Old Town Academy K-8 Charter

As a compact K-5 school in San Diego, California, Old Town Academy K-8 Charter hosts 194 students from grades K through 8, run under Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Old Town Academy K-8 Charter sits inside Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Old Town Academy K-8 Charter lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% White, 18% multiracial, 9% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Old Town Academy K-8 Charter has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that 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 Old Town Academy K-8 Charter is one.

Nearest neighbor: iHigh Virtual Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a public charter, Old Town Academy K-8 Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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