Is Sanger Academy Charter a good school?

Sanger Academy Charter ranks 1611 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sanger Academy Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 619 students attended Sanger Academy Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Sanger Academy Charter?

Students at Sanger Academy Charter are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian.

Sanger Academy Charter

Summary:

Sanger Academy Charter is a public charter elementary school serving 624 students in grades K-8 in Sanger, California, which is part of the Sanger Unified School District. This high-performing school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of California elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years.

Sanger Academy Charter stands out for its strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state in proficiency rates across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 56.12% of Sanger Academy Charter students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to 48.76% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. Additionally, Sanger Academy Charter has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.3% to 9.9% over the past 5 years, in contrast with higher rates at many nearby schools.

The success of Sanger Academy Charter is particularly noteworthy given the proximity of several lower-performing traditional public elementary schools in the Sanger Unified district, such as Wilson, Jackson, and Lincoln, which have significantly lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism compared to Sanger Academy Charter. This highlights the importance of school choice and the impact a high-performing charter school can have in a district.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

2207 Ninth St.
Sanger, CA 93657-2711

(559) 524-6840

District: Sanger Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1611^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,702

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

4.5%

Asian:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sanger Academy Charter ranks better than 72.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.48. (See more...)

Compare Details Sanger Academy Charter ranks better than 63.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.65. (See more...)

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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.3%), White (4.5%), Asian (3.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sanger Academy Charter is 21.2, which is the 3^rd best among 14 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sanger Academy Charter employs 29.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sanger Academy Charter is $8,702. 12 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sanger Academy Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Academy Charter 1611^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sanger Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Academy Charter 1021^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Sanger Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sanger Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Unified 639^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sanger Academy Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.47	1946^th	4809	59.5%
2005	57.55	1854^th	4822	61.6%
2006	58.71	1791^st	4818	62.8%
2007	78.83	1017^th	5113	80.1%
2008	81.66	896^th	5113	82.5%
2009	78.05	1090^th	5193	79.0%
2010	85.79	688^th	5314	87.1%
2011	77.72	1120^th	5377	79.2%
2012	81.62	942^nd	5390	82.5%
2013	82.72	905^th	5530	83.6%
2015	86.53	801^st	5611	85.7%
2016	83.94	961^st	5614	82.9%
2017	78.04	1204^th	5692	78.8%
2018	73.51	1424^th	5662	74.8%
2019	78.44	1238^th	5789	78.6%
2022	66.87	1746^th	5883	70.3%
2023	55.53	2255^th	5874	61.6%
2024	69.48	1611^th	5862	72.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.15	595^th	5084	88.3%
2019	87.86	367^th	5173	92.9%
2022	67.68	1281^st	5264	75.7%
2023	63.44	1549^th	5374	71.2%
2024	74.90	1063^rd	5511	80.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.38	1022^nd	5413	81.1%
2019	85.04	813^th	5492	85.2%
2022	69.43	1544^th	5635	72.6%
2023	57.76	2048^th	5617	63.5%
2024	70.62	1460^th	5605	74.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.12	1878^th	5431	65.4%
2019	68.16	1590^th	5510	71.1%
2022	60.56	1932^nd	5663	65.9%
2023	52.10	2330^th	5650	58.8%
2024	64.04	1785^th	5636	68.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.53	471^st	4830	90.2%
2019	90.85	266^th	4963	94.6%
2022	79.63	750^th	5084	85.2%
2023	68.41	1261^st	5098	75.3%
2024	83.37	609^th	5102	88.1%

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

Rank History for Sanger Academy Charter

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.31	479^th	1769	72.9%
2005	70.17	442^nd	1777	75.1%
2006	76.10	356^th	1804	80.3%
2007	82.78	251^st	1999	87.4%
2008	84.25	209^th	2005	89.6%
2009	83.26	232^nd	2063	88.8%
2010	80.73	283^rd	2179	87.0%
2011	74.88	420^th	2236	81.2%
2012	78.60	340^th	2259	84.9%
2013	71.43	556^th	2379	76.6%
2015	87.24	286^th	2477	88.5%
2016	77.51	494^th	2497	80.2%
2017	82.89	401^st	2508	84.0%
2018	82.13	409^th	2480	83.5%
2019	84.73	374^th	2715	86.2%
2022	63.84	806^th	2740	70.6%
2023	61.81	855^th	2802	69.5%
2024	54.65	1021^st	2777	63.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.70	162^nd	2230	92.7%
2019	87.93	172^nd	2369	92.7%
2022	55.73	848^th	2458	65.5%
2023	57.93	795^th	2549	68.8%
2024	54.82	891^st	2575	65.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.60	488^th	2262	78.4%
2019	80.48	419^th	2380	82.4%
2022	74.71	532^nd	2509	78.8%
2023	68.61	653^rd	2547	74.4%
2024	62.93	765^th	2546	70.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.73	329^th	2273	85.5%
2019	83.42	357^th	2407	85.2%
2022	50.48	1043^rd	2527	58.7%
2023	54.57	949^th	2558	62.9%
2024	46.16	1184^th	2547	53.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sanger Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.54	129^th	2072	93.8%
2019	94.47	74^th	2213	96.7%
2022	73.81	415^th	2359	82.4%
2023	72.70	457^th	2391	80.9%
2024	63.83	638^th	2383	73.2%

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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 Sanger Academy Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	91	2	6	192	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
2002	93	2	22	189	2	n/a	n/a	10	318
2003	93	2	22	189	2	n/a	n/a	10	318
2004	98	3	26	261	1	n/a	n/a	0	389
2005	96	6	29	331	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
2006	95	8	27	385	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
2007	88	7	24	397	2	n/a	n/a	0	518
2008	70	7	23	419	1	n/a	n/a	0	520
2009	77	8	20	420	1	4	0	0	530
2010	72	6	26	435	1	4	0	0	544
2011	69	6	29	471	1	5	0	0	581
2012	57	5	33	479	1	6	0	0	581
2013	55	3	35	508	1	6	1	0	609
2014	45	3	35	515	2	6	1	0	607
2015	41	4	35	523	0	3	2	0	608
2016	41	5	29	518	0	3	4	0	600
2017	41	3	26	536	0	3	5	0	614
2018	33	3	32	543	0	1	4	0	616
2019	35	5	28	553	0	1	6	0	628
2020	30	3	24	564	0	1	6	0	628
2021	28	3	22	565	0	1	6	0	625
2022	30	3	22	558	0	1	8	0	622
2023	31	3	21	562	1	1	5	0	624
2024	28	3	22	559	1	1	5	0	619

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Sanger Academy Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	291	19.0	15.3	52.6
2002	318	16.8	18.9	49.7
2003	318	16.8	18.9	49.7
2004	389	20.3	19.2	52.2
2005	462	22.8	20.3	53.2
2006	516	24.5	21.1	61.6
2007	518	29.0	17.9	58.9
2008	520	29.0	17.9	63.5
2009	530	28.4	18.0	63
2010	544	25.6	21.2	66.7
2011	581	n/a	n/a	47.2
2012	581	28.1	20.6	n/a
2013	609	28.1	21.6	71.9
2014	607	27.0	22.4	73
2015	608	28.0	21.7	73.8
2016	600	27.0	22.2	71.3
2017	614	29.5	20.8	71.3
2018	616	29.6	20.8	69.2
2019	628	29.6	21.2	58.6
2020	628	n/a	n/a	66.4
2021	625	28.3	22.0	59.7
2022	622	28.0	22.1	64.1
2023	624	29.2	21.3	65.4
2024	619	29.1	21.2	68.3

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 Sanger Academy Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	291	19.0	15.3	52.6
2002	318	16.8	18.9	49.7
2003	318	16.8	18.9	49.7
2004	389	20.3	19.2	52.2
2005	462	22.8	20.3	53.2
2006	516	24.5	21.1	61.6
2007	518	29.0	17.9	58.9
2008	520	29.0	17.9	63.5
2009	530	28.4	18.0	63
2010	544	25.6	21.2	66.7
2011	581	n/a	n/a	47.2
2012	581	28.1	20.6	n/a
2013	609	28.1	21.6	71.9
2014	607	27.0	22.4	73
2015	608	28.0	21.7	73.8
2016	600	27.0	22.2	71.3
2017	614	29.5	20.8	71.3
2018	616	29.6	20.8	69.2
2019	628	29.6	21.2	58.6
2020	628	n/a	n/a	66.4
2021	625	28.3	22.0	59.7
2022	622	28.0	22.1	64.1
2023	624	29.2	21.3	65.4
2024	619	29.1	21.2	68.3

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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