Iftin Charter

Iftin Charter is a primary school of medium-sized scale in San Diego, California, one of the schools within Iftin Charter District, serveing 531 students in grades K through 8.

Iftin Charter District is the operating authority for Iftin Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Iftin Charter lists that Black students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 5% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 31.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Iftin Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mann Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Iftin Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.