^st	2407	89.6%
2021	85.05	90^th	763	88.2%
2022	76.08	512^th	2527	79.7%
2023	67.70	663^rd	2558	74.1%
2024	73.27	553^rd	2547	78.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	74.49	404^th	2359	82.9%
2023	84.93	222^nd	2391	90.7%
2024	73.17	450^th	2383	81.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	78.25	293^rd	1602	81.7%
2022	58.73	614^th	1555	60.5%
2023	47.75	786^th	1552	49.4%
2024	49.40	755^th	1535	50.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	66.33	590^th	2123	72.2%
2023	74.13	422^nd	2348	82.0%
2024	74.10	416^th	2323	82.1%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.61	274^th	786	65.1%
2024	50.28	333^rd	804	58.6%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.93	47^th	1323	96.4%
2024	65.35	116^th	1350	91.4%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	71.67	195^th	1547	87.4%
2024	75.44	154^th	1534	90.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.85	351^st	2247	84.4%
2024	65.46	494^th	2235	77.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	84.18	261^st	1858	86.0%
2023	74.80	376^th	2118	82.2%
2024	72.96	409^th	2098	80.5%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.31	75^th	233	67.8%
2024	59.59	82^nd	234	65.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	53.50	768^th	1916	59.9%
2023	70.94	448^th	2207	79.7%
2024	72.08	426^th	2172	80.4%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.22	346^th	731	52.7%
2024	45.60	417^th	712	41.4%

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Rank History for high school African American students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.59	191^st	720	73.5%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	81.67	226^th	2142	89.4%
2024	73.85	333^rd	2125	84.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	43.81	667^th	1204	44.6%
2023	52.69	561^st	1434	60.9%
2024	54.77	511^th	1406	63.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	347	8	44	44	0	0	54	497
2020	549	11	50	69	0	0	68	747
2021	644	16	64	92	0	3	71	890
2022	703	17	70	114	1	3	88	996
2023	860	26	64	161	2	5	99	1217
2024	1074	17	70	211	2	4	112	1490

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	497	25.0	19.8	14.1
2020	747	n/a	n/a	7.6
2021	890	37.0	24.0	11
2022	996	43.8	22.7	14.5
2023	1217	53.9	22.5	14.5
2024	1490	67.3	22.1	17.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	497	25.0	19.8	14.1
2020	747	n/a	n/a	7.6
2021	890	37.0	24.0	11
2022	996	43.8	22.7	14.5
2023	1217	53.9	22.5	14.5
2024	1490	67.3	22.1	17.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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