America's Finest Charter

America's Finest Charter is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels found in San Diego, California. It has an enrollment of 396 students in kindergarten through 12. That compares with an average of about 602 students for combined schools in California.

The local education agency for America's Finest Charter is America's Finest Charter District.

About 77% of the student body at America's Finest Charter is Hispanic. Other students are 14% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% White. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.

America's Finest Charter reports a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher, from 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 18.6:1 for combined schools in California. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in San Diego County.

For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting America's Finest Charter, San Diego County has 766 public schools.

Chollas/Mead Elementary sits about 0.2 miles from America's Finest Charter. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

In 2020-21, America's Finest Charter enrolled 457 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 396. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.9:1 to 14.9:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at America's Finest Charter. Members of the school community can share what they know.