King-Chavez Academy of Excellence

King-Chavez Academy of Excellence operates as a cozy primary school in San Diego, California, operated by King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, King-Chavez Academy of Excellence answers to King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, King-Chavez Academy of Excellence shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at King-Chavez Academy of Excellence qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which King-Chavez Academy of Excellence is one.

Burbank Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. King-Chavez Academy of Excellence operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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